Amid Indore water contamination deaths, over 200 birds, including parrots and doves, were found dead in Khargone due to poisoningOver 200 birds, including parrots and pigeons, were found dead in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, with preliminary findings suggesting ...
02 Jan, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
H5N1 avian influenza detected in Odisha's Puri dist; govt culls over 6,700 birdsAn avian influenza outbreak has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Odisha's Puri district, leading the state government to implement emerg...
13 Jul, 2025, 06.55 PM IST
Australia bird tragedy: Do Newcastle’s dying corellas have a mysterious link to India’s Jatinga?Hundreds of corellas fell from trees in Newcastle, Australia, exhibiting distress and bleeding. The cause is suspected to be poisoning. Thi...
22 Mar, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
Odisha culls birds after Avian flu outbreakOdisha has culled more than a thousand chickens following a confirmed H5N1 bird flu outbreak in the Puri district. The outbreak occurred af...
26 Aug, 2024, 09.18 AM IST
What happened when 1,000 birds died in one night in front of a house in Chicago?A mass death of birds was reported in Chicago on October 4. Along with Houston and Dallas, Chicago is considered dangerous for migratory bi...
19 Jun, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
Bird flu confirmed in dead crows in MP's Agar Malwa; govt asks bordering districts to be vigilantAnother official said that after the mass death of crows, the samples were sent to the Bhopal-based National Institute of High-Security Ani...
30 Nov, 2021, 09.17 PM IST
The birds that flockSuch is the bubble of hope in which I have survived. It is also a reminder of the fragility of life and its everyday presence, which we ign...
08 May, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Bird flu: Over 2,000 birds to be culled in 2 districts in MaharashtraCulling is basically the mass slaughter of domestic poultry birds, such as chickens and ducks, to contain the spread of bird flu. During th...
16 Jan, 2021, 12.14 PM IST
Bird flu spreads to 10 states; Centre allays fears of transmission to humansPrime Minister Narendra Modi asked all state governments to remain alert and ensure a constant vigil near places such as water bodies, zoos...
11 Jan, 2021, 09.04 PM IST
Bird flu: MP bans chicken trade with some southern statesIn the morning, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the bird flu situation in the state and directed officials concerned to take ...
06 Jan, 2021, 02.51 PM IST
Bird flu scare reaches Himachal Pradesh as 1,800 migratory birds drop deadWith the toll of migratory waterbirds rising to over 1,800, and almost half of them being endangered bar-headed goose visiting the Pong wet...
04 Jan, 2021, 05.12 PM IST
Bird flu outbreak spreads to 20% of Japan's prefecturesMore than 370,000 head of poultry will be slaughtered and buried after avian influenza was discovered at two breeding farms in Mimasaka cit...
11 Dec, 2020, 10.04 AM IST
- How windmills aren't so 'green' after all11 Jul, 2017, 10.33 PM IST
Diclofenac not the sole cause of vulture deaths, say expertsUse of diclofenac in animals has been reported to have led to a sharp decline in the vulture population in the Indian subcontinent and thei...
11 Sep, 2013, 05.42 PM IST
- Downloading right image for advertisements has become knotty issue
Mistaken identity in a government ad, however, is a trifle for the tree sparrow. It has been up against much worse in the neighbourhood.
22 Mar, 2013, 05.05 AM IST
- 400 flamingos die in Gujarat
Greater Flamingos, which fly thousands of miles from Siberia to breed in the warm marshes of the Khadir region in Kutch, are landing into a...
01 Dec, 2011, 04.41 AM IST
- Sankarankovil farmers try to keep peacocks away from crops, kill 17
In yet another mass killing of the national bird, 15 peacocks were found poisoned to death at a village near Sankarankovil in Tirunelveli d...
23 Sep, 2011, 05.05 AM IST