DOCSLIB.ORG

Kukkarahalli Tank Broad-Billed Sandpiper Forest Owlet | Vol

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Kukkarahalli Tank Broad-Billed Sandpiper Forest Owlet | Vol Kukkarahalli Tank Broad-billed Sandpiper Forest Owlet | Vol. 10 No. 6 10 | Vol. RDS I VOL. 10 NO. 6 B Indian Contents 141 Avifauna of Kukkarahalli Tank: Indian BIRDS Decline of species due to impact of ‘restoration’ work www.indianbirds.in VOL. 10 NO. 6 M. K. Sapthagirish, Sukhprit Kaur & Honnavalli N. Kumara DATE OF PUBLICATION: 30 NOVEMBER 2015 147 Status and distribution of Broad-billed Sandpiper ISSN 0973-1407 Calidris falcinellus in Gujarat, India Prasad Ganpule, Maulik Varu, Kapilsinh V. Zala & Ashvin Trivedi EDITOR: Aasheesh Pittie [email protected] 149 A monospecific colony of Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis ASSOCIATE EDITORS: V. Santharam, Praveen J. in agricultural landscape of central Uttar Pradesh, India Rajneesh Dwevedi, Aniket Kumar, Mahendiran Mylswamy EDITORIAL BOARD Maan Barua, Anwaruddin Choudhury Bill Harvey, Farah Ishtiaq, Rajah Jayapal 151 Recent sightings of Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Ragupathy Kannan, Madhusudan Katti in Barak Valley, Assam R. Suresh Kumar, Taej Mundkur, Rishad Naoroji Amir Sohail Choudhury Prasad Ganpule, Suhel Quader Harkirat Singh Sangha, C. Sashikumar 152 Status of Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans in India Manoj Sharma, S. Subramanya, K. S. Gopi Sundar Prasad Ganpule CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS 155 Woolly-necked Storks Ciconia episcopus nesting on mobile-towers in Clement Francis, Ramki Sreenivasan Pune, Maharashtra LAYOUT & COVER DESIGN: K. Jayaram Umesh Vaghela, Dipak Sawant & Vishwanath Bhagwat OffICE: P. Rambabu 156 Observations of Black-tailed Crake Zapornia bicolor in Shillong, Meghalaya Sudhanya Ray Hajong NEW ORNIS FOUNDATION Registration No. 314/2004 157 Occurrence of Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti in Betul District, and the importance of its conservation in the Satpura landscape FOUNDER TRUSTEES Prachi Mehta, Prasanna N. S., Anil Kumar Nagar & Jayant Kulkarni Zafar Futehally (1920–2013) Aasheesh Pittie, V. Santharam 159 A record of Oriental Dwarf KingfisherCeyx erithaca from TRUSTEES Vansda National Park, Gujarat Aasheesh Pittie, V. Santharam, Rishad Naoroji, M. U. Jat Taej Mundkur, S. Subramanya, Suhel Quader, Praveen J. 160 Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti in Pune District, Maharashtra Shruti A. Dudhane AIMS & OBJECTIVES • To publish a newsletter that will provide a platform to birdwatchers for publishing notes and observations 161 A Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus from Banni Grasslands, Gujarat, India primarily on birds of South Asia. Veer Vaibhav Mishra • To promote awareness of birdwatching amongst the general public. 162 A case of total albinism in a Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer D. E. Gabadage, W. M. S. Botejue, A. S. Dias, T. D. Surasinghe & D. M. S. • To establish and maintain links/liaison with other S. Karunarathna associations or organized bodies in India or abroad whose objectives are in keeping with the objectives of the Trust (i.e. to support amateur birdwatchers with 164 Letters to the Editor cash / kind for projects in ornithology). 168 Review SUBSCRIPTION InfORMATION Type Annual 3-year Snapshot sightings Individual Rs. 300 Rs. 900 168A Student (up to 10th) Rs. 200 Rs. 600 Institution Rs. 800 Rs. 2,400 Foreign Individual $30 $90 Foreign Institution $85 $225 Please make payments favouring FRONT COVER: Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus at Spiti Valley, 4,115 m, 01 March 2014. EW RNIS OUNDATION N O F PHOTOGRAPHER: Rahul Rao For online payment: http://www.indianbirds.in/subscription-india/ BACK COVER: Pied Harrier Circus aeruginosus PHOTOGRAPHER: Kallol Mukherjee Send subscriptions to: New Ornis Foundation, 