Migratory Species
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Let there be night, for wildlife's sake
IT IS time to take back the night for wildlife. That was the rallying call from a landmark session on light pollution at the Society for Conservation Biology on 4 July in Edmonton, Canada. The disruptive effects on animals of our penchant for bright lights has rarely impinged on public consciousness.
Jul 2010
New Scientist
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Flamingos find new home in Vashi
NAVI MUMBAI: Every morning, residents of Vashi are being greeted by the delighful sight of flamingoes swooping over the creek, skimming through the water and breaking into a flight.
While the residents are overjoyed that the pink-feathered visitors have chosen the Vashi creek for their stop-over in the city, bird watchers are not so happy with the situation.
09/07/2010
Times Of India (Mumbai)
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Rains destroy bird habitat, activists rescue, treat 44
Mumbai: City’s feathered natives are falling out of their nests as heavy rains and strong winds are destroying their habitat. Animal activists have rescued and treated over 44 birds this month, most of them juvenile chicks.
30/06/2010
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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Abode of rare birds now fish graveyard
As Haryana Forest Department Tries To Get Rid Of Predatory Fish, Sultanpur National Park Is Fighting For Survival
Walk down a Sultanpur National Park trail and the dead fish you see are a terrifying sight. Tread farther and you can’t help but cover your nose. It looks like a massacre, caused by a shortage of water in the national park 15 km from Gurgaon.
16/06/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Tracking avian influenza with satellite collars
Four Bar Headed geese nesting in a remote area in China have no idea that they are being tracked by scientists at the Aligarh Muslim University. Their movements from the time they arrived in India have been on surveillance thanks to the satellite collars that have been fitted to them in March.
16/06/2010
Pioneer (Lucknow)
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Remote Assam wildlife sanctuary carves out success story
Crippled by problems of encroaching and poachers, the Sonai-Rupai animal sanctuary in the remote Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border has carved out a success story for itself with sound wildlife management.
10/06/2010
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
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Migratory birds stay back in Chilika
BERHAMPUR: Many migratory birds flocking Chilika Lake, the biggest waterfowl habitat in the country, are staying back in the lake instead of returning to their original nests in summer, according to a study.
07/06/2010
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Feature Articles
Optimal conservation planning for migratory animals: integrating demographic information across seasons
Conservation strategies for migratory animals are typically based on ad-hoc or simple ranking methods and focus on a single period of the annual cycle. We use a density-dependent population model to examine one-time land purchase strategies for a migratory population with a breeding and wintering grounds.
Jun 2010
Conservation Letters
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192-202
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India’s winged wonders FACE BLEAK FUTURE
Simit Bhagat I TNN
The number of threatened Indian bird species has gone up from 149 in 2009 to 154 this year, a global assessment has revealed.
The study done by Birdlife International, a global alliance of conservation organisations, and Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has attributed the rapid decline in the bird population to habitat destruction.
27/05/2010
Times Of India (Mumbai)
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