Forest Department Case Against UP Man Who Rescued, Cared For Sarus Crane
NDTV
The bird has been shifted to the Samaspur sanctuary in Rae Bareli to allow it to live in its natural environment
The Forest department has filed a case and issued a notice to an Uttar Pradesh man who rescued a Sarus crane and took care of it for a year, officials said.
The crane, which lived with Arif Khan Gurjar in the Mandkha village of Amethi district, accompanied him to his fields and was accepted "like a family member", was taken away by Forest department officials on March 21.
The bird was shifted to the Samaspur sanctuary in Rae Bareli to allow it to live in its natural environment, an official had said.
On Saturday, the department issued a notice to Arif Khan Gurjar and asked him to appear at the office of the Gauriganj divisional forest officer on April 4 to record his statement.
