Pilikula Biological Park Receives Seven Red-Breasted Parakeets & Two Plum-Headed Parakeets

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has handed over nine parakeets to Pilikula Biological Park. The parakeets, which were protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, were seized by the DRI officials from an illegal captivity near Surathkal.

The DRI have handed over seven red-breasted parakeets and two plum-headed parakeets to the Pilikula Biological Park, after registering a case, to keep them in Pilikula. The veterinarians have been checking its health conditions, providing proper treatment, and feeding them. The parakeets have been kept in quarantine in the biological park as it was brought from outside.