Published : Jun 02, 2023 16:04 IST - 10 MINS READ It was a late winter evening in the early 1980s. Ecologically designed studies have been conducted only recently: before this, two decades of mid-winter waterbird counts across Asia and India were the only source of information on migratory birds. Highlights Migratory birds are rapidly losing their migratory quarters and …
KAKINADA: Rajamahendravaram circle chief conservator of forests S. Saravanan exhorted forest personnel to implement India’s Action Plan for protecting migratory birds by preserving their Central Asian Flyway and habitations en route. He was inaugurating a two-day training programme on Bird Migrations, Monitoring, Migration Study Techniques, Central Asian Flyway Action Plan and Wild Bird Disease Surveillance on Thursday at the Coringa …
S. Sivakumar, wetlands scientist at Bombay Natural History Society has underscored the critical life-sustaining role of wetlands in providing a safe habitat for migratory birds and the livelihood potential for urban and rural dwellers in the emerging tourism sector of Bird watching. Speaking at a two-day programme on “Studies on the migratory birds of India and their relevance for the …
A critical shorebird pitstop on a flyway route in the Gulf of Carpentaria has been recognised as one of Queensland's most important migratory areas. Key points: About 7080 hectares of Gulf of Carpentaria wetlands are recognised as vital to migratory shorebirds The local Indigenous corporation and pastoralists have nominated the Wernadinga Coast site The site supports up to 13,000 migratory …
