Wetlands Of India

With the long-pending Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project making progress, the fate of the flamingo habitat at Sewri Bay is almost sealed. Environmentalists are opposed to the trans-harbour link, as the bridge will be built at a spot where 15,000 to 20,000 flamingoes come every year….More..

http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/08/06/stories/2006080601112000.htm

Beyond question, flamingos are the main attraction at Pulicat. It is said that over 15,000 of them spend the winter months here. And every year at Sullurpet, the Andhra Pradesh Wildlife Division celebrates the arrival of these birds with a grand event. With a dog show, this year’s ‘Flamingo Festival’ (December 28-30) promises to be a lot more different. However, with naturalists going to present papers and discuss why Pulicat Lake deserves to be accorded ‘Ramsar Site’ status, we can rest assured this annual festival has not lost its focus…More..

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/12/29/stories/2007122951330100.htm

Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has announced that a Lake Protection Authority will be constituted immediately for protection of all water bodies in the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority…..More..

http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/23/stories/2007112360350300.htm

Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy has finally turned attention on the need to restore the once picturesques lakes of Hyderabad. In all he has selected 500 lakes for development.

He has entrusted the conservation, protection, beautification and maintenance of these lakes in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area to Hyderabad Urban Development Authority.

He said conservation of these all important water bodies are very important and they are vulnerable to encroachment by vested interests and land grabbers. Hence the HUDA should immediately swing into action and protect all the identified lakes in the GHMC areas by constructing lake buds and fencing…More

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It is over three months since the book Waterbird Population Estimates - fourth edition was distributed.? The publication is now avilable for download on the Wetlands International website via the following link:?

http://www.wetlands.org/event.aspx?id=318e62d4-b171-4f99-b77f-fda289041f6a ?

The download includes all the tables, in Excel spreadsheet format, together with the introductory chapters as a .pdf file.? The size of the zipped file for download is 1.7mb.? Before you download the file you will need to complete a simple registration procedure.

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http://ramsar.org/lib/lib_manual2006e.pdf

http://assets.panda.org/downloads/wwfsummaryfinal.pdf

http://assets.panda.org/downloads/birdsclimatereportfinal.pdf

This book about avian influenza is available online.

http://www.birdflub ook.org/

Book titled “Bio-monitoring of wetlands in wild life habitats of India- Part 1 Bird Sanctuaries

http://www.cpcb.nic.in/birdsanctury/content0703.htm

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