Wetlands News Monitor September - October 2018
Wetlands News Monitor September - October 2018 TRENDING TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE: 1. News on Wetland Birds 2. Report on Drug-resistant Bacteria in Bellandur Lake 3. Report on Wetland Conservation 4. News on Wetland Encroachment 5. News on Wetland Mapping 6. News on Wetland Pollution 7. General Wetland News News brief on Wetland Birds, Drug-resistant Bacteria, Wetland Conservation, Wetland Encroachment, Wetland Mapping and Wetland Pollution. WNM Compiled by: Dr. B. Hemambika, Ms. A. Julffia Begam, Mr. N. Mohamed Ibrahim and Dr. Goldin Quadros ENVIS Centre, Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Anaikatty P.O., Coimbatore – 641108, India News on Wetland Birds (i) Red-necked phalarope species breeds in Eurasia and travels all the way up to Sri Lanka and New Zealand to spend its winters. Two rare wetland birds of the species Red-necked phalarope were sighted at the Panje coast in Uran after a gap of nearly 15 years. Young naturalist and documentary filmmaker Aishwarya Sridhar successfully photographed the two waders at the shore, much to the delight of birdwatchers community. Aishwarya, who has been filming and documenting the Uran wetlands for nearly a decade, since she was a child stated that the very fact that such a rare wader like Red-necked phalarope is being seen in Panje after so many years once again strengthens the case of protecting the last surviving wetlands of Uran, since so many birds come here, including flamingos. She added that there are two such waders currently at Panje. This species breeds in Eurasia and travels all the way up to Sri Lanka and New Zealand to spend its winters.
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