Assambirds

Declining Bengal Florican and Its Conservation Human encroachment in the grassland area forced Bengal Floricans to leave their homland. There are only 450-1000 birds survive in the wild. Bengal Florican. Image ©Allan Michaud. By Mithu Das   September 04, 2011 Bengal florican  Houbaropsis bengalensis  is a critically endangered species. There are only 250-1000 birds survive in the wild. Its number dwindling because of us, humans, who are altering their habitat to agricultural lands. Conservationists warned that the species may be extinct within a decade or so if we...

How Bar-headed Geese Fly Over Himalayas Bar-headed Geese are world's highest altitude migrants. These birds migrate from Russia to China and then fly over Mount Everest to reach their wintering grounds in India. Bar-headed geese. Image ©Adesh Shivkar. By Mithu Das   September 04, 2011 I n July 2007, at least fifty Bar-headed geese were fitted with neck collars by Wildlife Conservation Society in Mongolia. Among these birds, one (No. C6) has been photographed by Adesh Shivkar in Pune, Maharashtra, on January 2008. This bird has travelled a distance of 4780 km and...