Why we shouldn't be too quick to blame migratory animals for global disease
Recent research indicates that migratory animals may not be the primary culprit
Commitment made to protect threatened seabirds and waterbirds
Conservation of waterbirds is important as they offer a source of livelihood to people
Bird flu in Tibet, Kazakhstan
India sounds caution; nations building drug stockpile
Migratory birds arrive in Odisha’s Chilika before winter; is climate change to blame?
Early onset of winter in their native habitats could have prompted the birds to fly & descend in Chilika this early
Bird flu confirmed in Sambhar, 80 birds dead in 5 days
Veterinarians deployed by local administration yet to reach bird flu-hit Sambhar
Southern Bihar’s Jamui district becomes an avian paradise
Two potential Ramsar sites in the district have welcomed a host of migratory birds from Eurasia this winter
Only Ramsar site in Bihar neglected and on verge of drying up
Bird hunting, land acquisition threaten Kawar lake even as state government proposes other sites for declaration
Odisha bird poaching: 2 arrested with carcass of migratory birds in Chilika
Around 5 poachers have been arrested in the state since October
Bihar starts tagging migratory birds for conservation
As many as 91 migratory birds have been tagged so far
Bihar forest department recovers 155 skinned migratory birds from poacher
The man used to supply meat of migratory birds to various parts of north Bihar
Did war in Ukraine drive more migratory birds to Chilika lake in Odisha?
There were over a million birds of 184 species in the lagoon in December 2022
Déjà vu in Sambhar: Over 49 crows die in 3 days, samples sent to Bhopal
Over 18,000 birds had died of avian botulism in 2019 in and around Sambhar lake
How Assam’s Deepor Beel is perishing from concretisation, waste dumping
The lake is home to exotic birds, wildlife and supports livelihoods of hundreds
National Birds Day 2024: Over a million birds belonging to 184 species visit Odisha’s Chilika lake
Rare Pallas fish eagle spotted after a decade on Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon
Odisha starts evicting illegal prawn gherries in Chilika
Around 349 hectares cleaned on first day; drive to continue for a few more days
Bird flu scare in Kerala: What’s pushing sudden rise in cases again?
Mass culling of ducks in Kerala spark loss fears among farmers
Odisha’s Chilika lake gets more winged visitors this summer despite scorching heat
Over 62,000 birds of 88 species found in lake during annual summer survey
Budget 2023-24: ‘Amrit Dharohar’ to encourage conservation of vital wetlands in India
Scheme to promote wetland conservation through community participation
Phailin keeps migratory birds away from Chilika lake
Only 120,000 birds have congregated at the Nalabana sanctuary in Odisha this year
Real estate invades Dadri wetland
Bil Akbarpur is not included in the list of wetlands by district authorities
Central Asian Flyway recognised to protect over 600 migratory bird species
The flyway covers countries ranging from Russian Siberia to the Maldives
COP14: Draft resolutions on the Atlas on animal migratory species, maltreatment of seabirds submitted
Thousands of seabirds are killed every year in the Mediterranean region alone
CMS COP14: Action plans for African-Eurasian migratory landbirds, other avian species adopted
India and Bangladesh submit joint proposal to list Indian skimmer under the CMS
Everything that happened at CMS COP14
New initiatives to address threats of zoonotic diseases, protecting natural areas for migratory species introduced at summit
India signs treaty for conserving migratory birds of prey
The agreement, also called the Raptors MoU, covers 93 species of migratory birds of prey and extends up to 131 range states in the African-…