Thirteen percent decline in birds at Orissa’s Chilika Lake
January 22nd, 2011 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IANS) Orissa's world-famous Chilika Lake saw a 13 percent decline in the number of domestic and migratory birds this winter as against the previous year, says the latest bird ... Read more...
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Over 4.5 lakh migratory birds wintering at Chilika Lake
January 12th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 12 (IANS) More than 4.5 lakh migratory birds belonging to 101 species from as far as Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Himalayas have arrived at the Chilika Lake in ... Read more...
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More tourists visiting Orissa’s Chilika Lake
November 30th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 (IANS) Inflow of tourists to Orissa's world famous Chilika Lake is on the rise, a tourism official here said Tuesday.In 2009, at least 550,000 domestic and foreign tourists visited ... Read more...
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Migratory birds sighted in Orissa lake
November 4th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (IANS) Thousands of migratory birds have been spotted in Orissa's Chilika lake during the past over one week, an official said.Usually migratory birds start arriving from places as far ... Read more...
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HOLD Migratory birds sighted in Orissa lake
November 2nd, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 2 (IANS) Thousands of migratory birds have been spotted in Orissa's Chilika lake during the past one week, an official said.Usually migratory birds start arriving from places as far as ... Read more...
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Census at Chilika lake counts 9.24 lakh birds
January 14th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 14 (IANS) About 9.24 lakh domestic and migratory birds have been sighted at Orissa's Chilika Lake, officials said Thursday at the conclusion of a bird census.
The migratory birds are from ... Read more...
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Six lakh migratory birds arrive at Orissa’s Chilika lake
December 16th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (IANS) At least six lakh migratory birds from places as far as Siberia and Ukraine have arrived at Orissa's Chilika lake, officials said Wednesday.
"About three lakh of them have ... Read more...
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Migrant birds make a beeline for Ranthambore
January 29th, 2008 - 9:35 pm ICT by admin
Ranthambore, Jan.29 (ANI): Popularly known as a tiger reserve, the Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan is also a sustainable habitat for migratory birds that arrive here even during the winters in large ... Read more...
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