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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Uppalapadu Sanctuary, a haven for migratory birds

GUNTUR: The Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary, a renowned tourist destination in the erstwhile Guntur district, has become a bustling hub of activity as migratory birds from distant lands seek refuge during their journey. Established in 1980, the sanctuary, located just 15 km from Guntur city, is a popular spot for both children and adults to enjoy the beautiful scenery and observe …

Birds Bird Sanctuary

5 months ago

Oriental storks find shelter in Shandong

China Daily

The Yellow River empties into the Bohai Sea in Dongying. "The area functions primarily as a nature reserve and then as a scenic site," said Hu, the tour guide, adding that the area has adhered to national regulations and confined tourist activities to the experimental zone with stringent controls on the number of visitors. "The city of Dongying obtained the …

Nature Regulation Shandong Reserve

5 months ago

Oriental storks find shelter in Shandong

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. XU SUHUI/XINHUA On a sweltering late afternoon in June, a tour bus navigated a private road flanked by verdant grass in the Shandong Yellow River Delta National Nature …

Shandong Oriental Storks

6 months ago

Tracing the circle of life

The Hindu

The patch of Perumbakkam wetland that “lit up” around four weeks ago, is turning verdant, the recent rains assisting the process of transformation in no small measure. In contrast, the openbill storks have a taste for snails that are alive; and probably appreciate the adrenaline rush of a successful hunt preceding a breakfast. The fresh water flowing into the Perumbakkam …

Patch Snails This Patch

6 months, 2 weeks ago

In Frames | Adjutant loses territory

The Hindu

The greater adjutant stork is one of the most endangered bird species. Foraging flock: Greater Adjutant storks wait for food in a garbage dumping site in Guwahati. Scavenging hunter: A Greater Adjutant Stork arrives to feed on a garbage dumping site near Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Guwahati. At risk: Hungry Greater Adjutant storks wait at a garbage dumping site …

Birds Garbage Site Guwahati Greater Greater Adjutant Stork

7 months, 1 week ago

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

China Daily

Yang Wei operates a drone to observe two Oriental white storks along the Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Yang, a 51-year-old photographer, had helped an injured Oriental white stork and its companion safely endure the extremely cold winter in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. "I determined that they were Oriental white storks because I had photographed some that were …

Birds Bird Yang Oriental Harbin Oriental White Storks

7 months, 1 week ago

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

China Daily

The two storks feed on fish in the Songhua River in Harbin. "Each stork needs about 2 to 4 kilograms of fish every day, and for young storks, the length of fish should be shorter than 10 centimeters," she said. "Temperatures could drop to nearly — 30 C near the river, and even five batteries weren't enough for the drone …

Birds Fish Yang Oriental Harbin Feed Stork

7 months, 1 week ago

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

China Daily

Yang Wei operates a drone to observe two Oriental white storks along the Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Yang, a 51-year-old photographer, had helped an injured Oriental white stork and its companion safely endure the extremely cold winter in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. "I determined that they were Oriental white storks because I had photographed some that were …

Birds Bird Yang Oriental Harbin Oriental White Storks

7 months, 1 week ago

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

China Daily

The two storks feed on fish in the Songhua River in Harbin. "Each stork needs about 2 to 4 kilograms of fish every day, and for young storks, the length of fish should be shorter than 10 centimeters," she said. "Temperatures could drop to nearly — 30 C near the river, and even five batteries weren't enough for the drone …

Birds Fish Yang Oriental Harbin Feed Stork

7 months, 1 week ago

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

China Daily

Yang Wei operates a drone to observe two Oriental white storks along the Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Yang, a 51-year-old photographer, had helped an injured Oriental white stork and its companion safely endure the extremely cold winter in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. "I determined that they were Oriental white storks because I had photographed some that were …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

China Daily

Yang Wei operates a drone to observe two Oriental white storks along the Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Yang, a 51-year-old photographer, had helped an injured Oriental white stork and its companion safely endure the extremely cold winter in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. "I determined that they were Oriental white storks because I had photographed some that were …

Birds Bird Yang Oriental Harbin Oriental White Storks

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Link, share, follow: The world’s newest data-gatherers are sharks, storks, seals

Hindustan Times

In the 1850s, leeches were used to predict violent storms. “If we can find out exactly where the water accesses the underside of the shelves, we’ll also be much better placed to quantify melt rates, freshwater input into the ocean and other variables that affect our future oceans and climate,” study co-author and IMAS ecology and biodiversity professor Mark Hindell …

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8 months ago

Saving the Greater adjutant from garbage

Live Mint

On a windy April day, we were at Baragaon in the languorous city of Guwahati, Assam. And Greater adjutant storks moved ponderously through, their baby-pink neck pouches swinging like pendulums. Greater adjutant storks were once the symbol of the municipality of Kolkata because they scavenged in garbage dumps. What we urgently need is garbage segregation, and a study to see …

India Birds Garbage Bird Need Guwahati Areas

8 months, 2 weeks ago

It's 'protect power lines, love birds' for State Grid's Jiangsu company

China Daily

State Grid employees check power lines in Suqian, Jiangsu province. Last year, they gave birth to five baby birds here," said Zhang Jie, a staffer from State Grid Suqian Power Supply Co. As beautiful as the birds are, they are sometimes a potential threat to local energy security, as their droppings and nesting materials can fall on high-voltage power lines, …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

