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 …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Bird Sanctuaries, 11/08/2015. State/UT-wise details of bird sanctuaries, as per information available with the Ministry, is given in the Annexure. Management and conservation of wildlife and its habitats including birds and bird sanctuaries is the responsibility of the concerned State / Union Territory Governments. …
The elusive night parrot, a species thought to be extinct for about a century, has finally been captured and tagged in what has been hailed as a ‘holy grail’ moment. Aside from two dead parrots found over the past 25 years, the night parrot had not been captured since the …
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana have decided to create a Vulture Safe Zone over 100 km radius where birds bred in captivity at country's first Jatayu (vulture) centre in the Bir Shikargah wildlife sanctuary in Pinjore will be released. The proposal aimed at preserving the dwindling species has been discussed by …
Shifting winds and ocean currents may have doubled the population of endangered Galapagos penguins. Scientists have found that changes in trade winds powered a resurgence of these penguins by enlarging a cold pool of water that the birds rely on for food and breeding. The Galapagos Islands is a chain …
Climate change has the capacity to alter physical and biological ecosystem processes, jeopardizing the survival of associated species. This is a particular concern in cool, wet northern peatlands that could experience warmer, drier conditions. Here we show that climate, ecosystem processes and food chains combine to influence the population performance …
A plan to save Australia’s most critically endangered bird has been outlined in the nation’s first threatened species strategy. The plains wanderer, which is only found in small pockets of Victoria’s northern plains, the Riverina district of New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, requires “emergency action”. The ground-dwelling bird’s …
Birds which have been given the highest level of protection by European rules are faring significantly better than other bird species, research has shown. The study found birds protected as “annex 1” species under the EU’s birds directive, which requires governments to take action to conserve them, are more likely …
Gujarat will be getting newly hatched chicks of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard from neighbouring Rajasthan. These chicks will be kept at Nalia sanctuary for 'nature acclimatization', after which they will be released in Kutch for conservation. While Gujarat has been approved as India's only breeding centre for the …
Detailed studies are lacking on vultures in Tamil Nadu (TN). Between 2012 and 2014, an attempt was made to study vultures in the Moyar Valley, TN. Four species of vultures have been recorded in the Moyar Valley – white-rumped vulture and Indian vulture (belonging to species Gyps), red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Amit Kumar Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 24/07/2015 regarding building constructions made within 10 km radius of the Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh.
BHOPAL: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has severely criticised Madhya Pradesh government citing inadequate efforts led to decline in population of great Indian bustards, chitals, sloth bears and wild dogs in sanctuaries though the tiger population remained stable in 2010 compared to 2006. Auditors said that planning for …
Much-loved birds including curlews and cuckoos are under a growing threat from climate change in England, according to a new report. Other species including golden plovers and lapwings are also at risk from rising temperatures in the coming decades. The report says changing conditions in England will significantly benefit wasps, …
Countries in West Africa, which have been hard hit by the Ebola virus, may soon be battling with a serious bird flu crisis, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday. The H5N1 bird flu virus is highly contagious and is transmittable to humans. According to the …
NOIDA: In a major setback to thousands of home buyers affected by the eco-sensitive zone declared retrospectively by the NGT around Okhla Bird Sanctuary (OBS), the state stamp and registration department on Sunday said they will be unable to provide them any relief, and that home buyers will have to …
HONOLULU (AP) - Indigenous Hawaiian bird populations could face new challenges posed by global climate change over the next century, according to researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the U.S. Geological Survey. Rising temperatures and increased rainfall could allow mosquitoes to survive at higher elevations, reported the Honolulu Star-Tribune …
Sightings of some of Australia's most common birds, including those that have inspired folk songs and become mascots of football teams, are decreasing in parts of Australia, according to a major report on the health of the country's bird population. Among the species for which fewer sightings have been recorded …
It turns out that rising temperatures may be threatening birds. Researchers have studied the gains and losses of populations of birds across Mexico in the 20th century and have found that climate change may be causing a loss of biodiversity. In this latest study, the scientists used analytical techniques from …
The National Green Tribunal has sought the Centre's response on a plea of an environmentalist seeking demolition of alleged constructions raised in the Hindon Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi issued notices to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate …
As countries build more hydropower projects, new research warns that massive dams pose an extinction threat to mammals, birds and tortoises—at least in the Amazon. Brazil’s Balbina Dam has turned what was once undisturbed forest into an artificial archipelago of 3,546 islands where many vertebrates have disappeared, according to a …
Mega hydropower projects in tropical forests pose a major emergent threat to terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity worldwide. Despite the unprecedented number of existing, under-construction and planned hydroelectric dams in lowland tropical forests, long-term effects on biodiversity have yet to be evaluated. We examine how medium and large-bodied assemblages of terrestrial …
