Tag: Annual Bird Count

Khurda: The wildlife wing of the Odisha forest department on Wednesday began the annual bird census in Chilika, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon and several other wetlands under different wildlife sanctuaries in the state. Forest department sources said as many as 21 teams with five members each comprising officials of wildlife organisations, several ornithologists, wildlife activists, and […]

Bhubaneswar: The observation during the mid-winter census of the avian species across all forest divisions in Odisha is certain to bring smiles on the faces of bird lovers and ornithologists. The survey conducted by wildlife divisions this month revealed the presence of 20.40 lakh birds including the migratory species, surpassing the previous year count of […]