How an English castle became a stork magnet

BBC

How an English castle became a stork magnet Knepp Estate White storks are breeding again in Britain, helped by a rewilding project Helped by a bold rewilding project, storks are migrating between Britain and North Africa again for the first time in 600 years. Knepp Estate Storks have nested on top of Knepp Castle in recent years, but now the …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

In Frames | A flurry of feathers in a drying lake

The Hindu

People in the south of Bengaluru who go on their regular morning walk around the Doddakallasandra Lake on Kanakapura Road were pleasantly surprised earlier this week to see a flurry of wings in the water body. As Karnataka reels under a drought induced by a failed monsoon, water in the lake has become confined to some patches where the birds …

Painted Storks Drying Lake

11 months ago

Rare oriental white storks spotted in Guilin, Guangxi

China Daily

Recently, the oriental white stork, a national first-level key protected wild animal, flew to Gongping Lake in Gongping town, Lingchuan county, Guilin city, Guangxi, where it has settled for wintering. The oriental white stork is classified as endangered, often referred to as the "giant panda of birds" and the "treasure of Chinese birds." Over the past three months, sightings of …

White Guangxi Oriental Guilin Stork Gongping Town

11 months ago

Rare oriental white storks spotted in Guilin, Guangxi

China Daily

Recently, the oriental white stork, a national first-level key protected wild animal, flew to Gongping Lake in Gongping town, Lingchuan county, Guilin city, Guangxi, where it has settled for wintering. The oriental white stork is classified as endangered, often referred to as the "giant panda of birds" and the "treasure of Chinese birds." Over the past three months, sightings of …

White Guilin Guangxi Stork Rare Oriental

11 months, 3 weeks ago

The ‘restaurant’ is getting filled up

The Hindu

Return of the dabbing ducks The migratory Northern pintail is a dabbing duck, one that shies away from deep waters. The water level at the Perumbakkam wetland is now just right for dabbling duck species like the Northern pintail to once again patronise it. Amateur fishing on the upswing The point where the earthen canal in the Perumbakkam wetland meet …

Water Wetland Perumbakkam

1 year, 7 months ago

Winged Guests From Siberia Face Hard Times In Veerapuram

Deccan Chronicle

Anantapur: The painted storks migrating to Andhra Pradesh and camping in the tiny village of Veerapuram in Chilamathur mandal, Satya Sai district, are facing critical conditions due to lack of necessary support from the state government. Former collector Somesh Kumar, currently chief adviser to the TS government, had brought the village into light, but in recent times this tourist spot …

Birds Veerapuram Village Winged Guests

1 year, 10 months ago

11 endangered birds appear in Tai'an

China Daily

A close-up look at two oriental white storks. Eleven oriental white storks, known as the "panda" of birds, were spotted in the Wenhe River basin in Taishan district in Tai'an on Jan 27. Due to the reduction of suitable shelters, illegal hunting, pesticides and chemical pollution, the population of oriental white storks has dwindled. The Taishan district belongs to the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

How an ancient Greek myth still shapes our minds

BBC

How an ancient Greek myth still shapes our minds Emmanuel Lafont The stork story can be traced back to ancient Greek myths about cranes transporting babies Stories about babies delivered by storks, or grown in cabbage patches, have enchanted generations. "There are definitely still plenty of children who are getting folk stories or mythical answers about where babies come from," …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Migratory birds flock to premises of private school

Deccan Chronicle

ANANTAPUR: Migratory birds consisting of Painted Storks and several other species are in search of safe locations for a quiet stay, nesting and breeding. Normally, the migratory birds from Siberia flock to the tiny village of Veerapuram in Chilamathur mandal, Satya Sai district, and treat it as a safe haven for the past many decades. The inhabitants of Veerapuram village …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Listing of Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary as Ramsar site means little

The Hindu

Published : Oct 06, 2022 09:20 IST It was a hot morning in April as we rode towards Koonthankulam, the bird sanctuary near Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. “The supervision of several Ramsar sites in India leaves much to be desired.” In October 1982, India signed the Ramsar Convention for the conservation of wetlands and designated Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan …

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Uppalapadu Sanctuary, a haven for migratory birds

Oriental storks find shelter in Shandong

Oriental storks find shelter in Shandong

Tracing the circle of life

In Frames | Adjutant loses territory

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

Cold brings photographer, feathered friends together

Link, share, follow: The world’s newest data-gatherers are sharks, storks, seals

Saving the Greater adjutant from garbage

It's 'protect power lines, love birds' for State Grid's Jiangsu company

How an English castle became a stork magnet

In Frames | A flurry of feathers in a drying lake

Rare oriental white storks spotted in Guilin, Guangxi

Rare oriental white storks spotted in Guilin, Guangxi

The ‘restaurant’ is getting filled up

Winged Guests From Siberia Face Hard Times In Veerapuram

11 endangered birds appear in Tai'an

How an ancient Greek myth still shapes our minds

Migratory birds flock to premises of private school

Listing of Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary as Ramsar site means little