Border Security Force Rescues 2 White Peacocks Along India-Bangladesh border

A forest officer said the albino peacock may be sent to Alipore Zoo in Kolkata or released in a sanctuary in Nadia district

The Border Security Force (BSF) rescued two white peacocks in West Bengal's Nadia district on Friday while the birds were being smuggled into India from Bangladesh, an officer of the paramilitary force said. During patrolling near Burnpur-Matiari border outpost early on Friday, BSF personnel spotted two men hiding in the woods close to the international border, he said. On being challenged, the alleged Bangladeshi smugglers dropped two bags and fled the spot. BSF personnel opened the bags and found two albino peacocks in those, the officer said.