A pelican in flight at Telineelapuram village in Srikakulam district, 150 km away from Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak The soft golden light of dawn breaks through the winter mist at Telineelapuram, illuminating the sprawling tamarind trees that house the season’s most awaited guests from Siberia — spot-billed pelicans and painted storks. The crisp … Read more
The ongoing Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) has revealed that some of the major threats faced by wetlands and the birds in and around them are habitat destruction, poaching, construction activities and landfills near water sources. The team of Wildlife Conservation Through Research and Education and Vizag Birdwatchers Society led by Vivek Rathod, A Yagnapathy, Vikram … Read more
A flock of godwits in flight in Mangalajodi, northeastern edge of Chilika Lake in Odisha. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak The flutter of a group of northern pintails breaks the misty morning silence at Mangalajodi, the northeastern edge of Chilika Lake, Asia’s biggest brackish water lagoon in Odisha. Slicing through the still waters, a boatman … Read more