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Pesticide poisoning also threatens vultures across the country. …
Pesticide poisoning also threatens vultures across the country. …
Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan, is littered …
Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan, is littered …
The country’s vulture population crashed from over 40,000 in …
The valley witnessed landslides earlier too, but their number has …
Over 2 metre-tall Himalayan knotweed plants and ferns line parts …
Uttarakhand’s famed Valley of Flowers seems to be losing its …
Uttarakhand’s famed Valley of Flowers seems to be losing its …
The white Himalayan knotweed flowers are visible in most parts of …
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Pesticide poisoning also threatens vultures across the country. On March 17, 2022, Kamrup district in Assam reported 97 vulture deaths after they consumed two pesticide-smeared carcasses that had been kept by farmers to kill stray dogs. Here, a Himalayan Griffon, Egyptian vulture and Eurasian Griffon are seen in Jorbeer.
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Pesticide poisoning also threatens vultures across the country. On March 17, 2022, Kamrup district in Assam reported 97 vulture deaths after they consumed two pesticide-smeared carcasses that had been kept by farmers to kill stray dogs. Here, a Himalayan Griffon, Egyptian vulture and Eurasian Griffon are seen in Jorbeer.
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Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan, is littered with plastic and other non-biodegradable waste that spills out from animal carcasses dumped for birds’ consumption in the protected area. The plastic waste pollutes the land and risks further consumption bt birds and livestock around the reserve.
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Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan, is littered with plastic and other non-biodegradable waste that spills out from animal carcasses dumped for birds’ consumption in the protected area. The plastic waste pollutes the land and risks further consumption bt birds and livestock around the reserve.
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The country’s vulture population crashed from over 40,000 in 2003 to 18,645 in 2015, according to the last vulture census conducted by intergovernmental body Bird Life International. Here, an Egyptian vulture is seen in Jorbeer.
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DVD NO. MDVDDP068
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The valley witnessed landslides earlier too, but their number has increased in recent years, says Santosh Rana, a tour guide operating in the area. The temperatures have risen and snowfall, which provides moisture to the germinating plants, has significantly reduced, he says.
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Over 2 metre-tall Himalayan knotweed plants and ferns line parts of the trek to the Valley of Flowers. Smaller flowering plants seldom emerge under such thick growth, or remain hidden. “Every year, the forest department spends lakhs of rupees on labourers who manually uproot the weed. Last year, the activity was undertaken thrice,” says Chandrashekhar Chauhan, president of Eco Club, a non-profit that works to remove plastic waste in the area.
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Uttarakhand’s famed Valley of Flowers seems to be losing its floral diversity and density. Changes in weather and flawed conservation policy are the reasons, say experts and residents of nearby villages
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Uttarakhand’s famed Valley of Flowers seems to be losing its floral diversity and density. Changes in weather and flawed conservation policy are the reasons, say experts and residents of nearby villages
DVD NO. MDVDDP070
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Endangered Species
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The white Himalayan knotweed flowers are visible in most parts of the valley. Here they dominate purple balsam flowers seen in the foreground. The government's decision to uproot the weed only ends up tilling and preparing the soil for the next bloom of the same flower, says Pallav Singh Chauhan of Bhyundar village, located adjacent to the valley.
DVD NO. MDVDDP070
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DVD NO. MDVDDP070
Endangered Species
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DVD NO. MDVDDP070
Endangered Species
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DVD NO. MDVDDP070
Endangered Species
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Endangered Species
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DVD NO. MDVDDP070
Endangered Species
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DVD NO. MDVDDP070
Endangered Species
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DVD NO. MDVDDP070