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Skimmer cant breed as Ganga swells [1]

Experts say melting of glaciers submerging Islands where the bird Lays Eggs
Ghaziabad: Experts have attributed the decline in the population of the exotic skimmer bird to global warming. The rise in temperature is responsible for the increased melting of glaciers that sends a spurt of water into the Ganga, submerging the islands and sandy pits where the bird lays its eggs.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Ramsar Convention [3], Ganga [4], Climate Change [5], Climate Impacts [6], Animal Breeding [7], Birds [8], Ghaziabad (D) [9], Sunderalal Bahuguna [10], Glacial Melt [11]
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