- Mumbai's wetland birds on endangered list
The Curlew Sandpiper, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Bar-tailed Godwit, commonly seen on the Sewri mudflats, have been added to the list of end...
- New hope for saving vulture population
The Union government has banned multi-dose vials of human diclofenac, which is expected to give a boost to vulture conservation in the coun...
- Critically endangered bird sighted at Tansa sanctuary
The Critically Endangered Forest Owlet, which was till now considered to be endemic to the Satpuda mountain ranges in central India, has no...
Vultures to be tracked with transmitters in MaharashtraThe state forest department and Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) will launch an in-situ vulture conservation project in Maharashtra fr...
Project to save Great Indian Bustard set to roll out in AprilThe state government has drawn up a species recovery plan for the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) that will be implemented from April, an expert...
- Bustard conservation plans for four areas of Maharashtra
The once common bustard species of Maharashtra, viz. Great Indian Bustard (GIB) or Maldhok and Lesser Florican or Tanmor have been increasi...
- Chilika bird census today
The annual bird census in Chilika will be carried out on Sunday by wildlife wing of the forest department.Besides wildlife staff, several e...
- BNHS supports scientific human intervention in wildlife conservation
BNHS India has always been advocating human intervention based on scientific research combined with people’s participation to ensure effect...
- 'Human Assisted Dispersal' of lions will be a very good development
The re-introduction of Asiatic Lions in some part of their former range, which once existed from West Asia to eastern parts of India, has l...
'Human assisted dispersal' of lions a good move: Bombay Natural Hisotry SocietyBNHS observes that whenever natural dispersal of wild species is not possible any longer due to lack of habitat corridors because of human ...
- 466 important bird areas identified in India
With increasing development pressures the bio-diversity and bird habitats in the country are likely to shrink posing threat to many bird sp...
- BNHS supports Maharashtra Pakshimitra Sammelan, 2013
The annual Maharashtra Pakshimitra Sammelan, which is being organized for the past 25 years, is like a bird pilgrimage-cum-knowledge semina...
99 per cent crash in vulture population reported by Bombay Natural History SocietyThere has been a 99 per cent crash in the vulture population from the mid of 1990s till now, reported the Bombay Natural History Society (B...
- Vultures now threatened by a second drug called aceclofenac
A new study by Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has shown that vultures in south Asia are now threatened by a second painkiller drug c...
In a first, captive-bred vultures to be released in AhmedabadVulture conservation in Gujarat has got a major boost with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) selecting Mahuva and Ahmedabad among t...
- BNHS to create awareness on falling population of small birds
The Bombay Natural History Society and Nashik-based Nature Forever Society will jointly intensify their efforts to create awareness about t...
- BNHS refutes report on tiger deaths by radio-collaring
Refuting reports that blamed radio-collaring for the death of tigers in Panna National Park, the Bombay Natural History Society has defende...