Decreasing use of camels in agriculture and transportation, …
Decreasing use of camels in agriculture and transportation, …
Decreasing use of camels in agriculture and transportation, …
The low presence of camels at Pushkar comes even as the results …
Decreasing use of camels in agriculture and transportation, …
There were just 3,000-4,000 camels being displayed at the fair, …
Overall, the camel population in India declined from 4 lakh in …
Decreasing use of camels in agriculture and transportation, …
Most camel breeders this reporter spoke to at Pushkar, cited the …
This year's Pushkar animal fair held between November 3-12, was …
Decreasing use of camels in agriculture and transportation, …
The low presence of camels at Pushkar comes even as the results …
The Ferruginous Duck, mistakenly called the White-Eyed Pochard in …
Migratory birds, which should have come to northern India by …
Faiyaz Khudsar, scientist-in-charge, Centre for Environment …
The Northern Pintail, seen here in Sultanpur, Haryana, was …
The Gadwall, seen here in Sultanpur, was seen last year on …
Something is amiss on the landmass of Eurasia. Birds that usually …
Sambhar, India's largest inland saltwater lake is an important …
The reasons behind the deaths of the birds are still a mystery. …
Sambhar, India's largest inland saltwater lake is an important …
On November 10, 2019, tourists visiting Sambhar lake in Rajasthan'…
At least 20-25 birds have also been found alive but in a critical …
This photographer was one of the first journalists on the scene. …
On November 10, 2019, tourists visiting Sambhar lake in Rajasthan'…
Sambhar : The lake where thousands of birds died. Toxicity is …
Many media reports have speculated that the birds might have died …
Farmers living along the 3,670 sq km command area of the Indira …
This stream is the water source for Barkitand village in Jharkhand'…
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Overall, the camel population in India declined from 4 lakh in 2012 to just 2.5 lakh in 2019. In Rajasthan, it decreased from 3.26 lakh to 2.13 lakh, in Gujarat from 30,000 to 28,000, in Haryana from 19,000 to 5,000 and in Uttar Pradesh from 8,000 to just 2,000.
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Most camel breeders this reporter spoke to at Pushkar, cited the same reasons for the population decline: Increasing use of vehicles both for transportation and agriculture, the diminishing pasturelands for camels, and in case of Rajasthan, the Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 2015.
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The Ferruginous Duck, mistakenly called the White-Eyed Pochard in India, was seen last year not before November 21. Questions have been raised on whether warming of habitat has affected the availability of food for migratory birds in Europe and northern Asia.
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Migratory birds, which should have come to northern India by November, have appeared in September and October itself
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Faiyaz Khudsar, scientist-in-charge, Centre for Environment Management of Degraded Ecosystems University of Delhi, told Down To Earth that the Northern Shoveler was not seen last year before October 30. But in 2019, it has already been spotted as early as September 18
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The Northern Pintail, seen here in Sultanpur, Haryana, was spotted last year on November 20, says Khudsar. 2019 has seen as slew of heatwaves across the world, which have affected the lives of several species.
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The Gadwall, seen here in Sultanpur, was seen last year on November 20. Khudsar says more studies are needed to prove whether climate change is behind the early migration of these birds
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Something is amiss on the landmass of Eurasia. Birds that usually come to winter in northern India in November, have this year, arrived in autumn, like these Eurasian Coots clicked in the in the Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary late October.
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Sambhar, India's largest inland saltwater lake is an important wetland and Ramsar site in Northern India. It plays host to various birds, both local and migratory. However, the tourists found large numbers of dead birds on that day, like this ruddy shelduck.
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The reasons behind the deaths of the birds are still a mystery. The viscera of a number of birds have been sent to laboratories in Bhopal and Ludhiana. The results of the tests are awaited.
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Sambhar, India's largest inland saltwater lake is an important wetland and Ramsar site in Northern India. It plays host to various birds, both local and migratory. However, the tourists found large numbers of dead birds on that day, like this ruddy shelduck.
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On November 10, 2019, tourists visiting Sambhar lake in Rajasthan's Jaipur district, made a grisly discovery. Thousands of dead birds like this black winged stilt.
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At least 20-25 birds have also been found alive but in a critical condition like this plover. They are being attended to by the forest department.
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This photographer was one of the first journalists on the scene. Over 2,300 dead birds have been buried in mass graves in the area, he says. But the death toll is expected to cross 8,000, according to him.
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On November 10, 2019, tourists visiting Sambhar lake in Rajasthan's Jaipur district, made a grisly discovery. Thousands of dead birds like this black winged stilt.
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Sambhar : The lake where thousands of birds died. Toxicity is being suspected, as is avian disease. But none are confirmed
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Many media reports have speculated that the birds might have died due to toxicity in the area. Some kind of avian disease too is being suspected. A clearer picture will emerge only when the lab test reports are out.
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Farmers living along the 3,670 sq km command area of the Indira Gandhi Canal have managed to reverse desertification in large chunks of land in Jaisalmer, the farthest district from the canal's source. They have dug small ponds, locally known as diggies to store the canal water during summer.
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This stream is the water source for Barkitand village in Jharkhand's Giridih district. It turns muddy and unusable during the monsoon.
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