Mehmood Ali is a carpenter by day and shaman by night. He says he heals people battling anxiety, sleeplessness, curses and misfortune. The soft-spoken, 50-year-old Ali uses body parts of owls in his ...
Perfectly blending into their surroundings, these birds demonstrate camouflage so effective that even trained eyes can miss ...
Use of owls in black magic and sorcery driven by superstition, totems and taboos is one of the prime drivers of the covert owl trade, finds a TRAFFIC India investigation into the illegal trade, ...
New Delhi: Owls are commonly found in the illegal wildlife trade in India due to various superstitions and taboos attached to them. Despite the immense ecological role of owls in our ecosystem, these ...
New Delhi, India: Owls in India are victims of superstitious beliefs and rituals often promoted amongst the unsuspecting public by local mystic practitioners. TRAFFIC has identified 16 species of owls ...
HOSAPETE: In a rare and remarkable discovery, birdwatchers have recorded the first-ever sighting of the Indian scops owl near the Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary in Vijayanagara. The nocturnal bird, known ...
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan is one of India’s most famous bird sanctuaries, attracting nature lovers from around the world. While the park is widely known for its ...
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