Over 400 species of birds, butterflies recorded during survey in Coimbatore
The Hindu
The annual Birds and Butterflies Survey, which was held across Coimbatore Forest Division recently, has recorded 238 species of birds and 185 species of butterflies in seven forest ranges in Coimbator
The annual Birds and Butterflies Survey, which was held across Coimbatore Forest Division recently, has recorded 238 species of birds and 185 species of butterflies in seven forest ranges in Coimbatore district, according to the Forest Department.
In a press release, District Forest Officer T.K. Ashok Kumar said that the survey was conducted from December 24 to 26 in the seven forest ranges namely Sirumugai, Mettupalayam, Karamadai, Periyanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore, Boluvampatti and Madukkarai. The Forest Department collaborated with three organisations – Coimbatore Nature Society (CNS), The Nature and Butterfly Society (TNBS), and the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) – to carry out the survey to assess the presence of birds and butterflies in the forest ranges, he said.