2nd Flr, BBR Forum, Rd. No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034, India. SAPTHAGIRISH ET AL.: Kukkarahalli Tank 141 Avifauna of Kukkarahalli tank: Decline of species due to impact of ‘restoration’ work M. K. Sapthagirish, Sukhprit Kaur & Honnavalli N. Kumara Sapthagirish, M. K., Kaur, S., & Kumara, H. N., 2015. Avifauna of Kukkarahalli Tank: Decline of species due to impact of ‘restoration’ work. Indian BIRDS 10 (6): 141–146. M. K. Sapthagirish, # F/34, New Sayyaji Rao Road, Fort Mohalla, Mysore 560004, Karnataka, India. Sukhprit Kaur, Centre for Environment Education South 143, Kamala Mansion, Infantry road, Bengaluru 570001, Karnataka, India. Honnavalli N. Kumara, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Anaikatty P.O., Coimbatore 641108, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: [email protected] [Corresponding author] Manuscript received on 10 July 2012. Abstract Urban wetlands are, potentially, important bird habitats, but the impact that developmental activities around wetlands, directed at improving tourism, have on local bird diversity is poorly understood. Kukkarahalli Tank offers a unique opportunity to assess this. A checklist of birds of the area was completed in 1997, but development activities were completed during 2002–2004. We conducted bird surveys during 1999–2000 and 2006–2007, and compare the results with the 1997 checklist to understand if species richness, and number of breeding species, varied. 120 bird species were recorded in 1999–2000, and 104 during 2006–2007. The study results show a steep decline in avian species richness (41%), along with the displacement of several breeding species (32%), including those of conservation concern such as Spot-billed Pelican, Painted Stork, and Black-headed Ibis. The decline in diversity and breeding activities in the tank is attributed to the structural changes in the wetland ecosystem. This study provides strong evidence for the need for an ecological approach in other urban wetlands where planning to improve visitation rates are being made. Such planning can help limit the loss of important biodiversity that may already be using these wetlands. Introduction Over the years, the tank has faced continuous developmental Wetlands are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, pressures, but the impacts of these pressures are poorly sustaining high species richness (Dugan 1990; Gibbs 2000; understood (Guruprasad 1997; Ravikumar et al. 1999). Earlier, Sridhar et al. 2000). Lakes and tanks are the major inland the Mysore Amateur Naturalists (MAN), a local non-government wetlands persisting in urban areas and have been considered organisation, published a comprehensive avifaunal checklist of ecological security zones, and indicators of sustainable urban Kukkarahalli Tank, which was compiled over a period ten years development (Gibbs 2000; Saunders et al. 2002). Urbanisation (1987–1997), and reported 180 species (Guruprasad 1997). is responsible for biodiversity loss, and biological homogenisation, To assess whether the on going development activities had an in many countries (Pauchard et al. 2006). Urbanisation that does impact on the birds, we monitored the species richness, and not incorporate natural resource management and preservation abundance, of birds from September 1999 to September 2000, has led to the decline of wetlands in cities due to encroachment and from December 2006 to November 2007. We hoped the for building constructions, and conversion to dump sites for results of our study would help guide future development plans solid wastes and sewage. Additionally, pollution via sewage and of wetlands, especially those in urban areas. In our study we focus industrial effluents has caused increased eutrophication, causing particularly on the changes in species assemblages. We also use deterioration in the quality of wetland habitats (Foote et