Kashmir cackles with 600,000 winged visitors (Feature)
November 23rd, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hokarsar Bird Reserve (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 23 (IANS) This premier wetland in Srinagar is in the prime of its beauty these days -- it is host to more than ... Read more...
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Helicopter crash in south-central Indonesia kills 2
September 26th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by BNO News
SUMBAWA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were killed on early Sunday afternoon when a helicopter chartered by a mining company crashed in south-central Indonesia, officials said on Monday.The helicopter, operated by ... Read more...
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U.S. pilot among three killed in small plane crash in Indonesia
September 22nd, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by BNO News
JAYAPURA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- A small aircraft crashed in a remote area in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Thursday afternoon, killing three people, including a U.S. national, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Free lunches for birds as Kashmir’s wetlands freeze
December 20th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, Dec 20 (IANS) With water bodies frozen due to sub-zero temperatures, thousands of migratory birds in Kashmir Valley are fighting for food and space in reserves here. So they ... Read more...
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40,000 bar-headed geese roosting in Himachal now (With Image)
January 20th, 2010 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Jan 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's Pong Dam wetlands in Kangra district is home to two-thirds of the global population of the migratory bar-headed geese these days, wildlife officials say. ... Read more...
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Dharamshala residents fear migratory birds may cause bird flu
February 17th, 2008 - 11:42 pm ICT by admin
By Akhilesh Bharti
Dharamshala, Feb.17 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh's Pong reservoir in Dharamshala is a favourite destination for many species of migratory birds. But these days the area is under bird flu threat, as ... Read more...
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