AP PHOTOS: Wildlife officials feed birds in freezing Kashmir
3 years, 10 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Wildlife officials feed birds in freezing Kashmir

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Wildlife official Ghulam Mohiuddin Dar and his colleagues break the ice on a frozen wetland, row their boats and spread grain to feed migratory birds in Indian-controlled Kashmir. The officials feed the birds to prevent their starvation as weather conditions in the Himalayan region deteriorate, with two heavy snowfalls since December. But Kashimir's tense security situation has made addressing environmental issues harder in the famed Kashmir Valley — a vast collection of connected wetlands and waterways known as much for idyllic vistas and flower-filled meadows as for its decades-long battle against Indian rule.

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Latest spell of snowfall, rain draw winged guests to Kashmir valley’s wetlands
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Latest spell of snowfall, rain draw winged guests to Kashmir valley’s wetlands

Hindustan Times  

With changing seasons, the water bodies in Kashmir have begun to draw migratory birds — albeit some in fewer-than-expected numbers owing to parched conditions due to dry weather. “In some water bodies like Hokersar and Chatlam, the birds are more while some wetlands like Shalbough and Haigam have fewer winged guests. Every year, the birds arrive in eight protected wetlands …

Delayed winter: Initial estimates point to dip in avian guests’ count in Punjab wetlands
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Delayed winter: Initial estimates point to dip in avian guests’ count in Punjab wetlands

Hindustan Times  

The delayed start of the winter season has led to a decline in the number of migratory birds as per the initial trend, wildlife experts said on Tuesday. Punjab has a total of seven protected wetlands of which six — Harike Wildlife Sanctuary, Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary, Ropar Conservation Reserve, Kanjli Wetland, Beas River Conservation Reserve and Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve – …

In Pictures: How wildlife officers feed birds in freezing Kashmir
3 years, 10 months ago

In Pictures: How wildlife officers feed birds in freezing Kashmir

Al Jazeera  

Wildlife official Ghulam Mohiuddin Dar and his colleagues are busy this winter in Indian-administered Kashmir, rowing out regularly into a frigid wetland to scatter grain to feed the birds. They feed these migratory birds to keep them from starving as weather conditions in the disputed Himalayan region deteriorate and temperatures plummet to minus 10 degrees Celsius. They say construction around …

How heavy snowfall in Kashmir leaves wildlife in upper reaches without food and water
3 years, 11 months ago

How heavy snowfall in Kashmir leaves wildlife in upper reaches without food and water

India Today  

While heavy snowfall in Kashmir attracts tourists, it affects wildlife in the upper reaches of the region. One is Hangul looking for greens and water and, in certain cases, leopards have also been spotted," said Rashid Naqash, Regional Wildlife Warden, Kashmir. For migratory birds, the department is spraying grains near the wetlands and making holes in the frozen ice to …

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