al. 1996; the opportunity to underscore the importance of persisting urban Bedford 1999). wetland bodies like Kukkarahalli Tank. India has an estimated wetland cover of ~58.2 million ha (Directory of Indian wetlands: Anonymous 1993), which supports Materials & methods a huge biodiversity. Healthy wetlands are essential for the Study site sustenance of India’s diverse populations of plants and animals, and they support a large number of wetland-dependent endemic The Kukkarahalli Tank (12.30°N, 78.63°E; 760 m asl; Fig. 1) species. Thousands of such wetlands are biologically important, in Mysore, Karnataka, receives both, the south–western, and but very few are brought under the umbrella of “protected area the north-east monsoons, with an average rainfall of 782 mm network”. Only 25 wetland sites in India are protected under the (Anonymous 2015; National Wetland Atlas 2010). At full tank Ramsar Convention (Wetlands of India 2009), and some are level its water spread is ~0.39 sq. km, and maximum depth c. 08 designated as Important Bird Areas (IBA) under the Indian Bird m. On its western edge lie a horticulture seed centre, a teachers Conservation Network (IBCN 2009). Karnataka State has about training centre, and an abandoned coffee plantation; a marshy 11,024 inland water bodies (National Wetland Atlas 2010) of stretch, overgrown with water hyacinth Eichornia crassipes, and which only 36, including Kukkarahalli Tank, have been designated grass species such as Typha, marks its northern edge. Large as IBAs (IBCN 2009). plantations of teak Tectona grandis, eucalyptus Eucalyptus Kukkarahalli Tank is situated in the heart of Mysore city and grandis, and acacia species, interspersed with bamboo Bambusa its birdlife has been well documented (Guruprasad 1997). arundinaria, lantana Lantana camara, and many shrub / weed 142 Indian Birds VOL. 10 NO. 6 (PUBL. 30 NOVEMBER 2015) during our survey the water level in the tank remained constant as its major source is the sewage influx from the surrounding areas (from last two decades). The ‘total count method’ was employed for water birds. The ‘encounter method’ was used to monitor the
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Dalbergia Proposal Guatemala (Rev.2)
    CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR AMENDMENT OF APPENDICES I AND II A. Proposal Inclusion of the genus Dalbergia in CITES Appendix II with exception to the species included in Appendix I. The UNEP-WCMC assessed the Dalbergia species of Latin America and concluded: “… all populations of Dalbergia spp. from South and Central America appear to meet the criteria for listing in CITES Appendix II” (UNEP-WCMC, 2015). Including the whole genus in Appendix II will be essential for the control of international trade by eliminating the arduous task of enforcement and customs officers of differentiating between the hundreds of Dalbergia species listed and not listed in CITES. The inclusion will help ensure that legal trade does not become a direct cause of the extinction of these highly threatened species and will help curb illegal trade. Considering that CITES Appendix II must include all species, which although not necessarily now threatened with extinction may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival, it is important to include the genus Dalbergia in CITES Appendix II. a) Resolution Conf. 9.24, Annex 2 a, Criterion A - ”It is known, or can be inferred or projected, that the regulation of trade in the species is necessary to avoid it becoming eligible for inclusion in Appendix I in the near future”. b) Resolution Conf. 9.24, Annex 2 a, Criterion B - ”It is known, or can be inferred or projected, that regulation of trade in the species is required to ensure that the harvest of specimens from the wild is not reducing the wild population to a level at which its survival might be threatened by continued harvesting or other influences”.
