In this cattle fair you can see a large number of Elephants. You can also see child Elephant, looks so cute. For see the Elephants you will have to come till 7 to 10 days after opening of fair. The capture and transportation of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) from Assam to Sonepur appears to be a regular occurrence despite legal provisions that clearly state that a captive elephant (Schedule I animal) cannot be possessed, acquired, disposed of or transported without written permission of the Chief Wildlife Warden or the Authorized officer under Section 40 (2) of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Furthermore Section 43 of the same Act restricts the sale, purchase or transfers of captive elephants from one person to another for monetary consideration or any other profitable gain. The survey documented 37 elephants, including 6 tuskers and 6 calves at the fair in 2013. Enquiries revealed that some of these elephants had been transported from Assam to Bihar especially for sale at the Fair. Thus any such sale (if it were to take place) would be illegal. The transportation could have been justified and supported with adequate documentation as per the aforementioned provisions. However the elephant traders/handlers were not in possession of any such permits and blatantly avoided discussion of any kind with the TRAFFIC personnel who later found evidence of trade deals that had been finalized even before the Fair had begun, or based on some of the information gathered, some deals were struck after the conclusion of the Fair.
Reliable sources suggest that this kind of trading also takes place in a private space beyond the realms of the fair in Sonepur.
The Fair has been also popular for purchasing live elephants for temples in Kerala, where they have a huge demand, especially for full grown tuskers. These elephants are also acquired by local landlords of Kerala who have the means to acquire and keep them as status symbols. Even though the supply of these elephants from Assam may have dipped due to tightening of regulations, a significant number of them are reportedly caught from the wild.
You can see a large no. of Horses especially fully black and fully white and camels. There are uncountable Cows (Rate up to 1.25 lakhs who gives 25 liter milk), Bulls, Buffalow and Goats. Some Goats rate more than 50,000. You also see lot of Donkey and Ass.
Now come to bird market you will see different types of birds, like- Pigeon, Sparrow, Duck, lot of Parrots, Vulture, colorfulbirds and many more beautiful birds. In this market types of dogs species and puppy and also see monkey.
The Sonepur Mela in Bihar is also home to the bird market or Chiriya Bazaar which conducts a flourishing trade of indigenous and non-native (exotic) birds, despite a ban on the trade in indigenous birds since 1990-91. Investigations uncovered that the native birds on sale at the fair were in fact those belonging to protected species that had been caught and brought from the wild, with no permission from the designated legal authorities. While the laws are clear on issues relating to the breeding and sale of these protected species in India, those concerning the non-native (exotic) species are unclear. Thus in the absence of any rules, the trade of exotic birds and animals in different places within India is on the increase. TRAFFIC India personnel found a large number of exotic birds placed on sale without the requisite permits from the appropriate commercial licensing authorities to carry out breeding or trading activities. The research was halted since it did not fall within the purview of the current investigations
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