The lake, a designated Ramsar site, has become an ideal destination for wintering migratory birds from the Trans-Himalayan region, Tibet, Central Asia, Russia and Siberia. Also, t ...

On the occasion of World Wetlands Day on Sunday, a top expert advocated the need for sustainable socio-ecological policies that help preserve these formations, which have been under considerable ...

Srinagar- The Hygam Wetland in north Kashmir has once again become a haven for migratory birds, with around 3 lakh avian visitors from more than 25 ...

From red-crested pochards, pintail ducks, greylag geese, green-winged teals, and ruddy shelducks to bar-headed geese, common coots, northern shovelers, oriental darters, and raptors, birds of ...

More than 1% of the biogeographical populations of two waterbird species have been recorded, these being red-crested pochard and ruddy shelduck. Other non-avian species present include 49 fish ...