<p>Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M K Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/03/2024. The matter related to protection of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican.</p>
Seven locations identified where dumping of animal and poultry wastes goes unchecked DIAL delegation meets MCD panel chief Number of bird-chasers to be increased NEW DELHI: Municipal Corporation of Delhi Standing Committee chairman Vijender Gupta on Tuesday said the civic body would initiate necessary steps to curb bird menace around Delhi airport.
Alleging that the Red Indian Horned Owl, locally known as hoodoo, is being sold to NASA for facilitating research works, People for Animals, a non-government organisation working against cruelty against animals, has decided to move Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi urging the latter to initiate measures for protection of the endangered species. Sangeeta Goswami, president of People for Animals, Assam chapter, alleged that the endangered birds are being sold for Rs 25 lakh each in the international market, which, of late, has caught the attention of animal activists worldwide.
M. Ahiraj Majestic bird on the verge of extinction rediscovered in a region in Karnataka EXCITING DISCOVERY: Great Indian Bustard in Sirguppa taluk on Wednesday. BELLARY: The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), a majestic bird on the verge of extinction, has been rediscovered in Sirguppa in Karnataka
Aizawl, July 22: Out of more than 500 species of birds in Mizoram, four have been declared critically endangered, one endangered, five vulnerable, seven near threatened and nine restricted, noted ornithologist Dr Anuwaruddin Choudhury said. Dr Choudhury has recorded 479 species of birds in his book A pocket guide to the Birds of Mizoram, released by Mizoram Environment and Forest Minister Dr R Lalthangliana'n.
Mumbai, July 22 Maharashtra Nature Park Dy Director says newly developing habitat should be made safe, secure for the birds For nearly a month, a vast stretch of the much-abused Mithi river
Ludhiana, Illegal bird trade is going on in the city in the garb of exotic bird trade. The business not only violates the Wildlife Protection Act but also poses a threat of bird flu as birds which are often transported from West Bengal, may carry the virus from there and spread it to those in the state. Experts claim that most of the exotic birds are brought to the city from Burdman in West Bengal where bird flu has already spread. If this process goes on unchecked, poultry in Punjab is also at risk.
Ranchi : The Birsa Munda Airport (BMA) authorities would have to part with some land for a four-lane approach road to the terminal from Hinoo Chowk. Officials said they are planning to expand the approach road to 25m. The Rs 3-crore project is being planned in view of the National Games. According to the plan, the boundary wall of the airport from Hinoo Chowk to where the state government's hangar begins would be demolished to make way for the road.
Washington, July 8: In a first, a new study has corroborated statistically what many ornithologists have long suspected, that most birds fly in flocks even at night. Researchers have spent decades trying to track how birds migrate at night, a problem compounded by their tiny size flying and the great height at which they fly.
From Kumuda H, Mysore: Naguvanahalli, perhaps the only breeding site for the Blue-tailed Green Bee Eater in Karnataka, would soon be declared as a conservation zone for these birds. Naguvanahalli, near Ranganathittu, where backwaters of Cauvery and Pashchimavahini meet, is a favourite habitat of these tiny winged-wonders. This place for long had been facing a threat from poachers, as well as alleged illegal sand mining. However, the long-felt demand to conserve this site has finally taken shape.
The chicks at the Iskcon temple. File picture Krishnagar, July 1: Six out of the 14 peacocks seized by the forest department from the Iskcon temple in Mayapur last month have died, apparently unable to cope with weather fluctuations. Although seized, the birds were left behind in the temple's cages as the forest department had failed to decide on an alternative accommodation. A government veterinary doctor, who went to see the birds on a call from the temple on Saturday, informed divisional forest officer Lipika Roy about the death of six chicks only yesterday.
