Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 04:44
The next time you see birds flying in a "V`` formation, consider this: A new study says they choreograph the flapping of their wings with exquisite precision to help them on their way.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 10:27
The arrival of winged visitors to Chilika Lake, the biggest waterfowl habitat in the country, has dropped this season with 1.58 lakh fewer migratory birds sighted than the previous season.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 14:39
Some birds choose not to reproduce so they can guard the nests of their close relatives, a new study has found.
Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 17:07
The DNA sequences of insects and large predatory birds may help stop bird-airplane collisions, a study has suggested.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 10:09
Over 12 lakh migratory birds from Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Japan have flocked to Kashmir, giving a vibrant look to the wetlands and water bodies in the Valley.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 20:10
Nearly three lakh winter migratory and resident birds have arrived at Chilika Lake, Asia`s largest brackish water lagoon situated in Odisha, since the middle of October, a state wildlife official said Saturday.
Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 13:20
More than 25,000 migratory birds from Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Himalayan regions have arrived in the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha`s Kendrapara district, an official said Friday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 23:03
The number of bird species listed as Critically Endangered (CE) has reached an all-time high as per the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Birds for 2013.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 12:12
Migratory birds have started arriving at the Point Calimere sanctuary on Vedaranyam coast here with authorities taking extensive measures to ensure their protection following a steady decline in the number of winged visitors.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 15:45
It is the story of the first Thanksgiving meal from the perspective of the turkeys and their desperate attempt to get the first Turkey, off the Thanksgiving menu.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 19:47
The United Arab Emirates` (UAE) iconic Houbara bustards made an appearance in western Europe Tuesday when eight of the endangered Asian birds were officially unveiled at a ceremony in Paris at the Menagerie, the zoo of the Jardin des Plantes (National Museum of Natural History) in Paris.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 22:09
Days after cyclone Phailin left a trail of devastation in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, a Delhi- based wildlife NGO has helped save more than 300 birds from the two disaster-hit states.
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