Mysore/Mysuru: The four-day bird census conducted at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve to study the bird diversity in various habitats, recorded over 290 species and eight new bird species in the National Park covering terrestrial, aquatic and aerial niches. Some of the rare species include Bar-headed Geese, Malabar Woodshrike, Redheaded Vultures and White-rumped Vultures, Ultramarine Flycatcher, Knob-billed…
Bird Census in Bandipur Tiger Reserve from tomorrow
February 4, 2021Chamarajanagar: After the successful Bird Festival in Biligiri Ranganatha Tiger (BRT) and Bird Census at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department is conducting a Bird Census at Bandipur Tiger Reserve from tomorrow. It will be held for three days and the Reserve is playing host to such an exercise after a gap of 18 years….
Bird census at Ranganathittu: 60 winged beauties recorded in 3 hours
June 9, 2019Islands stabilise after last year’s deluge By V. Shourabh Srirangapatna: The Forest Department conducted a bird census to document winged beauties at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary this morning. The bird census was officially started last year and today’s survey was the first for this year. The objective was to prepare a baseline data with a scientific…
Second bird census held at Ranganathittu
May 14, 2018Census to be conducted four times in a year Srirangapatna: In a bid to pitch for the International Wetland Site status later in the year through the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) and to bring in the best international conservation practices at the sanctuary, the second bird census of the…
First-ever Bird Census held at Ranganathittu Sanctuary
March 11, 2018Srirangapatna: The Forest Department, in association with Mysore Bird Watchers’ Group, for the first time conducted a Bird Census at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Srirangapatna this morning. About 75 volunteers and avid bird watchers took part in this census. The census was originally scheduled on Mar. 4, but was postponed to Mar. 11 following the…
Bird census on Mar.11 at Ranganathittu
March 9, 2018Mysuru: The first-ever bird census to be conducted by Forest Department at Ranganathittu Sanctuary, which was to be held on Mar.4, will now be held on Mar.11 at 6 am. The census was postponed due to the untimely demise of Conservator of Forest S. Manikandan on Mar.3 at Nagarahole when a wild elephant trampled him…
Bird Census at Ranganathittu on Mar. 4
March 1, 2018Mysuru: The famed Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near Srirangapatna will be closed for visitors till 11 am on Sunday, Mar. 4. For, the Forest Department will conduct the first-ever bird census from 6 am to 10 am on that day. Normally, the sanctuary opens at 9 am. The bird census is being conducted by the Department…
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