    [Show full text]
  • Project Rapid-Field Identification of Dalbergia Woods and Rosewood Oil by NIRS Technology –NIRS ID
    Project Rapid-Field Identification of Dalbergia Woods and Rosewood Oil by NIRS Technology –NIRS ID. The project has been financed by the CITES Secretariat with funds from the European Union Consulting objectives: TO SELECT INTERNATIONAL OR NATIONAL XYLARIUM OR WOOD COLLECTIONS REGISTERED AT THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOOD ANATOMISTS – IAWA THAT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SPECIES AND SPECIMENS OF THE GENUS DALBERGIA TO BE ANALYZED BY NIRS TECHNOLOGY. Consultant: VERA TERESINHA RAUBER CORADIN Dra English translation: ADRIANA COSTA Dra Affiliations: - Forest Products Laboratory, Brazilian Forest Service (LPF-SFB) - Laboratory of Automation, Chemometrics and Environmental Chemistry, University of Brasília (AQQUA – UnB) - Forest Technology and Geoprocessing Foundation - FUNTEC-DF MAY, 2020 Brasília – Brazil 1 Project number: S1-32QTL-000018 Host Country: Brazilian Government Executive agency: Forest Technology and Geoprocessing Foundation - FUNTEC Project coordinator: Dra. Tereza C. M. Pastore Project start: September 2019 Project duration: 24 months 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 05 2. THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS DALBERGIA 05 3. MATERIAL AND METHODS 3.1 NIRS METHODOLOGY AND SPECTRA COLLECTION 07 3.2 CRITERIA FOR SELECTING XYLARIA TO BE VISITED TO OBTAIN SPECTRAS 07 3 3 TERMINOLOGY 08 4. RESULTS 4.1 CONTACTED XYLARIA FOR COLLECTION SURVEY 10 4.1.1 BRAZILIAN XYLARIA 10 4.1.2 INTERNATIONAL XYLARIA 11 4.2 SELECTED XYLARIA 11 4.3 RESULTS OF THE SURVEY OF DALBERGIA SAMPLES IN THE BRAZILIAN XYLARIA 13 4.4 RESULTS OF THE SURVEY OF DALBERGIA SAMPLES IN THE INTERNATIONAL XYLARIA 14 5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 19 6. REFERENCES 20 APPENDICES 22 APPENDIX I DALBERGIA IN BRAZILIAN XYLARIA 22 CACAO RESEARCH CENTER – CEPECw 22 EMÍLIO GOELDI MUSEUM – M.
    [Show full text]
  • India Nation Action Programme to Combat Desertification
    lR;eso t;rs INDIA NATION ACTION PROGRAMME TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION In the Context of UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION (UNCCD) Volume-I Status of Desertification MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI September 2001 National Action Programme to Combat Desertification FOREWORD India is endowed with a wide variety of climate, ecological regions, land and water resources. However, with barely 2.4% of the total land area of the world, our country has to be support 16.7% of the total human population and about 18% of the total livestock population of the world. This has put enormous pressure on our natural resources. Ecosystems are highly complex systems relating to a number of factors -both biotic and abiotic - governing them. Natural ecosystems by and large have a high resilience for stability and regeneration. However, continued interference and relentless pressures on utilisation of resources leads to an upset of this balance. If these issues are not effectively and adequately addressed in a holistic manner, they can lead to major environmental problems such as depletion of vegetative cover, increase in soil ero- sion, decline in water table, and loss of biodiversity all of which directly impact our very survival. Thus, measures for conservation of soil and other natural resources, watershed development and efficient water management are the key to sustainable development of the country. The socio-ecomonic aspects of human activities form an important dimension to the issue of conservation and protection of natural resources. The measures should not only include rehabilitation of degraded lands but to also ensure that the living condi- tions of the local communities are improved.
    [Show full text]
  • India Fights to Get Rosewood Delisted from CITES
    India Fights to Get Rosewood Delisted from CITES drishtiias.com/printpdf/india-fights-to-get-rosewood-delisted-from-cites India, with the help of Bangladesh and Nepal, is trying to de-list ‘Dalbergia sissoo’, from the list of threatened varieties in order to protect the livelihood of handicraft manufacturers and farmers in the Sub-continent. Dalbergia sissoo is commonly known Rosewood, Shisham and is a medium to large deciduous tree, native to India, with a slight crown. Distribution: It is native to the foothills of the Himalayas. It is primarily found growing along river banks below 900 metres (3,000 ft) elevation, but can range naturally up to 1,300 m (4,300 ft). The temperature in its native range averages 10–40 °C (50–104 °F), but varies from just below freezing to nearly 50 °C (122 °F). It can withstand average annual rainfall up to 2,000 millimetres (79 in) and droughts of 3–4 months. Soils range from pure sand and gravel to rich alluvium of river banks; shisham can grow in slightly saline soils. Use: It is used as firewood, timber, poles, posts, tool handles, fodder, erosion control and as a windbreak. Oil is extracted from the seed and tannin from the bark. It is best known internationally as a premier timber species of the rosewood genus. However, Shisham is also an important fuel wood, shade, and shelter. With its multiple products, tolerance of light frosts and long dry seasons, this species deserves greater consideration for tree farming, reforestation and agroforestry applications. After teak, it is the most important cultivated timber tree in India, planted on roadsides, and as a shade tree for tea plantations.
