A photo exhibition held in Kochi highlighted birds…

[ad_1] Photograph of an Oriental Darter clicked by actor Mammootty | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Over 32 photographers were part of the annual bird photography exhibition organised by Induchoodan Foundation at the Durbar Hall Art…

Duo fined for capturing birds

[ad_1] Two residents of Kakkaraikottai hamlet near Orathanadu were fined for capturing Pond Herons, called as ‘Madayan Paravai’ in Tamil.According to official sources, the duo – Viji and Selvaraj of Kakkaraikottai — were found capturing…

Nigeria seizes over 1,600 birds in ‘largest’ wildlife…

[ad_1] Nigeria's customs agency says it has seized over 1,600 birds bound for Kuwait, in what it described as the country's "largest" wildlife-trafficking bust. Ring-necked parrots and green- and yellow-fronted canaries were intercepted at Lagos…

Why don’t birds get electrocuted on wires?

[ad_1] If we tried the same thing, the result would be... well, shocking. So what makes birds different? Let’s understand how electricity works. Electricity flows through metal wires, just like water flows through pipes. It moves…

When cities have trees that don’t belong, the…

[ad_1] Rapidly increasing heat due to climate change and the concomitant reduction in green cover have together significantly affected the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in tropical countries. These effects are more pronounced…