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

Pollination

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

Finding space in our city for nature

A rare bird versus a canal

Birds: Beyond Watching

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

Alarmed by reports of abandoned flamingo chicks dying due to the severe heat, Gujarat's forest department rushed a team to the Rann of Kutch to conduct an inquiry. Almost 10,000 fledglings are faced

Birds in the US have deformed beaks due to pollution

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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