Book on Birds titled Birds and Beliefs' launched
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Book on Birds titled Birds and Beliefs' launched

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Dr Asad Rahmani, renowned ornithologist, and conservationist, said that 192 out of the 1,370 bird species found in India were threatened and on the verge of extinction. In the last 400 years, more than 140 species have been exterminated,” Dr Rahmani said, at the Hyderabad Golf Club on Friday. He was delivering the inaugural talk, ‘An Amazing World of Birds,’ of the World Wide Fund-India’s ‘Earth Series: Conservation Matters,’ The series is meant to discuss environmental issues and wildlife conservation. Everything is special and the most fascinating experience was shooting bald eagles in Alaska.” Anil Kumar V. Epur, trustee, WWF-India and Chairman, WWF-India Hyderabad Office Advisory Board; former chief secretary S.K.

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