Alexandrine Parakeet

About Alexandrine Parakeet:

• It is named after Alexander the Great, who transported numerous birds from Punjab to various European and Mediterranean countries and regions.
• These birds are highly intelligent and are known to be excellent talkers, making them very popular pets.
• These parakeets are diurnal social birds. They usually live in small flocks but form larger groups in areas where food is abundant or at communal roosts.
• They are widespread in South and South-East Asia where they live in forests, woodlands, agricultural lands, and mangrove forests.
• Conservation status:
• IUCN: Near Threatened
• Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule IV

Key facts about the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

There are Six Schedules in this act. These Schedules give a different standard of protection.

• The Listed breeds and types of animals in Schedule I and part II of Schedule II get supreme protection. Offences under these are prescribed the highest penalties.
• For example Himalayan Brown Bear, Indian Elephant etc.
• The Listed breeds and types of animals in Schedule III and Schedule IV are also secured, but the penalties are comparatively much lower.
• For example, Barking Deer, Falcons, Kingfisher, Tortoise etc.
• Schedule V includes the animals which can be hunted.
• For example, Common Crow, Mice, Rats, Fruit Bats etc.
• The plants, trees and crops mentioned in Schedule VI are banned from Cultivation and Planting. For example, Kuth, Red Vanda, Pitcher Plant etc. 

 

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Q1) Who was Alexander the Great?

Alexander the Great was king of Macedonia from 336 B.C. to 323 B.C. and conquered a huge empire that stretched from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan.

Source: Tamil Nadu: Actor Robo Shankar fined Rs 2.5 lakh for keeping Alexandrine parakeets at home