Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
The Ousteri Lake is the most important fresh-water lake of Puducherry region. It is also one of the most important wetlands of Asia. The lake is situated near Oussudu village and is part of both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. As per the Government of Puducherry records, the total water spread …
Ranchi-based Birsa Munda Biological Park will be the new home for the baby stork that was rescued from curious villagers at Sitarampur dam in Seriakela-Kharsawan on February 12. The migratory bird, which had a limp and could not fly, was being treated at the rescue centre of Tata Steel Zoological …
MUMBAI: As Mumbaikars woke up to a lazy Sunday morning, 400-odd professional and amateur bird watchers across the city set their sights on the winged species at hotspots like the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Karnala Bird Sanctuary and even Sewri. The sixth edition of the HSBC Mumbai Bird Race set …
Nagercoil: The district administration in association with Green Friends Association has decided to conduct a two-day tour under the leadership of the famous ornithologist Robert Grub to create an awareness among the people of the need to give protection to the foreign birds as well as birds from different parts …
Except 2008, the Keoladeo national park in Rajasthan has been receiving little or no water for the past six years. A seasonal breach of a dam upstream was the source of the water till 2003, the year the breach was repaired. Nobody at the time thought of the repercussions on …
Except 2008, the Keoladeo national park in Rajasthan has been receiving little or no water for the past six years. A seasonal breach of a dam upstream was the source of the water till 2003, the year the breach was repaired. Nobody at the time thought of the repercussions on …
LUCKNOW: The once ailing Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary has seen a turnaround for sure. Thanks to the abundant water at the place, birds are still flocking to the wetland. While the flocks were retreating by February last year, this time they show no signs of it. Going by the ocular estimates, …
For the tenth consecutive year, the majestic Siberian Cranes - among the most endangered birds in the world - have skipped India this winter, say experts. They apprehend that the Siberian Cranes are unlikely to ever come to the Bharatpur region of Rajasthan again as they have apparently changed their …
The long flights of migratory birds have raised more questions than answers. A recent study of the winged visitors at Orissa's Chilika revealed interesting behavioural patterns, writes Siba Mohanty The return migration also proved that the migrating birds have a "habitat fidelity", that is, they return to the lagoon every …
Harike (Ferozepur), February 4 The two-day census carried out in Harike wildlife sanctuary, which concluded on February 1, 2010, has revealed that the new species of birds had come to this wetland this winter season for the first time. The Wildlife Department authorities claimed that other positive trend, which was …
To bolster the efforts for preserving the rich wetland resources of the State, the government is considering to constitute a State Wetland Authority. This was announced by Minister of Environment and forests, Rockybul Hussain on Tuesday. After inaugurating the central function of the World Wetland Day organized by the Department …
Cooch Behar, Jan. 29: Jaldapara and Gorumara will no longer be the only habitat of rhinos in the state. The Indian one-horned rhino will now be found in Cooch Behar
Chennai: Thousands of native and migratory birds, which fly long distances to visit the protected Pallikaranai marsh on Chennais outskirts, are ending up on the dining tables of restaurants. Poachers, who had beat a retreat after 317 hectares of the marsh was declared protected forest area in 2007, are now …
It seems like migratory birds, which are regular feature in the plains of the State this time of the year, have decided to give the lakes a miss this year. Winged visitors: Grey Heron, a bird of European origin, sitting in the midst of cormorants on the banks of Ambale …
An enchanting spectacle of over 42,000 common pochards at a single site near Haripur at the upper end of the sprawling Pong Dam Wetland was the highlight of the three-day winter bird count from January 15 to 17 during which a record number of 1,44,000 migratory winged visitors were enumerated. …
Dibrugarh, Jan. 10: Over a hundred birds died of suspected pesticide poisoning in a tea estate at Moran in Dibrugarh today. Forest officials said samples of the dead birds would be sent to the forensic laboratory for tests to ascertain the cause. Today
Mumbai: Mumbaikars may have to fight it out to get the mangrove wetland centre, proposed nearly two years ago on 452 hectares of marshland along the Eastern Express Highway at Bhandup. Announced on March 3, 2008, by then state forests minister Baban Pachpute, the proposal has since been wrapped in …
In an ambitious project to study the changing trends of the bird population, migration and biodiversity besides a proper documentation of the Harike wetland and sanctuary, the Punjab Wildlife Department has decided to conduct a survey of the birds. This is for the first time that the government has taken …
Rise in pollution levels, dying natural habitats and threat of poaching have led to a decrease in the number of migratory birds at the Harike wetland. Spread over 100 square kilometres, the wetland attracts lakhs of birds from Central Asia and trans-Russian region every year. Although there has been no …
