This book puts spotlight on endangered parrot species of the world

• December 18, 2024
• Ultra Team

Birds are among the top trafficked wildlife, outranked only by narcotics and human organs, says Sushilkumar Agrawal, Chairman and Managing Director of Ultra Media & Entertainment Pvt Ltd and CEO, Mintage World. An avid bird-lover and amateur collector of stamps and currency, Agrawal brings together all his three hobbies in Endangered Parrots of the World—On Stamps, Coins, and Banknotes by Ultra Group.

What drew you to compile such a book?

Our company, Mintage World, exhibits a vast array of data on currency and stamps online. We focus on niche subjects. During our research, we discovered the immense variety of parrots globally and noticed how they were a common theme on notes, coins and stamps. That made them an ideal choice for a book.

Why is the India section just two pages?

There are very few parrot species in India; the climate is not suitable. Even if someone tries to introduce parrots here, they often don’t survive. Smuggled species often die quickly in this environment.

Sushilkumar Agrawal