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 …
Birds in the city no longer live on trees or in nests made of twigs and leaves. Plastic threads from cement bags and carry bag strings now line their nests, which they build on electric poles, skyscrapers and mobile towers. Experts trailing bird nesting patterns in Pune have found that …
The district forest department on Monday organized a number of seminars, exhibitions and awareness drives at the Nandur Madhyameshwar bird sanctuary to mark the World Wetlands Day. Environment activists, experts and forest officials who attended the programme emphasized the need to protect the wetlands and the birds residing there. The …
Bokaro: Migration of Siberian birds to dams and water reservoirs in the state during winter has no bearing in reality. The myth was busted in the bird census, being conducted in Jharkhand for the first time ever. The state never served as a home to Siberian birds. It always hosted …
Mexican government orders halt to construction of massive mall project in Cancun catering to Chinese vendors Environment concerns cited as Mexican officials cancel approval of Chinese 'mega-mall' project It was supposed to be a major Chinese foothold for doing business in Latin America, the largest venue for selling Chinese goods …
The number of birds migrating to South Karnataka from Siberia and Mongolia before the onset of winter has dwindled by more than half over the last two decades, the tentative figures for 2015 show. Loss of habitat, especially the encroachments on lakes, is the main reason. South Karnataka, with its …
Scientists have found the number of animals moved to make way for building projects far outnumber science-led relocations to recover populations The relocation of animals to make way for land development rarely succeeds and could be driving some species towards extinction, according to a new study. An international team of …
Scientists are stepping up efforts to identify a mysterious gooey substance polluting waters along the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay, coating hundreds of sea birds and killing scores of them, a state wildlife official said Tuesday. Initial field testing of the slime, first reported on Friday, came back negative …
Some bird species that used to migrate to Maharashtra have not been spotted for several years and others are on the brink. Conservationists will have to think of practical solutions for their protection, Raju Kasambe, project manager of the Important Bird Areas programme, said here on Monday. "In Maharashtra, three …
Awka — Following the resurgence of the Avian influenza Virus, popularly known as Bird Flu, the Lagos State Government has revealed that it has killed 2,000 birds in a poultry farm in Badore area of Lagos, where the virus was detected. The state's Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperative, Gbolahan Lawal, …
SHANGHAI - Two people in China's coastal Fujian province have died of H7N9 avian flu, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, quoting local health officials. The province had 15 confirmed cases of the strain so far this year, while Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai had also reported human cases …
The festival of kites proved to be quite a hectic day for wildlife activists who were on their toes, saving birds that got injured due to Chinese manja. According to the statistics compiled by different wildlife organizations, more than 40 birds faced serious injuries after getting entangled in the Chinese …
More than 30,000 apartment buyers in Noida could finally get possession of their homes, with the ministry of environment and forests set to consider all comments on its draft notification on the ecosensitive zone around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary at a meeting it is planning on January 30. The ministry, …
KASKI, JAN 15 - Migrantory water birds in the district have been endangered due to human activities such as deforestation and encroachment, ornithologists and conservationists counting the number of such birds in nine lakes in the district said. A team of ornithologists and conservationists, with support from Bird Conservation Nepal …
Cairo — A 65 year-old woman from Assiut governorate died in hospital after being diagnosed with H5N1 bird flu virus, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. Her death brings the death toll to at least two of 12 confirmed cases of H5N1 virus in 2015, according to a statement from …
A newly-discovered method of recovering fingerprints from feathers and eggs could help catch those guilty of wildlife crime, according to scientists. Researchers at Abertay University, based in Dundee, have established which fingerprint powders are most effective at developing fingermarks on the feathers and eggs of birds of prey. The discovery …
Thousands of birds arrive from European, Russian regions Uttarakhand is under threat of avian influenza as during the winter season thousands of birds arrive to this part of the country from European and Siberia-Russian region. Particularly in Haridwar at Neel Dhara Ganga river bank adjacent to Rajaji National Park, these …
Mass mortality events (MMEs), the rapid, catastrophic die-off of organisms, are an example of a rare event affecting natural populations. Individual reports of MMEs clearly demonstrate their ecological and evolutionary importance, yet our understanding of the general features characterizing such events is limited. Here, we conducted the first, to our …
Precautionary step taken due to fear of bird flu outbreak The Sultanpur National Park, a bird sanctuary on Gurgaon-Farrukhnagar Road, has been shut down after nearly 40 birds were found dead inside on Saturday, triggering fears of bird flu. “More than 40 birds, mostly coots, which are migratory birds, were …
TAIPEI – A highly pathogenic strain of H5N8 avian influenza has been found in central Taiwan in the first confirmed case on the island, health authorities said. Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Bao-ji said Sunday the H5N8 avian flu virus was found at a goose farm in Chiayi, leading to …
To understand the diverse habitats of migratory birds and make comparison studies, the bird watchers’ team of Nature Society of Tirupur, that has been studying the arrival-departure patterns of such species in western region, travelled across the State where migratory birds flock in large numbers. The assessment helped find the …
