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BLACK NECKED STORK
5ft tall, 7ft wingspan and a striking black-and-white body: IAS officer shares video of black-necked stork. Why is this giant bird ‘Near Threatened’?IAS officer Sanjay Kumar recently shared a video of the black-necked stork, highlighting its impressive height of nearly 5ft and wingspan e...- Delhi world's second-richest capital for avian diversity, hosts 471 bird speciesDelhi is the world's second-richest capital for bird diversity. A new Delhi Bird Atlas reveals 471 species. This comprehensive study, a cit...
- Chilika lake a hotspot of biodiversity"For the first time, near-threatened ferruginous ducks and a group of Eurasian otters were spotted in the lagoon in the 2022 Flora and Faun...
- Migratory birds arrive in BhitarkanikaWith the onset of winter, the chirps of overseas winged guests have livened up the picturesque marshy wetlands in the Bhitarkanika national...
- Endangered Lesser Adjutant Stork found in Chhattisgarh during surveySighting Lesser Adjutant Stork - the bird suspected to be rapidly declining, during an extensive survey on birds found in state done by an ...
- Bird-watchers' paradise Gharana wetland dying a slow deathHe said the wildlife protection department was in possession of only five acres of marshy land in the wetland while the rest was being occu...
- Gujarat wants Khijadia as a Ramsar siteAfter Nalsarovar, the state forest department wants Khijadia bird sanctuary in Jamnagar district as a Ramsar site.
- Wetlands facing threat in IndiaBasai Wetland of Gurgaon in Haryana, one of the important bird areas of country, is facing threat of being lost forever.
- Threat to wetland an election issue for fishermen, farmersSpread over an area of 40.1 sq km, the lake, which is listed in the Ramsar Convention, supports livelihood of over 1,200 families living in...
- 6 new species spotted at Nandur MadhyameshwarSix species of migratory birds have been spotted this year for the first time at Nandur Madhyameshwar Bird Sanctuary, 40 kms from Nashik, b...
- 2-day annual bird counting at Pong Dam from Jan 29After its creation in 1975, Pong Dam has become a favourite destination for migratory birds during winters.
- Fewer migratory birds spotted at Nandur Madhyameshwar bird sanctuary this yearThe number and species of migratory birds at Nandur Madhyameshwar bird sanctuary around 40 km from Nashik city, has shown a decline as comp...
- Rare white stork flies into Tamil Nadu after 7 yearsThe storks arrived for the last time eight years ago and have returned only this year, say bird lovers.
- Study finds rare turtles, gharials in parts of YamunaThe filthy stretch of Yamuna in Delhi is often not acknowledged to be a river at all. But wildlife researchers studying the Yamuna say that...
- Chennai's Point Calimere wildlife sanctuary gets biggerThe state government has expanded Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, adding 12,407.27 hectares of the Great Vedaranyam swamp in Tiruvarur, ...
- Sharp drop in migratory birds number on back of good rainsThere is a significant decline in population of migratory birds visiting Bhopal this winter.
- Vizag, a treat for bird watchersIf you happen to see someone early in the morning armed with a notebook, camera and a binocular slung around their neck, sneaking around th...
- Migratory birds flock to Pong dam for winterIn winters, Maharana Pratap Sagar popularly known as Pong dam lake in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh becomes the bird watcher's deligh...
- Big Bird Day: Complete list of birds spottedIt was a big event for this unique group of citizens who met in the Capital on February 24 to celebrate the Big Bird Day. Here is the compl...
- Maharastra to promote Lonar crater site as tourist spotIn a bid to attract tourists to Lonar crater, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corp is setting up an interpretation centre-cum-museum to let...
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