Waterbird census in Thiruvananthapuram underscores need to protect wetlands in Kerala capital
The Hindu
Almost 30% drop in the number and species of waterbirds in the district
The annual Asian Waterbird Census has seen a drop in the number and species of waterbirds observed in the capital district from last year.
The numbers have fallen almost 30%. This trend is reflected in all the 11 wetlands in the district where the census was conducted jointly by WWF-India and the Social Forestry Wing of the Kerala Forest and Wildlife department.
In 2011, the Karnataka government announced that five botanical gardens will be developed on the lines of the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru across the State. But according to the latest developments, there will only be four such gardens as the Horticulture Department is most likely to drop the project that was supposed to come up in Chikkaballapura district.