KENDRAPARA: The Forest and Veterinary officials have sounded alert in Bhitarkanika after large numbers of migratory birds started arriving in the national park with the onset on winter.

The officials have also taken precautionary steps to detect any sick birds in the park and its nearby areas, said Dr Keshaba Chandra Mohanty, Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO).

JORHAT, Nov 27: Despite the availability of a large number of beels (natural water tanks) and marshy areas in the district, the conservation of native birds and adequate protection of migratory avian species have been a far cry due to the absence of a regulatory mechanism.

JORHAT, Nov 20: Three persons were apprehended by the Forest Department for poaching migratory birds at the Kokilamukh area here today. This is the second poaching incident within a span of a week. In the earlier incident one person was held for capturing and selling six wild ducks in the market. In this case three wild ducks had been killed.

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Migratory birds flocking at the Kodiakkarai sanctuary near Vedaranyam.

NAGAPATTINAM: A project, to be funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, will study the role of migratory birds in the spread of avian influenza, using tracking devices in three bird sanctuaries later this year, K. Balachandran, Indian co-ordinator of the project, has said.

marine sciences Rare corals aplenty According to researchers from James Cook University rare coral species might not be at high risks of extinction due to small population sizes.Their tendency to hybridize saves them. The previous prediction was that small population sizes led to decreased genetic diversity, which in turn decreased their adaptive capability. However, some

Yogesh Kabirdoss, Chennai: GLOBAL Positioning System (GPS) has come handy to study the movement of migratory birds in the State.
Come December, the field station of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) Mission, an NGO, which is engaged in natural conservation at Kodiakkkadu in Nagapatinam district, will start monitoring the movement of migratory birds using GPS.

Migratory birds sing winter song in Bhitarkanika park focus Akshaya Kumar Sahoo Akshaya Kumar Sahoo

Migrant birds have started thronging Raipatia water bodies near Satabhaya forest block, enlivening the serene internationally acclaimed Ramsar wetland site in Orissa

BERHAMPUR: With the onset of winter, feathered guests from Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and central Europe have started arriving in the picturesque Nalabana Bird Sanctuary in the Chilika lake. The twittering of the avian species started last week and since then over 20,000 birds have descended on the Nalabana island so far, according to the wildlife sources.

Serena Josephine M, PUDUCHERRY: The Forest Department has formed mobile squads to check the poaching of migratory birds. To step up vigil in border areas, the Department, in coordination with Tamil Nadu, will conduct joint raids on markets and restaurants.