Migratory Species

A fish moves west

The most delectable hilsa, swore connoisseurs, were to be found in the rivers of Bangladesh. But silting and have changed that. They are moving towards the Ganga now. Read this special report by Down To Earth on hilsa's shifting homebase.

Publication Date:

31/10/2010

Author(s): Kaushik Das Gupta

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

19

Issue:

11

pp:

0

Tags:

Bangladesh, Bay Of Bengal, Debt, Exports, Farakka Barrage, Fisherfolk, Fisheries, Ganga, Gujarat, Illegal Trade, India, Migratory Species, Narmada, Padma, Rivers, Tapti, West Bengal

Wildlife

Zoo warms up to welcome winged visitors

New Delhi: The 2010 Commonwealth Games is over.

Publication Date:

29/10/2010

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Zoos, Migratory Species, Wildlife, South Asia, Wetlands, Yamuna

Hazardous Waste

Canadian oil company fined for duck deaths

Ontario Syncrude, the largest operator of oil sands projects in Canada, was ordered to pay $2.92 million on October 22 for causing the deaths of 1,603 ducks.

The company was convicted in June by an Alberta court for failing to deploy scarecrows and loud cannons in April 2008 to prevent the migratory birds from landing on a tailings pond containing oily residue from one of its operations.

The

Publication Date:

25/10/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Migratory Species, Hazardous Waste, Wildlife, Environment, Greenpeace, Canada, Birds

Wildlife

109 varieties of birds have visited Vellode sanctuary

Lakhs of birds are visiting the sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu during the migratory season, Tamil Nadu Forest Minister D Selvaraj said.

Publication Date:

15/10/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Birds, Vellode SA, Tamil Nadu, Migratory Species

Wildlife

State of the worlds waterbirds 2010

This booklet provides a concise overview on how the world

Publication Date:

30/09/2010

Author(s): Nick Davidson, Simon Delany, Szabolcs Nagy

Source: Wetlands International

Tags:

Birds, Wetlands, Global, India, Migratory Species, Ramsar Convention, Biodiversity, Wildlife

Wildlife

Road will ruin Serengeti

Tanzania

Publication Date:

16/09/2010

Author(s): Andrew P. Dobson, Markus Borner, Anthony R. E. Sinclair & et al

Source: Nature

Vol:

467

Issue:

7313

pp:

272

Tags:

Tanzania, National Parks, Wildlife, Roads, Highways, Migratory Species

Wildlife

An alternative route

A proposed road through the Serengeti can be halted only by providing a viable substitute, not by criticism. (Editorial)

Publication Date:

16/09/2010

Source: Nature

Vol:

467

Issue:

7313

pp:

251

Tags:

Wildlife, National Parks, Tanzania, Ecosystems, Roads, Migratory Species

Wildlife

Parched Keoladeo National Park gets a new lease of life

Sunny Sebastian

JAIPUR: Though the rain gods were not very kind to the Bharatpur region this season even while rest of Rajasthan got a plentiful monsoon, the World Heritage site Keoladeo National Park got a new lease of life this weekend when the waters of the Panchna dam, some 100 kms away in Karauli district, reached its historical swamps.

Publication Date:

06/09/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Keoladeo NP, Wildlife, Rajasthan, Panchna Dam, Migratory Species

Climate Change

Recent salmon declines: A result of lost feeding opportunities due to bad timing?

As the timing of spring productivity blooms in near-shore areas advances due to warming trends in global climate, the selection pressures on out-migrating salmon smolts are shifting. Species and stocks that leave natal streams earlier may be favoured over later-migrating fish.

Publication Date:

26/08/2010

Author(s): Cedar M. Chittenden, Jenny L. A. Jensen, David Ewart & et al

Source: PLoS ONE

Vol:

5

Issue:

8

pp:

1

Tags:

Fisheries, Climate Change, Migratory Species, Climate Impacts, N C America, Marine Fisheries