Authorities suspect pesticide-mixed food grains to be the cause of tragic cluster of deaths of peacocks and rare birds in India

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Peacocks, rare birds found dead in India village

Authorities suspect pesticide-mixed food grains to be the cause

By S. Narendra, Correspondent
Published: 00:00 July 10, 2012
Gulf News

Mumbai: In a tragic incident, as many as 14 peacocks and 35 rare birds, including 15 partridges, were on Monday found dead under mysterious circumstances at Khatgaon village in Aurangabad district in Maharashtra.

The authorities have not established the exact reason for the sudden and simultaneous death of the birds, They prima facie suspect that these birds, including peacocks, might have died after consuming pesticide-mixed food grains strewn on agriculture fields...