State of India’s birds, 2023
A report on India’s bird population has painted a grim picture for many of the country’s species. The State of India’s Birds (SoIB) report showed worrisome declines, with 178 species of wild birds identified
Birds
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Precariously perched
THERE may be hope yet for the swiftlet, a small Indian bird found only in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, which is in danger of becoming endangered. TRAFFIc-India. a branch of Twmc-international
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Value added birdwatching
Birds: Beyond Watching
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Ecuador
Environmental groups in Ecuador have raised concerns about a project to build a crude oil pipeline through Mindo ecological reserve. The area is an important habitat for birds. The groups have urged
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Urban areas can support biodiversity
Finding space in our city for nature
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US postal service unveils four stamps
Pollination
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Vulture watch
Nearly half a decade after a massive decline was first recorded in the country's vulture populations, research into the reasons behind the loss continues to befuddle ornithologists. Now, with the
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Avoid using caste names for India's beasts
Hindu religion generally considers life forms as sacred and it has developed sanctity by association, such as the swan, eagle and bull that serve as vehicles for the major deities such as the
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Swamphen vanishing from Bakhira lake
It was a bright sunny morning when I reached the Bakhira lake. Bakhira is reputed to be the biggest natural wetland in Uttar Pradesh and is known for its purple swamphens. The birds are known to be
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Himachal Pradesh in trouble over tragopan breeding
the wildlife department of Himachal Pradesh is now in a muddle. Its pheasant-breeding programme lacks experts. The Rs 5-crore Sarahan pheasantry, which saw the world's first-ever successful captive
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The Birds II
This story reminds one of the Hollywood blockbuster of the 1960s that changed the way many people looked at birds. Gigantic flocks of the quela quela (Quelea quelea) bird have attacked rice and maize