The bird was photographed by Nitin Kumar Raghav, who was birding with Kaanchan Bhagwat, a senior birdwatcher, during an early morning visit to the wetland (Picture by Nitin Kumar Raghav) Gurgaon: A bird usually found along India’s western and southeastern coastlines was spotted at Chandu in Gurgaon on Saturday. The observation of western reef egret…
Namakkal: The Namakkal east district congress committee has opposed a state government proposal to establish a bird sanctuary at Idumbankulam lake in Mohanur Taluk, citing risks to the region’s poultry industry.Committee president Dr P V Senthil submitted a memorandum to the district collector L Madhubalan warning that a bird sanctuary near the poultry cluster could…
Assam has got its first-ever digital bird repository, a platform dedicated to documenting the state’s rich avian diversity. Guwahati: Assam has got its first-ever digital bird repository, a platform dedicated to documenting the state’s rich avian diversity.The initiative, ‘Pokkhi’, developed by wildlife photographer Chirantanu Saikia and PhD scholar at Tezpur University Abhilash Gayan, features detailed…
The move marks the first time the forest department has itself initiated notices against alleged violators Gurgaon: Nearly a week after authorities identified 183 alleged violations inside the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of Sultanpur National Park, enforcement moved to the ground on Monday.Officials from the forest and wildlife departments, the department of town and country planning…
Kakolat Waterfall in Nawada district are among the sites being promoted as eco-tourism destinations Patna: Bihar govt has identified more than 50 new locations for eco-tourism as part of an ambitious plan to expand nature-based tourism across the state over the next five years. With the proposed additions, the number of eco-tourism destinations is expected…
The violations include farmhouses, banquet halls, commercial establishments Gurgaon: Sultanpur National Park has a little less space to breathe this year compared to 12 months ago. Next year, some concrete may eviscerate a little more of its protected area, some more the following year, and yet more the year after, till the park boundary and…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat forest department moved swiftly to remove the newly installed floodlights from Nalsarovar sanctuary, soon after a TOI report flagged concerns that the lighting could harm the wetland’s bird population.On Thursday, TOI published a news report, ‘Too bright for birds? Floodlights at Nalsarovar spark fears for wildlife’. The report highlighted that the department…
Conservationists fear artificial lighting could drive birds away from the Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary Ahmedabad: Can a bird sanctuary protect wildlife by never letting it rest in darkness? The Gujarat forest department has begun installing high-powered solar floodlights inside Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary to curb poaching, a move that has alarmed conservationists and ornithologists who fear the…
The sanctuary had dried up between March 17 and 26 last year and again on March 18 this year Noida: The Okhla Bird Sanctuary Conservation Collective has urged the irrigation and forest departments to strengthen maintenance protocols and minimise disruption to wetland habitats during barrage repair work. The group also called for the use of…
Berhampur: Greater Flamingos and Spot-Billed Pelicans, migratory birds which usually fly down to Chilika Lake from Gujarat during winter and return before the temperature goes up, were recently spotted in the blue lagoon in fairly large numbers despite the lake reeling under the scorching heat, wildlife officials said on Saturday.While over 1,000 Greater Flamingos flew…
