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Porbandar: As winter sets in and people in the state are feeling the nip in the air, a spectacular sight awaits birdwatchers in the wetlands in and around Porbandar city. Expert feel the wetlands can be developed as an ecotourism area in the state.

Loss Of Habitat, Late Monsoon, Pollution Delay Arrival Of Birds
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NAVI MUMBAI: Human development at Uran taluka in Raigad district is hurting quite a few of its original inhabitants. While quarrying had already disturbed quite a few species, environmentalists are concerned that landfills are uprooting many others from their home.

India has declared itself free from the Avian Influenza (H5N1) or the bird flu and notified this to the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health).

The Centre has, however, emphasised that surveillance against Avian Influenza should continue throughout the country, especially in vulnerable areas bordering infected countries and in areas visited by migratory birds.

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Growing industrial activities, especially brick kilns, in the periphery of Pobitora wildlife sanctuary could pose a serious threat to the long

Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN

Velavadar (Bhavnagar district): Bird enthusiasts in the state are in for a New Year treat at Velavadar National Park, land of the blackbuck . Around 1,500 slender, long-legged, owl-faced harriers will be there to greet visitors.

Sivaganga: Saturday night across the country will be lit up by firecrackers shipped mostly from Sivakasi. But barely 90km away, a tiny area along Sivaganga will ensure that the skies remain dark and quiet on Diwali. For three decades, Singampunari hasn

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Ahmedabad: With winter setting in, a rare and vagrant migratory tern called Black Tern was sighted in the marshy wetland of Surendranagar. It was identified and photographed by Dr Ketan Tatu, senior scientist, Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation.

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