Birds, People And The Urban Dilemma
Birds have enjoyed mutualistic associations with people for thousands of years. The association has persisted despite the challenges posed by...
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The Shrinking Wetlands Of Majuli & Their Fight For Survival
Assam’s Majuli island is dotted with an elaborate network of wetlands of varying sizes and characteristics, a marker of the...
India Adds Five More Wetlands To Its List Of Ramsar Sites
India now has 80 Ramsar sites covering an area of 1.33 million hectares. Five new Ramsar sites, added ahead of...
Book On Endemic Birds Says 3 Species Almost Extinct
Seventy-eight out of 1353 bird species in India are endemic to the country; three of them are critically endangered, according...
Community-led Wildlife Tourism Finds Its Niche In The Himalayas
The small village of Latpanchar, located next to Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary in the Himalayan foothills of India’s West Bengal state,...
Declining Bird Numbers A ‘Grim’ Reminder Of Rapid Biodiversity Loss
Around 60 percent of birds in India have experienced population decline over the long term of 30 years, says 2023...
Birds Found Using Waste To Build Nests In A Bhopal Institute
A new study by scientists from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal and National Centre for Biological...
‘All That Breathes’ In Cannes Special Screening
Delhi-based filmmaker Shaunak Sen’s documentary “All That Breathes” will premiere in the Special Screening segment at the upcoming Cannes Film...
