Wildlife

Mystery death of migratory birds

RAMANATHAPURAM: Mystery shrouds the death of birds, including Pelicans, an endangered migratory species, at Sakkarakottai tank here.

Forest officials of Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park (GMMNP), ornithologists and veterinarians visited the spot on Sunday based on information that some birds were found dead in the tank.

Publication Date: 
07/03/2011
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Ramanathapuram (D), Tamil Nadu, Migratory Species, Birds, Wildlife, Gulf Of Mannar Marine NP, Poaching
Environment

Impact of pastoral practices on forest cover and regeneration in the outer fringes of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Himalaya

The study reports the impact of migratory livestock in the buffer area of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. The cumulative impacts of livestock grazing, fuel wood extraction and other anthropogenic pressures on forest cover in and around camping sites have been analyzed using satellite data and field observations.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2011
Arun K. Thakur, Gajendra Singh, Sarnam Singh & et al
Remote Sensing
39
1
127-134
Tags:
Kedarnath SA, Forests, Western Himalaya, Livestock, Migratory Species, Firewood, Remote Sensing, Grasslands, Chamoli, Rudraprayag (D), Pastoral Nomads, Bhotia, Gujjar
Wildlife

65 species of water birds spotted

As many as 65 species of water birds, including the ferruginous pochard and the black-tailed godwit, which are listed as nearly threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, were recorded in the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) that was recently carried out by Wetlands International, South Asia Division, in Delhi.

Publication Date: 
21/02/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Sanctuaries, Birds, Wildlife, Wetlands, Migratory Species, Delhi, Ecology
Wildlife

Spotted at Okhla sanctuary, a rare duck not seen in capital since 1970

New Delhi: This year

Publication Date: 
14/02/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Birds, Wildlife, Sanctuaries, Migratory Species
Wildlife

Delhi celebrates big bird day

During Delhi

Publication Date: 
14/02/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wildlife, Delhi, Birds, Ecosystems, Migratory Species, Census/ Habitat Monitoring
Wildlife

Migratory birds declining in Manipur wetlands

Keibul Lamjao National park (Manipur), Feb 6

Publication Date: 
07/02/2011
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Manipur, Migratory Species, Birds, Wildlife, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Keibul Lamjao NP
Wildlife

Survey finds 200 bird species in Wayanad part of Western Ghats

KALPETTA: The Malabar Ornithological Survey 2010-11, the first ever comprehensive study on avifauna in north Kerala, has proved that the Wayanad part of the Western Ghats is a critical habitat for endemic as well as endangered birds.

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher (female)

The team sighted 200 species, including 14 of the 16 endemic species and two critically endangered species, during the tw

Publication Date: 
28/01/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wayanad, Western Ghats, Birds, Migratory Species, Wildlife, Kalpetta, Endangered Species, Vulture, Kerala
Wildlife

Animal migration and infectious disease risk

Animal migrations are often spectacular, and migratory species harbor zoonotic pathogens of importance to humans. Animal migrations are expected to enhance the global spread of pathogens and facilitate cross-species transmission.

Publication Date: 
21/01/2011
Sonia Altizer, Rebecca Bartel, Barbara A. Han
Science
331
6015
296
Tags:
Migration, Infectious Diseases, Migratory Species, Livestock, Wildlife, Climate Change
Wildlife

Pied avocet spotted in Pong Dam

Hamirpur: Officials of the state wildlife department have spotted a new migratory bird named pied avocet in the famous Pong Dam wetlands this season, for the first time.

Publication Date: 
21/01/2011
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Pong Lake SA, Hamirpur (T), Himachal Pradesh, Birds, Wildlife, Migratory Species
Wildlife

Flamingos not coming to Chilika?

BHUBANESWAR: This winter, Chilika is missing its long-legged guests. Flamingos, the flagship species for a winter bird site, are a few and far between.

Last year, number of the waders had reached 5,000 in the brackish water lagoon where these birds dot the Nalabana Sanctuary. This time the number has remained confined to just four.

Flamingos abandoning Chilika has surprised the experts.

Publication Date: 
18/01/2011
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Chilka (Nalaban) SA, Birds, Migratory Species, Wildlife, Orissa (Odisha), Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)

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