Wildlife & Biodiversity

Habitat destruction is dissuading great white pelicans from visiting Indian wetlands

Along with Siberian crane and flamingo, the great white pelican is amongst the most well know migratory birds in India
Habitat destruction is dissuading great white pelicans from visiting Indian wetlands
These birds spend most of their their lifespans in Europe, west Asia and parts of Africa. It is the frigid winters which makes them reach out to India for much-needed warmth. Photographs by Vikas Choudhary/CSE
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The migratory birds are having a hard time in frequenting the Indian wetlands in winters and the great white pelican is no exception.

Pollution, encroachment of wetlands and rising temperatures are dissuading these long-distance frequent fliers from visiting India when the temperature in colder European regions become unbearable.

Once disturbed, the whole colonies of pelicans leave a habitat and never return.
Once disturbed, the whole colonies of pelicans leave a habitat and never return.

The leaking antibiotics into the food webs is also disrupting the natural habitats of these elegant white birds.

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