In India the drug-addicted parrots devastate the opium poppy fields
In India, the farmers of several States complain of parrots that regularly arrive on the poppy fields and destroy about 10% of the crop, according Mirror.co.ru.
It is noted that for the first time this phenomenon was seen in 2015 in district Chittorgarh in Rajasthan. But in 2017, the same thing began to happen in the neighboring state of Madhya Pradesh. According to local farmers, the number of birds that arrive on opium poppy fields, is growing every year.
Parrots-addicts wait until workers cut the poppy boxes to help them to Mature. Birds silently flew to a field, throw down and bite off the stem under the box and then fly off with its prey higher and eating away at her. After eating, birds fall asleep for a few hours, and some of them may fall and become easy prey for predators.
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“Usually, parrots screaming, when going into the pack. However, these birds have become so smart that make no sound when flying on our field,” said the farmer Rathod.
Dependent to deter parrots from their fields, the farmers blow up firecrackers, beat drums and throw stones. However, all these agents are ineffective against them.
It is also reported that the production of opium poppy, which is grown for the manufacture of drugs, rigidly controlled by the authorities. Because of lower yields, farmers are already getting warnings because, despite the invasion of the parrots, the state needs to pass a certain volume of the harvest.
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She immediately went to the police with a parrot that needs to be proof of adultery. In Kuwait for adultery are punished with heavy labor, or even prison time.