    [Show full text]
  • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (A Govt. of India Enterprise)
    Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (A Govt. of India Enterprise) Notice Inviting “Expression of Interest” (EOI) for Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation (API) of 2D Seismic Data in un-appraised onland areas in 22 Sedimentary Basins of India. ONGC has been entrusted by MoP&NG, Govt. of India to carry out Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation (API) of approximately 40835 LKM 2D Seismic data in un-appraised onland areas falling in 22 sedimentary basins of India. The basic objective of the survey is to map and study Tertiary/ Mesozoic/Proterozoic sediments for prospectivity and assessment of their hydrocarbons potential. ONGC intends to outsource the 2D seismic A & PI jobs to reputed service providers so that it can be acquired, processed and interpreted in a scheduled time bound manner in 4 to 5 years as shown in table 1. Acquisition is to start tentatively from October 2015. ONGC seeks Expression of Interest (‘EOI’) under International Competitive Bidding Process (“ICB”) from reputed and experienced Indian as well as International bidders for API of 2D seismic data in these hitherto un-appraised onland areas in 22 sedimentary basins: A. Acquisition B. Processing and Interpretation Interested bidders may submit their response for Acquisition (A) or Processing and Interpretation (PI) or both ie, A&PI. Bidder may participate in one or more sectors for data acquisition depending upon their capability. As regards the Processing and Interpretation (PI) the areas may be clubbed in 2-3 groups depending upon geological complexity and type of processing required. It may please be noted that this is just a business enquiry and it does not constitute any offer for the intended work.
    [Show full text]
  • Sardar Sarovar Project
    FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Government of India Ministry of Water Resources Central Water Commission Narmada and Tapi Basin Organisation %vairt isaMcaa[- laaBa kaya-k`ma ko Antga -t 26vaaM p`baaoQana p`itvaodna P`aqama p`itvaodna vaYa- 2013-14 26th Monitoring Report under AIBP - Year 2013-14 (First Report) sardar saraovar nama-da piryaaojanaa ³gaujarat´ ( ) Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project (Gujarat) Monitoring Dte Narmada and Tapi Basin Organisation Gandhinagar frvarI 2014 February 2014 For Official Use Only Government of India Ministry of Water Resources Central Water Commission Narmada and Tapi Basin Organisation %vairt isaMcaa[- laaBa kaya-k`ma ko Antga-t 26vaaM p`baaoQana p`itvaodna P`aqama p`itvaodna vaYa- 2013¹14 26th Monitoring Report under AIBP-Year 2013-14 (First Report) Of sardar saraovar (nama-da) piryaaojanaa ³gaujarat´ Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project (Gujarat) inarIxaNa AvaiQa: 17 18 Ap`Ola 2013 - Monitoring Period: 17-18 April 2013 frvarI 2014 February 2014 %vairt isaMcaa[- laaBa kaya-k`ma ko Antga-t 26vaaM p`baaoQana p`itvaodna P`aqama p`itvaodna vaYa- 2013-14 26th Monitoring Report under AIBP Year 2013-14 (First Report) of sardar saraovar (nama-da) piryaaojanaa gaujarat Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project (Gujarat) ivaYaya saUcaI Contents Section Particulars Page No. List of Annexure 2 List of Plates 2 Abbreviations used in the report 3 Part-I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 NWDT Award 04 2.0 Sardar Sarovar Project 04 3.0 SSP under AIBP 06 4.0 Physical & Financial progress of the Project between 25th & 26th Monitoring 09 Report 5.0 Physical
    [Show full text]
  • Rosewood) to CITES Appendix II.2 the New Listings Entered Into Force on January 2, 2017
    Original language: English CoP18 Inf. 50 (English only / únicamente en inglés / seulement en anglais) CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA ____________________ Eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Geneva (Switzerland), 17-28 August 2019 IMPLEMENTING CITES ROSEWOOD SPECIES LISTINGS: A DIAGNOSTIC GUIDE FOR ROSEWOOD RANGE STATES This document has been submitted by the United States of America at the request of the World Resources Institute in relation to agenda item 74.* * The geographical designations employed in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the CITES Secretariat (or the United Nations Environment Programme) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The responsibility for the contents of the document rests exclusively with its author. CoP18 Inf. 50 – p. 1 Draft for Comment August 2019 Implementing CITES Rosewood Species Listings A Diagnostic Guide for Rosewood Range States Charles Victor Barber Karen Winfield DRAFT August 2019 Corresponding Author: Charles Barber [email protected] Draft for Comment August 2019 INTRODUCTION The 17th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), held in South Africa during September- October 2016, marked a turning point in CITES’ treatment of timber species. While a number of tree species had been brought under CITES regulation over the previous decades1, COP-17 saw a marked expansion of CITES timber species listings. The Parties at COP-17 listed the entire Dalbergia genus (some 250 species, including many of the most prized rosewoods), Pterocarpus erinaceous (kosso, a highly-exploited rosewood species from West Africa) and three Guibourtia species (bubinga, another African rosewood) to CITES Appendix II.2 The new listings entered into force on January 2, 2017.
