Date: 1/13/26 4:03 am From: Dan Reiff via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Kite-flying season triggers surge in manja-related bird rescues in Bengaluru
Tweeters,
Bad news and Great news.
Dan Reiff, PhD
Dangers of Manja use for kite flying and…
“Imping”… a specialised feather-implantation technique.“.
Except:
“Colonel Dr Nawaz Sherif, Chief Veterinarian of PFA, said, "Our wildlife hospital has been able to successfully release a large number of manja-affected birds, primarily through Imping, a specialised feather-implantation technique. With imping, a recovery that once took months or even a year can now take just a few days, sometimes less than 24 hours. Over the past few years, more than 1,000 birds have regained their ability to fly and have been released back into the wild."
