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. The SC order of April 19, 2021 imposed restrictions on the setting up of overhead …
PORTLAND, OREGON – U.S. federal government officials have killed more than 1,000 seabirds on an Oregon island since May to protect endangered salmon as part of a plan that environmentalists say is flawed and are seeking to stop with a lawsuit. So far, 1,221 adult cormorants have been killed and …
Nagpur: The common bird monitoring programme, which was jointly organized by Wild-CER and Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), revealed that poaching of different species of birds is rampant in rural areas of the region. The startling fact came directly from the field when volunteers of the programme interacted with villagers …
Agra: In the ongoing case of alleged violation of environment and wildlife laws in Soor Sarovar Bird sanctuary by Anand Engineering College, the National Green tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government, forest department, pollution control board and other department concerned to file their replies before the final hearing …
PUNE: One of the two male birds that came to the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary in Nanaj unusually early this year was found dead under suspicious circumstances, officials of the forest department said. On September 15, a farmer found the injured bird at Karamba village about 10km from Nanaj. A …
Low nitrogen availability in the high Arctic represents a major constraint for plant growth, which limits the tundra capacity for carbon retention and determines tundra vegetation types. The limited terrestrial nitrogen (N) pool in the tundra is augmented significantly by nesting seabirds, such as the planktivorous Little Auk (Alle alle). …
PARIS – The noise of cars honking and zooming through the streets may shorten the life span of sparrows growing up near the clamor, scientists said Wednesday. Researchers from France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) noticed that chicks raised in the din of city traffic have shorter caps on …
No gun fire, no smoke, not even a swish of the net that is spread well before the unsuspecting victims land in a flock on lakebeds and floating hyacinth. Even before you can spell `poaching', migratory birds are stuffed away in the hundreds in gunny bags to little-known eateries that …
KARACHI: When top officials of the Sindh wildlife, environment and livestock departments are not serious about undertaking projects to save species going extinct, there is little hope for organisations working in the field. The secretary of the ministry of climate change, Arif Ahmed Khan, admitted that there is a lack …
Punjab occupies the 16th position in total species count. Students of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research have counted 74 species of birds in Punjab which is considered as a rare feat for the institute. The students also took part in the annual event of Great Backward Birds Count …
Cutting trees for timber has a devastating impact on birds, with a decline of more than 50 per cent recorded in Ghana's forests, a new study finds. Researchers found that the level of legal and illegal logging increased more than 600 per cent between 1995 and 2010 — six times …
The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is even more endangered than tigers. There are just 200 individuals of this bird species left in different parts of the country. For the first time, an experiment funded by the Union environment ministry is being attempted to bring the species back from the brink …
More intensive farming practice may seem like a bad thing for the environment. Now, though, researchers have found that intensive farming practices may be better for tropical birds. "I think the most surprising result is that species richness within communities does not explain the loss of phylogenetic diversity under land-sharing," …
In the realm of avian research, the chicks with the glow-in-the-dark beaks and feet might one day rock the poultry world. British scientists say they have genetically modified chickens in a bid to block bird flu and that early experiments show promise for fighting off the disease that has devastated …
You would think that deforestation eliminates bird's homes and inevitably reduces species' populations. However, according to a recent study, it's better to farm more intensively in some areas and leave more blocks untouched, in order to better preserve bird species richness. University of New Hampshire researchers discovered that crop rotation …
A programme to create awareness on vultures, and an exhibition were organised in The Nilgiris to mark the International Vulture Awareness Day on Saturday. The first Saturday of September is observed as the International Vulture Awareness Day. The programme was organised by Arulagam (an environment protection organisation) at Smyrna Home …
KENDRAPARA: The picturesque wetland and meadows of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district has emerged as a congenial habitat for house sparrows. At a time when these species are fast disappearing, the sighting of these delicate birds is a positive development. Some 440 nesting sites of sparrows have been …
Human-induced climate change is increasingly recognized as a fundamental driver of biological processes and patterns. Historic climate change is known to have caused shifts in the geographic ranges of many taxa and future climate change is expected to result in even greater redistributions of species. As a result, predicting the …
Nearly 60 percent of seabird species like penguins, gulls and albatrosses have plastic in their gut and by 2050 this may rise to 99 percent, a new study says. The scientists estimate that 90 per cent of all seabirds alive today have eaten plastic of some kind. This includes bags, …
Seabirds have seen a dangerous increase in the amount of plastic they ingest, according to researchers who say around 90 percent have the toxic material in their guts. The figure is dramatically higher than just a few decades ago, and just 10 percent of seabirds were found in the 1980s …
Pending U.S. rules would make quiet cars louder, but new research shows that the hum of engines and tires can ruin the avian dining experience. Nobody likes traffic—including birds. Even moderate road noise drives many from their habitat, and new evidence suggests bad health effects for those that stick around. …
