Tag: Birds
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Study probes turtles’ survival years after oil spil
Unlike mammals and birds, which normally die after a few weeks, northern map turtles, which can live up to 60 years, can survive after being oiled for months.
September 28, 2022 -
Pre-monsoon survey launched in Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve
Around 300 personnel commenced the exercise in 10 ranges in the Sathyamangalam Division and in Hasanur Division that comes under the STR.
June 27, 2022 -
Several birds taken to hospital in Haryana’s Gurugram due to heatstroke
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that the temperature in parts of India, including the national capital, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh will not rise exponentially for the next 6-7 days.
May 3, 2022 -
Delhi’s ‘Nest Man’ provides shelter for more than 2.5 lakh birds
Rakesh Khatri, also known as the Nest Man, also teaches people to create nests and taught more than lakhs of students till now. He has also received many awards for building these shelters for birds.
February 7, 2022 -
Activists seek ban on caging of wild birds in Odisha
The recent case of Coco, a pet parakeet, seized from Cuttack city from the house of a senior academician illustrates the misconception and the wrong attitude of the public. In fact, the seizure was followed up by a sustained public campaign over social media and other media to force the department to return the bird to the owner.
January 27, 2022 -
Sweet sound of birds chirping at Kanpur zoo by press of a button
Arvind Singh, Kanpur Zoo Assistant Director, told IANS that the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has set up a 'Virtual Centre' at the Kanpur Zoo which provides information about the birds, turtles, dolphins and fishes living along the banks or in the Ganges.
December 28, 2020 -
Post Amphan: Nature lovers hang artificial nests for birds
The team is hanging artificial nests for the birds who need the shelters during monsoon.
June 16, 2020 -
79% Indian birds on Decline, 101 species classified ‘high concern’: State of India’s birds report
The report was released in Gandhinagar on sidelines of the 13th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP 13)
February 18, 2020 -
Our mythological birds
The Homa bird, of Vedic times, lives and breeds in the air, lays eggs in the air, and, before the eggs reach the earth, they hatch and the baby bird flies upward to join its mother. Persian, Turkish and Sufi poets praise them as divine birds, and birds of paradise
March 13, 2019 -
Do you understand what birds say?
In mythology and medieval literature, the language of the birds is considered divine, used by them to communicate with only the initiated.
January 6, 2019 -
Why you should feed birds, animals and Brahmins during Pitri Paksha
If birds and animals eat the offering, it is indication that the departed soul is happy.
September 30, 2018 -
Down the river
ONE of the great attractions of the Manas sanctuary, the masheer fishing that it offers was wasted on me since I am no angler. However, I did see plenty of the river, for when we left the sanctuary we took a boat and went miles down the Manas before continuing the journey over land. I …
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September 29, 2018 -
The end rather than the means
The New Caledonian crow’s style of learning may resemble the one followed by primitive humans.
July 4, 2018 -
In pics: Birds of different feathers in Raipur
April 18, 2018 -
Concern as kites fall ill, die in Siliguri
Nature lovers in Siliguri have voiced concern after several black kites started falling ill in Siliguri since last night. While some of the 46 birds dropped dead, most of them fell on the ground ill and died later. “Ninety per cent of the birds that fell ill have died,” officials of the Himalayan Nature and …
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April 8, 2018 -
Heart-stopping and majestic
Every time I discussed my tiger tales from Tadoba, Pench or Corbett with someone from Kolkata, I was always confronted with one question, “Are there any chances of a tiger sighting in the Sunderbans? I have heard it is almost impossible.” I would highlight recent tiger sighting posts on social media but deep within would …
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March 11, 2018 -
Spoon-fed in the south
Few birds are so unmistakable as a spoonbill. It is a truly grotesque bird when one analyses its looks, with the long, wading feet of a stork, the plump body of a duck, a distinctive nuchal crest in the breeding season, and a bill remarkably like a flat-stemmed spatula. When young it looks more like …
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March 11, 2018