Wildlife

Call to preserve habitat of Great Indian Hornbills in the Nilgiris

With the breeding season of the Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) almost at an end this year, the need to preserve what’s left of its habitat in the Nilgiris has never been greater.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2017
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Birds, Nilgiri, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, Wildlife
Wildlife

Declining numbers of Blue-tailed bee-eater worry conservationists

Once sighted in the thousands, the Blue-tailed bee-eater is a sparsely spotted bird these days.

Publication Date: 
19/04/2017
Aparna Karthik
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Birds, Mandya (D), Cauvery, Donkeys, Wildlife
Animal Care

FCT laments loss of 1.5m birds to avian flu influenza

Acting Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development of the FCT, Dr. Musa A.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2017
Guardian (Nigeria)
Tags:
Livestock, Poultry, Avian Flu, Nigeria, Birds, Africa, Animal Care
Wildlife

Evidence of suboscine song plasticity in response to traffic noise fluctuations and temporary road closures

This study investigates how noise reduction (road closure) mitigates the effect of traffic noise on the acoustic communication of the Eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens) (EAWP), a suboscine passerine. Songs were passively recorded at sites where the traffic pattern of the nearest road was either relatively constant or reduced on a weekly basis during a 36 h road closure.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2017
Katherine E. Gentry, Megan F. McKenna, David A. Luther
Bioacoustics
1-17
Tags:
Congestion, Biodiversity, Noise Pollution, Birds, United States Of America (US), Migratory Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Migratory connectivity of Semipalmated Sandpipers and implications for conservation

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) populations have undergone significant declines at core nonbreeding sites in northeastern South America. Breeding populations have also declined in the eastern North American Arctic, but appear to be stable or increasing in the central and western Arctic.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2017
Stephen Brown, Cheri Gratto-Trevor, Ron Porter & et al
The Condor
119
207-224
Tags:
Birds, Wildlife, Migratory Species, Endangered Species, South America, Arctic, N C America
Wildlife

State of Antarctic Penguins 2017

For the first time in 24 years, this report comprehensively summarizes the status — population size and population trends — of Antarctica’s five penguin species, continent-wide and in key regions. These species total at least 5.7 million breeding pairs nesting at 660 or more sites across the entire Antarctic continent.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2017
Oceanites
Tags:
Birds, Antarctica, Wildlife, Glaciers
Wildlife

Sparrows nearing extinction due to lack of emotional connect: conservationist

“Mindless urbanisation” leading to a loss of the birds’ natural habitats, says Mohammed Dilawar.

Publication Date: 
20/03/2017
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Sparrow, Birds, Urbanisation, Lifestyles, Extinct Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Week-long wildlife Census begins in Raj, focus on Great Indian Bustard

JAISALMER: The Census on Schedule I species, including Godawan (Great Indian Bustard), began on Sunday at the Desert National Park (DNP) and other areas of Barmer, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur.

Publication Date: 
20/03/2017
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Jaisalmer (D), Bustard, Desert NP, Birds, Wildlife
Wildlife

Eskom considers wildlife welfare

South African power utility, Eskom, states that its partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) has finally yielded results following three years of research.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2017
ESI Africa
Tags:
Wildlife, South Africa, Birds, Power Industry, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding CRZ clearance to Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) project across Mumbai Harbour, 01/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dileep B.Nevatia V/s Union of India & Others dated 01/03/2017 regarding CRZ clearance to Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) project across Mumbai Harbour.

Only surviving issue is the compliance of the directions to the MoEF to consider the issue relating to applicability of Environmental Regulation, 2006, effect on mangroves, flamingos and mudflats, besides other impacts while dealing with the application for CRZ clearance afresh.

Judgement Date: 
01/03/2017
Tags:
Coastal Regulations, Mumbai, Mangroves, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Endangered Species, Birds

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