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Two more wetlands in TN recognised as Ramsar sites; count rises to 18
Nanjarayan bird sanctuary and Kazhuveli bird sanctuary cover an area of 125 hectares and 5,151 hectares
Census estimates 6.80 lakh birds, 389 species in State
According to the Forest Department, the bird estimation was conducted on January 27 and 28 in all 38 districts in Tamil Nadu covering 894 vantage...
Increase in avian diversity recorded in Kovai wetlands
A total of 201 bird species were reported in the surveyed 25 wetlands. The second phase of census for terrestrial birds is scheduled to be held on 1...
Wiping out wetlands ends eco-system
To mitigate the adverse effects, there is a need to protect the wetlands and Tamil Nadu coastline, warn stakeholders including conservationists,...
NGT seeks action to remove invasive mussel from Ennore-Pulicat
The petitioner stated that the mussel spreads like a carpet over the river bottom preventing prawns from grazing or burying themselves in the river...
Community leaders to help resurrect missing waterbodies
Restoring disappeared waterbodies would recharge groundwater and provide drinking water to local communities, besides boosting water-based...
CMDA to create sponge parks on OSR land, restore wetlands
Member-secretary Anshul Mishra and other senior officials have rejected applications seeking reclassification of waterbodies into residential zones,...
Forest dept adds more wetlands for bird census
To get a better idea on bird diversification and their migration pattern, forest department has added 339 wetlands into its annual bird census...