    [Show full text]
  • National Parks in India (State Wise)
    National Parks in India (State Wise) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Rani Jhansi Marine National Park Campbell Bay National Park Galathea National Park Middle Button Island National Park Mount Harriet National Park South Button Island National Park Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park North Button Island National ParkSaddle Peak National Park Andhra Pradesh Papikonda National Park Sri Venkateswara National Park Arunachal Pradesh Mouling National Park Namdapha National Park Assam Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Orang National Park Manas National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Centre) Nameri National Park Kaziranga National Park (Famous for Indian Rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Centre) Bihar Valmiki National Park Chhattisgarh Kanger Ghati National Park Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) National Park Indravati National Park Goa Mollem National Park Gujarat Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch Vansda National Park Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar Gir Forest National Park Haryana WWW.BANKINGSHORTCUTS.COM WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BANKINGSHORTCUTS 1 National Parks in India (State Wise) Kalesar National Park Sultanpur National Park Himachal Pradesh Inderkilla National Park Khirganga National Park Simbalbara National Park Pin Valley National Park Great Himalayan National Park Jammu and Kashmir Salim Ali National Park Dachigam National Park Hemis National Park Kishtwar National Park Jharkhand Hazaribagh National Park Karnataka Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) National Park Nagarhole National Park Kudremukh National Park Bannerghatta National Park (Bannerghatta Biological Park)
    [Show full text]
  • Nesting in Paradise Bird Watching in Gujarat
    Nesting in Paradise Bird Watching in Gujarat Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited Toll Free : 1800 200 5080 | www.gujarattourism.com Designed by Sobhagya Why is Gujarat such a haven for beautiful and rare birds? The secret is not hard to find when you look at the unrivalled diversity of eco- Merry systems the State possesses. There are the moist forested hills of the Dang District to the salt-encrusted plains of Kutch district. Deciduous forests like Gir National Park, and the vast grasslands of Kutch and Migration Bhavnagar districts, scrub-jungles, river-systems like the Narmada, Mahi, Sabarmati and Tapti, and a multitude of lakes and other wetlands. Not to mention a long coastline with two gulfs, many estuaries, beaches, mangrove forests, and offshore islands fringed by coral reefs. These dissimilar but bird-friendly ecosystems beckon both birds and bird watchers in abundance to Gujarat. Along with indigenous species, birds from as far away as Northern Europe migrate to Gujarat every year and make the wetlands and other suitable places their breeding ground. No wonder bird watchers of all kinds benefit from their visit to Gujarat's superb bird sanctuaries. Chhari Dhand Chhari Dhand Bhuj Chhari Dhand Conservation Reserve: The only Conservation Reserve in Gujarat, this wetland is known for variety of water birds Are you looking for some unique bird watching location? Come to Chhari Dhand wetland in Kutch District. This virgin wetland has a hill as its backdrop, making the setting soothingly picturesque. Thankfully, there is no hustle and bustle of tourists as only keen bird watchers and nature lovers come to Chhari Dhand.
