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US researchers may just have unravelled dynamics behind the torrential rain and flash floods in the high desert valley of Leh in the Himalayas in 2010.

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ITANAGAR: Researchers from Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), near here have claimed to spot three endangered species of vultures at Dying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary in East Siang district, during the course of research studies.

The team of researchers including Dr Daniel Mize, RGU Assistant Professor and Junior Research fellow Rajat Chetry who, underwent research studies here for a week recently, as part of a project to assess vulture population status in Siang region, said that they have come across several species of vulture, out of which three endangered species – Gyps Bengalensis, Gyps Indicus and Gyps Tenuirostris were also recorded.

Assam has been susceptible to the effects of climate change, and this has dramatically impacted the lifestyles and livelihood options of thousands of marginalised women and their households in the

Three endangered species of vultures have been spotted at the Dying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary in East Siang district by a team of researchers from the Rajiv Gandhi University in Arunachal Pradesh.

The team of researchers including Daniel Mize, RGU Assistant Professor, and Junior Research fellow Rajat Chetry, who undertook research to assess vulture population status in Siang region, said they have come across several species of vulture out of which three endangered species — Gyps Bengalensis (white-rumped vulture), Gyps Indicus (Indian vulture) and Gyps Tenuirostris (slender-billed vulture) were also recorded.

Poaching of migratory birds continues unabated in Chilika Lake despite warning by wildlife officials against killing of winged guests in Asia’s largest blue lagoon.

Stringent anti-poaching law is in force in the lake, home to lakhs of winged guests, and whosoever is found to be violating it will be sternly dealt with, official sources said. Meanwhile, in the latest incident that took place on Saturday, wildlife officials arrested two poachers in the lake and seized 16 bird carcasses from them. The accused were identified as Prakash Dalia and Sarbeswar Nayak of Bhusandapur, wildlife officials said.

Scientists studying geologic features and activity in the Himalayas have warned that the mountain range, separating the plains of Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau, is primed for major e