Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
NAVI MUMBAI: Around 200 km south of Mumbai in the picturesque coastal town of Shrivardhan in Raigad district, a meticulous Vulture Conservation Centre is slowly but surely taking shape atop tall coconut trees. Forest officials of Roha taluka informed that at present there are 30 nests of white backed and …
Irrespective of the fact that Navi Mumbai is turning into a concrete jungle like its neighbouring counterparts, a number of nature lovers and wild life enthusiasts are going the extra mile to keep children involved and interested in the decreasing green patches around the city. As summer vacations approach, societies …
The Himalayan griffon vulture, a threatened species was recently spotted in the Aravalis along Gurgaon-Faridabad highway, near Mangar Bani sacred grove. While the Griffon may have been spotted in the 1990s in NCR by some birders, its sighting is nevertheless very exciting, they said. Vultures in Indian cities and towns …
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 …
A population-estimation exercise for migratory and residents birds in wetlands in and around the city will commence on January 11. The bird count will be a part of a state-wide project to estimate bird numbers and is being carried out by the State Forest Department and the Bombay Natural History …
Basai Wetland of Gurgaon in Haryana, one of the important bird areas of country, is facing threat of being lost forever. Located close to national capital Delhi, migratory bird count of this wetland has shown a decline, mainly because of habitat loss due to human encroachment. A study conducted by …
Environment activists have opposed the location of a resort coming up at Gangapur dam as part of the boat club project, barely 50 metre away from the water, saying that it was against the norms. The engineering department of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) started constructing the resort around …
Environment Minister has now to decide on go-ahead for the plan prepared in consultation with BNHS and state forests and wildlife dept Biodiversity conservation plan for the Jaitapur nuclear power project in poll-bound Maharashtra has got the approval of a high-powered panel of the Environment Ministry. The decision was taken …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court last week reconstituting the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) after the apex court had earlier stayed all the decisions of the standing Committee. In the affidavit the government has retained the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research …
A controversial notification by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) regarding the reconstitution of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is likely to make the body "toothless." The notification released on July 22 has made significant changes in the constitution of the body. Instead of five non-government members as …
Over 170 species of birds in the country are threatened, with eight new species added to the 2014 Red List prepared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The eight species of birds newly added to the threatened list include the woolly-necked stork, Andaman teal, Andaman green pigeon, …
An expert committee set up to ascertain whether the wetlands at Kopri in Thane have been reclaimed for an upcoming Special Economic Zone (SEZ) were denied entry to the area on three occasions. The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), which is part of the committee, said the members were prevented …
In a move set to increase protection of wetlands in Maharashtra, the state wetland committee in its first meeting has decided to speed up proposals on converting at least nine important wetlands in the state into Ramsar sites. Wetlands of international importance that are recognised globally due to the Ramsar …
Over 65,000 birds across 26 species and many animals from nine species of mammals were killed in hailstorms that occurred between February and May this year in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions. A Bombay Natural History Society study has reported mass wildlife mortality in 27 areas, which includes high mortality in …
Birds are considered to be a good indicator of the condition of the natural environment. The fact that a recent study by experts at Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Yale University has identified 100 Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species worldwide shows that most of the habitats are …
PUNE: The Maharashtra government has drawn up a species recovery plan for the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) that will be implemented from April, an expert from the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) said recently. Species recovery plans were drawn up for the GIB and the endangered Lesser Florican at a …
MUMBAI: The once common bustard species of Maharashtra, viz. Great Indian Bustard (GIB) or Maldhok and Lesser Florican or Tanmor have been increasingly coming under severe threat in recent times, due to habitat destruction. BNHS-India has been working for bustard conservation for over a decade across India. At a recent …
Just two of 15 critically endangered bird species mentioned in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) latest list were sighted by birders in Goa in recent years, but now no longer are these seen. IUCN has included 15 bird species in India as critically endangered (CR) in its …
Agartala: Wildlife authority of Tripura will start captive breeding of vulture in Sepahijala wildlife sanctuary following steady decline of the bird species in the state over past few years. Chief Wildlife Warden and Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Atual Kumar Gupta said here today that Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) …
Fifteen species of birds seen in India have been declared critically endangered by the International Union for Conversation of Nature (IUCN) for 2013. The endangered birds, including the Great Indian Bustard, Siberian Crane, White backed Vulture and Red-headed Vulture, are on the decline, said a report of IUCN updated till …
