Indian Wildlife Club Forum

Wildlife Are sparrows declining in urban India? Posted by Susan Sharma on March 24, 2005 It is always a pleasure to hear the chirping of sparrows heralding the beginning and end of a day. But in the last five years of which I spent three in Saket, South Delhi and two in Gurgaon I have been missing them. So it was with great anticipation that I noticed the first sparrow pair making a nest in our electric meter box. What has caused their disppearance and come back? Can anyone from India throw light on this? Read More View Comments \| Post Comment
Wildlife Sparrows and Vultures- Where are they? Posted by Susan Sharma on February 14, 2005 I travelled from Delhi to Jhunjhunu(Rajasthan) by road recently. It felt nice to be woken up in the morning by the chirpy sparrows. I suddenly realised how much I miss them here in Gurgaon. My friends from Delhi tell me sparrows are not seen anymore there as well. The number of rotting carcasses of dogs and even a camel on the roads made me wonder what happened to our vultures, the scavenger birds provided by nature. Is the loss of biodiversity on a fast track now? Read More View Comments \| Post Comment
Wildlife Tigers and leopards Posted by Susan Sharma on February 05, 2005 In January 2005, the Delhi Police seized a huge contraband of animal skins which included 60kg of tiger and leopard paws, 3 kg of claws and around 40 bones besides the skins. Also, in January the forest department has confirmed that Sariska in Rajasthan does not have any tigers any more. Ranthambhore, our showcase for tigers is suffering a crisis of management because of excessive tourist influx- and the lack of basic facilities to the villagers displaced from the forest. Can we do something, anything? We are a group of concerned individuals who are part of IndianWildlifeclub.com. We all want to do something. Can we make a difference? Speaking out, we can generate ideas for helping, for controlling poaching. Read More View Comments \| Post Comment

Posted by Susan Sharma on March 24, 2005

It is always a pleasure to hear the chirping of sparrows heralding the beginning and end of a day. But in the last five years of which I spent three in Saket, South Delhi and two in Gurgaon I have been missing them. So it was with great anticipation that I noticed the first sparrow pair making a nest in our electric meter box. What has caused their disppearance and come back? Can anyone from India throw light on this?

View Comments | Post Comment

Wildlife

Sparrows and Vultures- Where are they?

Posted by Susan Sharma on February 14, 2005

I travelled from Delhi to Jhunjhunu(Rajasthan) by road recently. It felt nice to be woken up in the morning by the chirpy sparrows.

I suddenly realised how much I miss them here in Gurgaon. My friends from Delhi tell me sparrows are not seen anymore there as well.

The number of rotting carcasses of dogs and even a camel on the roads made me wonder what happened to our vultures, the scavenger birds provided by nature. Is the loss of biodiversity on a fast track now?

View Comments | Post Comment

Wildlife

Tigers and leopards

Posted by Susan Sharma on February 05, 2005

In January 2005, the Delhi Police seized a huge contraband of animal skins which included 60kg of tiger and leopard paws, 3 kg of claws and around 40 bones besides the skins.

Also, in January the forest department has confirmed that Sariska in Rajasthan does not have any tigers any more.

Ranthambhore, our showcase for tigers is suffering a crisis of management because of excessive tourist influx- and the lack of basic facilities to the villagers displaced from the forest.

Can we do something, anything? We are a group of concerned individuals who are part of IndianWildlifeclub.com. We all want to do something. Can we make a difference?

Speaking out, we can generate ideas for helping, for controlling poaching.

View Comments | Post Comment

Share this page:

Page 13 of 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Indian Wildlife Club Forum

Wildlife

Are sparrows declining in urban India?

Wildlife

Sparrows and Vultures- Where are they?

Wildlife

Tigers and leopards