Migratory birds leave Chilika early as summer sets in

Eastern Odisha’s average maximum temperature for February has gone up by 3-4 degrees Celsius

Are Siberian migratory birds increasingly falling prey to India’s power lines?

A joint study by Russian and Indian scientists on two ospreys shows that this could indeed be the case

Rare Long-Billed Plover bird sighted in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika national park

Sighting of this rare migratory bird during the annual bird census is baffling wildlife officials and ornithologists

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

Coffee - not for birds

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Bihar plans migratory bird festival to raise awareness about them

The festival organisers hope the event will help in keeping a check on bird poaching incidents by making citizens value them

Wet end of 2021 leads to fewer migratory birds in Odisha’s Chilika this year

Migratory birds are wintering in cultivated farmland near Chilika because of more water in it this year, say experts  

World Migratory Birds Day: Save the gulls of the Sangam

Siberian gulls, who migrate to the Triveni Sangam in winter, die because of eating plastic; their habits also change when tourists feed them

CMS CoP 13 closes: Proposal to restrict trade in protected species diluted

Proposal to Article III of CMS dealing with trade of Appendix I species has been struck down 

Patterns in the sky

It is that time of the year again when starlings roam the skies in huge swarms that form distinct patterns. Down To Earth tells you more about …

The environmental costs of Trump's wall

All that concrete will generate millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions and the wall will ravage a unique desert habitat that straddles two countries

There is more to declining bird numbers than just climate change

Researchers say one should not jump to conclusions about bird physiology when assessing the effects of climate change on the avian population

Odisha starts evicting illegal prawn gherries in Chilika

Around 349 hectares cleaned on first day; drive to continue for a few more days

Eye in the sky

Satellite data can help understand how animals migrate

A historic flight

Dwindling numbers

Fatal flight

Plants have a new date with flowering

Many parties to UNEP CoP not paying arrears, flags document

According to the document, 20 countries did not contribute for three or more years  

Barrage repairs at Okhla park force birds out in breeding season

Irrigation officials dried up the wetland for 15 days for the task, but ecologists claim the repairs are not needed every year

Bird flu scare in Kerala: What’s pushing sudden rise in cases again?

Mass culling of ducks in Kerala spark loss fears among farmers

Bird in danger

Saving the black-necked cranes in India requires protecting its habitat

Escape route

Dams need structures to guide fish towards routes engineered for their safe movement

Birds flee winter home

Development work destroying wetlands, wildlife habitat in Bhopal