    [Show full text]
  • Range Extension of the Lilac Silverline Apharifis Lilacinus to Southern Rajasthan and a Review of the Literature
    PLATINUM The Journal of Threatened Taxa (JoTT) is dedicated to building evidence for conservaton globally by publishing peer-reviewed artcles OPEN ACCESS online every month at a reasonably rapid rate at www.threatenedtaxa.org. All artcles published in JoTT are registered under Creatve Commons Atributon 4.0 Internatonal License unless otherwise mentoned. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproducton, and distributon of artcles in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publicaton. Journal of Threatened Taxa Building evidence for conservaton globally www.threatenedtaxa.org ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) Note Range extension of the Lilac Silverline Apharitis lilacinus to southern Rajasthan and a review of the literature K.S. Gopi Sundar, Swat Kitur, Vijay Kumar Koli & Utkarsh Prajapat 26 June 2020 | Vol. 12 | No. 9 | Pages: 16180–16182 DOI: 10.11609/jot.5800.12.9.16180-16182 For Focus, Scope, Aims, Policies, and Guidelines visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-0 For Artcle Submission Guidelines, visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions For Policies against Scientfc Misconduct, visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-2 For reprints, contact <[email protected]> The opinions expressed by the authors do not refect the views of the Journal of Threatened Taxa, Wildlife Informaton Liaison Development Society, Zoo Outreach Organizaton, or any of the partners. The journal, the
    [Show full text]
  • 1 Ministry of Environment and Forests Wildlife Division **** Minutes of The
    Ministry of Environment and Forests Wildlife Division **** Minutes of the 26th Meeting of the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife held on 31st October 2012 in Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The 26th Meeting of the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) was held on 31st October 2012 in the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), New Delhi with Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests in chair. The list of participants is at Annexure-1. Additional Director General of Forests (WL) and Member-Secretary, Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife welcomed the Hon’ble Chairperson, the members, Chief Wildlife Wardens of the States, and all other delegates and officials present in the meeting. At the outset, the non official members felicitated and expressed their appreciation and gratitude to the Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests for having safeguarded the interests of environment, forests and wildlife in taking up the matter with Hon’ble Prime Minister in connection with the proposal for establishment of a National Investment Board (NIB). The members also expressed their deep appreciation to the spectacular success in hosting the prestigious 11th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP-11 in Hyderabad. The members mentioned that the success of the COP-11 was a great and significant achievement, bringing honour and credit to our country, due to the able leadership of Hon’ble Minister and her deep commitment towards conservation of biodiversity. Hon’ble Chairperson thanked the non official members for their felicitations and expressed that it was a collective effort of the entire team of officials, NGO’s and others who had taken great efforts for the successful conduct of the COP-11 and pursued negotiations relentlessly on the issue of resource mobilization, which resulted in agreement on doubling of funding for biodiversity conservation.
    [Show full text]
  • List of National Parks in India
    www.gradeup.co List of National Parks in India Protected areas of India • These are defined according to the guidelines prescribed by IUCN (The International Union for Conservation of Nature). • There are mainly four types of protected areas which are- (a) National Park (b) Wildlife Sanctuaries (c) Conservation reserves (d) Community reserves (a) National Park • Classified as IUCN category II • Any area notified by state govt to be constituted as a National Park • There are 104 national parks in India. • First national park in India- Jim Corbett National Park (previously known as Hailey National Park) • No human activity/ rights allowed except for the ones permitted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state. • It covered 1.23 Percent geographical area of India (b) Wildlife Sanctuaries • Classified as IUCN category II • Any area notified by state govt to be constituted as a wildlife sanctuary. • Certain rights are available to the people. Example- grazing etc. • There are 543 wildlife sanctuaries in India. • It covered 3.62 Percent geographical area of India (c) Conservation reserves • These categories added in Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002. • Buffer zones between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserved and protected forests of India. • Uninhabited and completely owned by the Government. • It covered 0.08 Percent geographical area of India (d) Community reserves • These categories added in Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002. • Buffer zones between established national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserved and protected forests of India. • Used for subsistence by communities and community areas because part of the land is privately owned. • It covered 0.002 Percent geographical area of India Act related to wildlife 1 www.gradeup.co • Wildlife Protection Act 1972 • It is applicable to whole India except Jammu and Kashmir which have their own law for wildlife protection.
    [Show full text]