Sand Boa rescued from Goregaon Aarey Colony busy road

Snake Friend Sunish Subramanian Kunju from
PAWS-Mumbai with rescued Snake Red Sand Boa

IN THE SAFE HAND

MUMBAI : Goregaon Aarey Colony Road is very busy with traffic and a snake came in the middle of road due to vehicles have been stop and traffic jam had happened, Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) received a call from an animal lover and Snake Rescuer Sunish Subramanain Kunju who reached the spot and have rescued the snake safely following to a call received from Chandramani Yadav.  It was Red Sand Boa, the non – venomous snake as its movement is very slow so it was taking time to cross the busy road. Its good sigh that people have stopped the vehicle to save the snake said Sunish. Later the snake was released back into natural habitat in undisclosed area after informing to forest department said Nisha Kunju Administrator of PAWS-Mumbai.

Fact about Red San Boa / Indian Sand Boa / John's Earth Boa : Its thick rounded body in red color, short, blunt tail whose head looks similar to trail and small eyes have vertical pupils so it is been called as two headed Snake.  Recently it have been seen poaching and smuggling of this species, believed to have medicinal properties, continue in part of the country and  it also have blind faith they hold a great value in the regions prominent religion as far as being “Luck” or “Promising wealth” to whomever owns this species said Sunish.

Sunish added Boa’s are also treated especially horribly during Mahashivratri and Nagpanchami festival. Snakes charmers make ‘eyes and a mouth’ by burning holes in their tails with a match stick, and then they put hot wax in those holes and claim that they have two heads. Boa is protected species under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and torturing or causing pain or suffering is an offence under Prevention of cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.

Its name in different languages : Hindi Do-Muhi (famous by this name in most of Northern India) | Marathi Mandil or Mandool | Gujrati Andhali Chakan or Damoi | Malayalam Erattathalayan, Eruthalayan, Mandalipampu or Enna Pampu.
 

For more information please call Mr. Sunish Subramanain Kunju (Snake Friend ID No. TN-016/2009, Hony. Animal Welfare Officer : Animal Welfare Board of India, Secretary : Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai) on +91 9833480388 / 9892179542

 

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Deer horn found by a Bhandup resident near Khindipada Pipe Line, got surrender to Forest Department after PAWS-Mumbai taken up the issue

Photographs which was circulated in Bhandup
of a person holding a DEER HORN

MUMBAI : Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) Office have received a photographs which was circulated in Bhandup of a person holding DEER HORN, following to the information PAWS-Mumbai team have investigated the issue and found that the person name is Yashwant Thombra, he is the resident of  Bhandup. As per the view of Yawsant, he have found this DEER HORN from some children playing with it near Khindipada Pipe Line at Bhandup (West). Which he taken from them and brought it home. As he is not having any knowledge about the laws, when we told that it is illegal under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and told to surrender it to Forest Department immediately. After talking to Mr. V.P. Patil the Divisional Forest Officer of Anti Poaching Unit, we have taken Yashwant to the Forest Office and handed over the Deer Horn to them.

In 2006, after PAWS-Mumbai complaint, Forest Department has also seized 120 Kg of deer’s horns from custody of Powai Garden MCGM Authority in Mumbai said Sunish.  

 

For more information please call Mr. Sunish Subramanain Kunju (Hony. Animal Welfare Officer : Animal Welfare Board of India and Secretary : Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai) on +91 9833480388 / 9892179542

More Photographs on PAWS-Mumbai Investigation

Photograph which was circulated in Bhandup
of a person holding a DEER HORN

Yashwant Tombra found this DEER HORN
from some children playing with it
near Khindipada Pipeline at Bhandup (West)

Sunish Subramanain Kunju (Hony. Animal Welfare Officer :
Animal Welfare Board of India and Secretary : Plant &
Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai) with Deer Horn which he have
surrender to the Forest Department from Yeshwant Thombra

PAWS-Mumbai Investigation

Yashwant Thombra showing the spot where children's are playing,
from whom he taken the DEER HORN 

PAWS-Mumbai send suggestion to MCGM, TMC, NMMC in regards to Tree PROTECTION and PAWS-Mumbai Complaint about tree cutting but MCGM not takes action

PAWS-Mumbai send suggestion to MCGM, TMC, NMMC in regards to Tree PROTECTION

 

Mumbai, Thane & Navi Mumbai is an developing city and city is losing its green cover day by day, but keeping it in mind Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai have send a suggestion letter to Mumbai, Thane & Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation authorities like The Commissioner who is also Chairman of the Tree Authority, Supdt. of Gardens who is Tree Officer, Mayor, Chairman of Standing Committee, Leader of Opposition. In suggestion PAWS-Mumbai urge the authority to kindly make it mandatory for every resident and commercial building in the city below the name of society / complex / building which contain housing society registration number to prominently display the following details at there entrance :

• No. and type of trees and bushes existing in the building compound.
• Plot no. and CST no. of the building.

This is needed because it has been notice that many societies chop of trees / branches illegally by the residents of the building. So to facilitate tree census and nature lovers to complaint of any illegal chopping it is imperative that the details of the tree be prominently displayed. This initiative is very important in the interest of protection of scarce greenery in the city said Sunish Subramanian Kunju an Environmentalist & Founder of PAWS-Mumbai. 

 

PAWS-Mumbai Complaint about tree cutting but MCGM not takes action

 

PAWS-Mumbai have written a letters to Assistant Municipal Corporation "S and  G - South" Ward regarding cutting of tree under the name of development, but its around 1 month not action have been taken on both the issue, even after PAWS-Mumbai provided photographs of the spot as a evidence which is received from local resident said Sunish Subramanian Kunju.

 

For more information please call Sunish Subramanian Kunju on PAWS-Mumbai Helpline +91 9833480388 / Personal Cell +91 9892179542

 

Copy of Suggestion Letter send to MCGM, TMC, NMMC

Copy of Tree CUTTING Complaint Letter & Photographs to MCGM S Ward

Copy of Tree CUTTING Complaint Letter & Photographs to MCGM G-South Ward