What's eating the vulture?

There were 2,000 vultures in Bharatpur's Keoladeo National Park during the 1980s. In 1998 experts could spot only four . Ornithologist …

National Birds Day: The various moods & colours of Indian city birds, through the eyes of an amateur ornithologist

Indian urban spaces are home to various birds; but some are vanishing at an alarming rate. Documentation such as this one brings hope and …

Silent invader

Prosopis juliflora can pose a big threat to bird population in Tamil Nadu

Penguins in peril

Rising temperatures in the Antarctic are harming penguins

Fowl fever

Bird flu in Hong Kong, again

Climate change causes species to change habitats

A warmer climate is playing havoc with both flora and fauna

Data doubled

Genetic information on avian influenza virus

Birds of a feather

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Chance encounter

Climatic susceptibility

A date with the Valley

Migratory birds flock to Kashmir despite the damage caused to wetlands by flood

At home with nature

Terrace, windowsills are a great space to nurture birds, butterflies

Hanging around

Bats. did they evolvefrom four-legged, flightless creatures?

Everybody must get stones

Bytes

Red roving fowl

India, which gave the red jungle fowl, the mother of all poultry to the rest of the world, is now importing poultry from outside and destroying …

Agencies working towards making Haiderpur wetland in west UP a Ramsar site

Haidepur is significant as it supports rich biodiversity, offers livelihood opportunities for locals

Blowout at Oil India well threatens national park in upper Assam

Condensate from the blowout has covered the water bodies, trees and tea plants near Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

Peacock isn't a pest...

...but chemical pesticides don't discriminate; 77 national birds die after eating sprayed grains

Top of the charts

Penguin walk saves energy

The funny walk is a penguin's way to deal with short legs

Silence of the birds

Large-scale logging in the tropics has led to the disappearance of bird species

Operation Everglades

This time, the US Army has environment on its mind

Wherever they may roam

Discovering new bird and animal species just became easier

Pushed into oblivion