Peacock, bison safe from Goa vermin order, not wild boar
India`s national bird, the peacock, and the Great Indian bison may have been dropped from a potential list of vermin animals and birds, but wild boars and monkeys may not be so lucky.
Feb 22, 2016, 14:16 PM IST
Goa minister says peacock cannot be called vermin
Arlekar was speaking to reporters a few days after Goa's Agriculture Minister Ramesh Tawadkar said that the peacock, Great Indian bison, wild boar and certain species of monkeys could be soon declared vermin - or nuisance animals and birds.
Feb 15, 2016, 19:26 PM IST