Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indica), the smallest member of the bustard family is one of the four threatened bustard species of India. Though it has been given the highest degree of protection under Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of India, 1972, its numbers has gone down drastically. In 2011 it was declared as an Endangered […]
New Nesting Ideas Helping Grey Hornbills Survive in Treeless Cities
Adaptation is one of the key requirements for successfully evolving and staying alive in the race of “the survival of the fittest”. The Indian Grey Hornbills of Indore are playing by these rules and have adapted to a highly urbanized environment created by human beings. In the concrete jungles where there are very few trees […]