The Harry Potter books and movies have been blamed for the dwindling owl population in India. Jairam Ramesh, India’s environment minister, told BBC that along with black magic rituals, Harry Potter was to blame for owl poaching. Here’s the skinny:
He said that Harry Potter books and films featuring his feathered friend Hedwig are popular in India and had contributed towards the demise of owls.
Mr Ramesh said there had been an increase in people wanting to buy them from illegal bird traders.
Accio owl!!! So along with the death of millions of trees, JK Rowling is responsible to owl poaching. Nice going Jo!
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