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Assam's Purnima Devi Barman Receives 'Green Oscar' Whitley Gold Award 2024
Ms Barman wants to double the global population of the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork to 5,000 by 2030.
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National Birds Day 2024: History, Theme, and Significance
Birds play a vital role in the Indian ecosystem; they help control insect populations, pollinate plants, and disperse seeds.
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Britain Loses 73 Million Birds, Biggest Loss In Sparrow Population: Study
British Trust for Ornithology analysed data since 1970 to report that a number of species has disappeared across the UK.
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79% Indian Birds On Decline, 101 Species Classified "High Concern": Report
There has been a decline in population of 79 per cent of Indian species of birds as per the assessment of current trends, but there is also some good news as the number of Indian peafowls (national bird peacock) has shown a dramatic rise, says a report.
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US, Canada Have Lost 2.9 Billion Birds, Scientists Say People To Blame
From grasslands to seashores to forests and backyards, birds are disappearing at an alarming rate in the United States and Canada, with a 29% population drop since 1970 and a net loss of about 2.9 billion birds, scientists said on Thursday.
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North American Bird Population Fell By Quarter Over 50 Years: Study
The number of birds in the United States and Canada has fallen by an astonishing 29 percent, or almost three billion, since 1970, scientists reported Thursday, saying their findings signaled a widespread ecological crisis.
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Australia Rejects Adani's Plan On Endangered Bird, Delaying Mine Project
Australia's Queensland state government has rejected a management plan of Indian energy giant Adani to protect the endangered black-throated finch bird population, saying the company's proposals do not meet the approval conditions for the proposed billion dollar mine project.
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Earth's Wild Animal Population Plummets 60 Per Cent In 44 Years: WWF
"Runaway consumption" has decimated global wildlife, triggered a mass extinction and exhausted Earth's capacity to accommodate humanity's expanding appetites, the global conservation group WWF warned Tuesday. From 1970 to 2014, 60 percent of all animals with a backbone -- fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals -- were wiped out by human appe...
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World Sparrow Day: Declining Population Of House Sparrows Spark Concern
As we celebrate World Sparrow Day, ornithologist and bird watcher express concern over the dwindling population of House Sparrows or Passer domesticus.
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Scientists Warn Of Saltmarsh Sparrow's Possible Extinction In 50 Years
Many birds in Connecticut are suffering slow, steady population declines because of a loss of nesting areas, and scientists say the saltmarsh sparrow could be extinct in 50 years, becoming the first avian extinction in the continental US since 1931, the Connecticut Audubon Society reports.
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Risk to Human from Bird Flu Sub-Type H5N8 is Low: Government
The risk to human population from avian influenza sub-type H5N8 is "low" but the government has issued advisories to states and Union Territories to minimise bird-human interface as a matter of "abundant caution".
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Extinction Alert: World To Lose Two-Thirds Of Wildlife By 2020
Worldwide populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have plunged by almost 60 per cent since 1970 as human activities overwhelm the environment, the WWF conservation group said on Thursday.
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The Angry Birds Movie First Teaser Features Anger Management
The first teaser trailer for The Angry Birds Movie shows why the birds are so angry and explains how they control their rage. The trailer shows an island populated entirely by flightless birds, which is visited by mysterious green piggies. It is then up to a group of unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to
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Global Marine Populations Slashed By Half Since 1970: Reports
Populations of marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish have dropped by about half in the past four decades, with fish critical to human food suffering some of the greatest declines, WWF warned today.
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Angry Birds Maker to Tailor Games in Chinese Market
Finland's Rovio will start tailoring its Angry Birds mobile games to the Chinese market with help from Beijing Kunlun as it aims to step up business in the world's most populous country, it said on Thursday.
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Assam's Purnima Devi Barman Receives 'Green Oscar' Whitley Gold Award 2024
Ms Barman wants to double the global population of the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork to 5,000 by 2030.
-
National Birds Day 2024: History, Theme, and Significance
Birds play a vital role in the Indian ecosystem; they help control insect populations, pollinate plants, and disperse seeds.
-
Britain Loses 73 Million Birds, Biggest Loss In Sparrow Population: Study
British Trust for Ornithology analysed data since 1970 to report that a number of species has disappeared across the UK.
-
79% Indian Birds On Decline, 101 Species Classified "High Concern": Report
There has been a decline in population of 79 per cent of Indian species of birds as per the assessment of current trends, but there is also some good news as the number of Indian peafowls (national bird peacock) has shown a dramatic rise, says a report.
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US, Canada Have Lost 2.9 Billion Birds, Scientists Say People To Blame
From grasslands to seashores to forests and backyards, birds are disappearing at an alarming rate in the United States and Canada, with a 29% population drop since 1970 and a net loss of about 2.9 billion birds, scientists said on Thursday.
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North American Bird Population Fell By Quarter Over 50 Years: Study
The number of birds in the United States and Canada has fallen by an astonishing 29 percent, or almost three billion, since 1970, scientists reported Thursday, saying their findings signaled a widespread ecological crisis.
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Australia Rejects Adani's Plan On Endangered Bird, Delaying Mine Project
Australia's Queensland state government has rejected a management plan of Indian energy giant Adani to protect the endangered black-throated finch bird population, saying the company's proposals do not meet the approval conditions for the proposed billion dollar mine project.
-
Earth's Wild Animal Population Plummets 60 Per Cent In 44 Years: WWF
"Runaway consumption" has decimated global wildlife, triggered a mass extinction and exhausted Earth's capacity to accommodate humanity's expanding appetites, the global conservation group WWF warned Tuesday. From 1970 to 2014, 60 percent of all animals with a backbone -- fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals -- were wiped out by human appe...
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World Sparrow Day: Declining Population Of House Sparrows Spark Concern
As we celebrate World Sparrow Day, ornithologist and bird watcher express concern over the dwindling population of House Sparrows or Passer domesticus.
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Scientists Warn Of Saltmarsh Sparrow's Possible Extinction In 50 Years
Many birds in Connecticut are suffering slow, steady population declines because of a loss of nesting areas, and scientists say the saltmarsh sparrow could be extinct in 50 years, becoming the first avian extinction in the continental US since 1931, the Connecticut Audubon Society reports.
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Risk to Human from Bird Flu Sub-Type H5N8 is Low: Government
The risk to human population from avian influenza sub-type H5N8 is "low" but the government has issued advisories to states and Union Territories to minimise bird-human interface as a matter of "abundant caution".
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Extinction Alert: World To Lose Two-Thirds Of Wildlife By 2020
Worldwide populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have plunged by almost 60 per cent since 1970 as human activities overwhelm the environment, the WWF conservation group said on Thursday.
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The Angry Birds Movie First Teaser Features Anger Management
The first teaser trailer for The Angry Birds Movie shows why the birds are so angry and explains how they control their rage. The trailer shows an island populated entirely by flightless birds, which is visited by mysterious green piggies. It is then up to a group of unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to
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Global Marine Populations Slashed By Half Since 1970: Reports
Populations of marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish have dropped by about half in the past four decades, with fish critical to human food suffering some of the greatest declines, WWF warned today.
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Angry Birds Maker to Tailor Games in Chinese Market
Finland's Rovio will start tailoring its Angry Birds mobile games to the Chinese market with help from Beijing Kunlun as it aims to step up business in the world's most populous country, it said on Thursday.
