Plastic waste left behind by visitors is drastically reducing the depth of the Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary in Guntur district and harming migratory birds, say experts from Acharya Nagarjuna University. According to sources, water level in the lake has fallen considerably from what it was in 1996-97, the year it was taken over by the Andhra … Read more
In Vedanthangal, one can spot the open-billed stork, spot-billed pelican, black-headed eagle, Eurasian spoonbill, cormorants, grey heron and darter this season, says expert. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The bar-headed goose, considered one the world’s highest flying birds, recently visited the Muttukadu backwaters. Nearly seven bar-headed geese made a temporary halt at Muttukadu on December … Read more
The virus does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers, the Welsh government says. Source link
2.39am BST02:39 My colleagues from the data team wanted to test the hypothesis that more commonly-seen birds would get a greater share of the vote. However, comparing bird counts from the 2020 Aussie Backyard Bird Count with vote counts from Bird of the Year suggests there’s no correlation between the two. 2.37am BST02:37 For those … Read more
A peregrine falcon sitting on eggs in a Melbourne nest appeared startled after one of Australia’s biggest quakes on record struck, before flying away from the nest. Live-streamed footage from property group Mirvac for the Victorian Peregrine Project captured the falcon’s dazed look, as well as a falcon returning to the nest moments later. Eagle-eyed bird watchers on social media … Read more
In birds, the flu is caused by Influenza type A virus called H5N1 and highly contagious among the species. Bird Flu is a word which is not new to Indians anymore, thanks to frequent outbreaks ever since the infection surfaced over a decade ago. While the first bird flu cases were reported majorly in 2006 … Read more
The risk to humans is “very low”, the government said, and should “not affect the consumption of poultry products”. Source link