By depleting the soil's calcium stocks, acid rain is indirectly leading to defects in the eggs of a European bird

A symbiosis between bird and man provides a welcome winter home for the blacknecked crane, rediscovered in India after four decades

A MAJOR bird-smuggling racket was literally uncovered on the tarmac of New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. Just before four "abnormal" packages wrapped in gunny were loaded on to a

Domesticating wild birds reduces their lifespan

Some wheat hybrids developed in India's agricultural universities are exceptionally good at keeping birds away

The plans of the International Airports Authority of India (IAAI) to use trained falcons to scare away birds that pose a risk to aircraft near airports has run into rough weather. IAAI's move, based

The November deadline for the arrival of Siberian cranes in India is long gone, and wildlife experts are apprehensive that the birds are heading for extinction.

The Vaddis are the dominating community in Kolleru's fishing villages. They have a tightly controlled form of self governance that ensures equitable distribution of income

When a straight cut was dug to quicken the discharge from Kolleru lake, a small island became the casualty.

Moves are afoot to convert the brackish Pulicat lake into a freshwater one to supply water to Madras city and authorities seem to have little regard for the ecological and environmental consequences.

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