- BNHS to monitor asian waterbird count
To monitor the status of waterbirds and wetlands, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) will be conducting Asian Waterbird Count in ass...
- 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...
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.
India's 10 famous bird habitats in serious danger, says studyUnsustainable developmental policies and rising insensitivity towards nature have put "in serious danger" at least 10 of the country's famo...
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...
- Two more vulture species decline in population drastically over the years
After the ban on veterinary diclofenac by the government of India due to sustained efforts by BNHS and Royal Society for the Protection of ...
- 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...
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Don't use egret feathers for festive decorations: NGOTrade in wildlife parts and the resultant poaching continues to be a major threat in the survival of several species of fauna in India and ...
- Sparrows have declined, but regional variations exist: Study
The results of the survey titled 'Citizen Sparrow' are out and they allow a closer evaluation of the widespread impression that sparrow pop...
- '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...
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...