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 …
JORHAT, Sept 25: The illegal selling of Whistling Teals in the open market and arrest of the seller in this connection yesterday has raised concern once again on the safety and protection of wild birds, especially at a time when hordes of migratory birds are scheduled to descend in the …
Many of the world's most common birds suffered steep population drops over recent decades, a sign of a deteriorating global environment and a biodiversity crisis, BirdLife International said on Monday. "Birds provide an accurate and easy-to-read environmental barometer, allowing us to see clearly the pressures our current way of life …
A total of 134 species of birds have wiped out worldwide between 1701 and 2000, the UK based conservation group BirdLife International said. Twenty-seven species were driven to extinction in the 18th century, 51 in the 19th century and 56 in the 20th century, the group said in a report, …
Hyderabad, Sept. 21: Biological heritage sites in the state are facing serious threats because of the upcoming Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and thermal power plants. Wildlife experts are concerned about the deathblow to the bird preservation sites in the state due to the units. Sites such as the Naupada swamp, …
Anantapur Sept. 18: Land acquisition started by the government in Anantapur district to develop industrial estates is posing a danger to the livelihood of people and visiting Siberian birds. People of Veerapuram village in Chilamathur mandal oppose land acquisition for the establishment of special economic zones. They said that small …
Financial help is yet to arrive in support of the efforts of the monks at Attahas near Dakshindihi in Burdwan who are attempting to conserve a forest that shelters thousands of migratory birds. A flooding local river has destroyed trees of the forest over the years. And, with no dyke …
At least 700 birds, all open-billed storks (Anastomus Oscitans), were killed when branches of a banyan tree crashed apparently due to the increasing weight of nests, in a village in Karbi Anglong district of Assam on Monday morning. The tree is believed to be about 200 years old. The birds, …
DH News Service, Bangalore: The Forest Department has recommended a ban on tourism activities including setting up of food joints near Hebbal, Nagavara and Agaram lakes. The Department, which had been directed to submit the recent report by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests after his visit to these places …
A small Arctic gull has set a record as the bird most contaminated by two banned industrial pollutants, scientists said on Thursday. Eggs of the ivory gull, which has a population of about 14,000 from Siberia to Canada, were found to have the highest known concentrations of PCBs, long used …
Pune, Clueless forest officials probing the death of as many as 28 peacocks in Ranjangaon near here were confronted by fresh bird plumage suggestive of two more deaths, taking the toll in the last five days to 30. Mr D.G. Raut, the forest officer probing the incidents that have baffled …
The airport environment committee at its meeting today stressed the need to address two major problems ~ the bird and animal menace and the choked drainage system ~ both of which are causing hindrance in the safe operation of flights as well as damage to the runway. The accumulation of …
Pune, August 25 Even as the mystery behind the deaths of 27 peafowls in Khedkar Wasti near Ranjangaon in Shirur taluka remains unsolved, villagers of Raut Wadi in Shikrapur, about 15 km from Khedkar Wasti, have alleged that unknown miscreants may have killed two peacocks in the region for meat. …
The habitats of wild bird species are shifting in response to global warming, but not fast enough to keep pace with rising temperatures, according to a study. Researchers in France also found that the delicate balance of wildlife in different ecosystems is changing up to eight times more quickly than …
V Krithiga | ENS Tirunelveli THIRUPPADAIMARUDUR has an ongoing love affair, one that keeps touching new heights. This tiny hamlet, about 30 km off Tirunelveli, receives thousands of migratory birds from Asian and East European countries and villagers go out of their way to make them feel welcome. There are …
A proposal for water supply to Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur was forwarded by the Government of Rajasthan seeking assistance from Planning Commission as advised and approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forests vide their letter dated 10.04.2008. As per the Ministry of Environment and Forests the proposal , is …
