Indian Wildlife Club Ezine

Bird Watching Trenching Grounds- Alternate bird habitats Trenching Grounds- Alternate bird habitats -Ajay Gadikar In today’s scenario, the trenching grounds in cities have become alternate birding habitats. At any point of time you will witness large groups of birds circling above the dumping yards. We generally avoid the areas but if you just observe the kind of avi-fauna present there, it is just phenomenal, birds of various species in large flocks are seen here. Read More...
Burning Issues Asia'sCritically Endangered Vultures Asia'sCritically Endangered Vultures -Courtesy Chris Bowden Veterinary licenses to be withdrawn for two drugs – ketoprofen and aceclofenac - based on the good existing evidence that they are unsafe for vultures........................................ Read More...
Conservation Mountains and biodiversity Mountains and biodiversity Mountains are the home to a disproportionately large number of species. S.Ananthanarayanan ...................................Mountains cover only 25% of the earth's land area. But they are home to 85% of the species of amphibians, birds and mammals found on the earth................................................................................................... Read More...
Endangered Scavengers or Lifesavers ? Vultures have been part of our culture from time immemorial. The famous "Jatayu"of the epic Ramayana who gives up his life trying to save Sita from clutches of Ravana belonged to the vulture family. Or the cunning creatures in the animated version of The Jungle Book by Walt Disney, were also vultures. Read More...
Environment Education State birds of India I would like to share to publish the poster through Indian Wildlife Club.-Arindam Aditya Read More...
Film Reviews Indianwildlifeclub youtube channel on vulture ecosystems See our films featuring endangered vultures in their natural eco- systems. Do leave your comments in the channel after viewing. Read More...
News and Views Vultures in India-Theme of this Ezine A look at our archived resources on articles written by concerned citizens of India. Read More...

Bird Watching

Trenching Grounds- Alternate bird habitats

-Ajay Gadikar

In today’s scenario, the trenching grounds in cities have become alternate birding habitats. At any point of time you will witness large groups of birds circling above the dumping yards. We generally avoid the areas but if you just observe the kind of avi-fauna present there, it is just phenomenal, birds of various species in large flocks are seen here.

Burning Issues

Asia'sCritically Endangered Vultures

-Courtesy Chris Bowden

Veterinary licenses to be withdrawn for two drugs – ketoprofen and aceclofenac - based on the good existing evidence that they are unsafe for vultures........................................

Conservation

Mountains and biodiversity

Mountains are the home to a disproportionately large number of species.

S.Ananthanarayanan
...................................Mountains cover only 25% of the earth's land area. But they are home to 85% of the species of amphibians, birds and mammals found on the earth...................................................................................................

Endangered

Scavengers or Lifesavers ?

Vultures have been part of our culture from time immemorial. The famous "Jatayu"of the epic Ramayana who gives up his life trying to save Sita from clutches of Ravana belonged to the vulture family. Or the cunning creatures in the animated version of The Jungle Book by Walt Disney, were also vultures.