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Kaliveli Wetlands- First Declaration for converting it into Bird Sanctuary
Recently, the Villupuram district administration in Tamil Nadu has issued the first declaration under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The declaration was issued in a bid to declare Kaliveli wetlands as a bird sanctuary. Key Facts This decision is highly appreciated by the Forest Department officials and conservationists since it will boost their efforts to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bird Sanctuaries • Conservation of Wetlands • Kaliveli Lake • Kaliveli wetlands • migratory birds • Pulicat lake • Wetlands • wetlands in India
Bird Deaths in Pong Dam Sanctuary
More than 1700 migratory birds died in Pong Dam of Himachal Pradesh under mysterious circumstances. How did the birds die? The scientist believe that the birds would have died of viral or bacterial infections. Also, they believe that it might be a flu as the birds are dying in large numbers. What steps have been ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Beas River • Maharana Pratap • migratory birds • Pong Dam • Ramsar Wetland site • Wetland Ecosystem
Bihar migratory bird festival
Bihar is planning its first ever migratory bird festival this year. This is a three-day festival to be organised in Bhagalpur District. It is to be jointly organised by Bhagalpur forest division, Bombay Natural History Society and the local Mandar Nature Club. The region houses a large number of migratory birds between November and March ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bihar Migratory bird festival • Conservation of Migratory Species • Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals • COP13 • migratory birds
Manipur: Orders issued to protect Amur Falcons
Amur Falcons are long distance migratory birds. They arrive in Manipur and Nagaland for roosting. They are Siberian birds that reach the North East for about two months at the onset of winter. After winter, they leave for South Africa. They traverse over 29,000 km migratory route between Siberia and South Africa. Key Highlights In ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Amur Falcon • IUCN • migratory birds • Russia • Wildlife Institute of India • Wildlife Protection Act
What is National Action Plan for Conservation of Migratory Birds?
On the eve of world migratory bird day, 10th October 2020, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that India has launched the National Action Plan for the Conservation of Migratory Birds. He apprised to the country that the ministry has launched the conservation plan along the central Asian flyway. Highlights There are 9 flyways in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bird conservation • Conservation • Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals • migratory birds • national action plan for conservation of migratory birds