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In Short

Pollution affects birds' endocrine system

Range size has a clue for threatened species

House sparrows want old homes

Downsizing bird habitat

Alternatives sought

Dangerzone

Silence of the birds

Feeling the heat

Falling eagles

Eagles in Japan are dying due to pesticides

Last call

Will the song of the sarus be heard when the wetlands of Uttar Pradesh are drained?

Human anthrax and vultures

Afghanistan's parched wetlands

This war-ravaged country is heading for a disaster

Sudden death

4 flu mutants

Seven eminent virologists discuss the implications with Down To Earth

Avian returns

Bird flu resurfaces, exposes weakness of testing system

On its last legs

A rare bird versus a canal

No consensus on vulture census, conservation

Myopic relief

Cold comfort

Minor arrested

183 bird species have moved to higher threat category

Torpor: a neat survival trick once thought rare in Australian animals is actually widespread

To enter torpor, an animal decreases its metabolism, reducing its energy requirements

As told to Parliament (August 10, 2023): Centre prepared flood management plans for 23 river systems in Ganga basin

All that was discussed in the House through the day