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20th certificate course in ornithology by Savitribai Phule Pune University begins on December 4

December 03, 2023 10:58 am

Recognized as a credit course by Savitribai Phule Pune University, the course will be conducted till February 19 at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute , Dr Satish Pande, founder of the ornithology course and director of Ela foundation said.

On third day of global bird counting event, Gujarat at 8th spot among states

February 20, 2023 10:39 am

West Bengal (438 species), Uttarakhand (391), Arunachal Pradesh (384), Assam (363), Karnataka (340), Maharashtra (339) and Tamil Nadu (323) were ahead of Gujarat, showedlatest data on eBird, the online platform which is powering the event.

Himalayan bird ‘green-crowned warbler’ sighted in Kutch

December 27, 2022 2:42 am

This sighting in Kutch was the first record of green-crowned warbler in Gujarat, editor of Flamingo journal Manoj Ganpule said.

For bird lovers in Pune, a basic ornithology course from Dec 12

December 07, 2022 4:18 am

The certificate course will be held at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute and is being conducted jointly by the institute and ELA Foundation.

Explained: The debate in American ornithology to change 'harmful English bird names'

June 25, 2021 9:20 am

Many want renaming of birds named after people linked to racism, slavery and White supremacy. Others say changing the names of birds would lead to confusion, and that it is akin to erasing an important part of history.

11-year-old from Pune sets record for reciting maximum number of subspecies of birds

June 01, 2021 8:30 am

What began as a mere interest has now led to Sanmit ensuring a place in the India Book of Records by reciting names of 505 subspecies of birds

The loudest bird in the world has a song like a pile driver

October 22, 2019 12:40 pm

Barrel-chested and big-mouthed, with a long wattle dangling from the top of its beak, this rainforest bird looks more like a Muppet than an avian Casanova.

Whitley Award winner ornithologist’s claims on conservation of Great Indian Bustard raise doubts

August 08, 2017 9:14 am

Later, during a chance meeting with him at Desert National Park, when I asked him about his work, his work space, his team in the area, he gave ambiguous answers," said Dharmendra Khandal who raised doubts about Dr Pramod Patil’s work on the conservation of the Great Indian Bustard.

450-yr-old festival in Chinchwad gets a green touch

November 22, 2014 5:21 am

A group of ornithologists has decided to use the platform to create awareness about the environment

Protecting the forest owlet

May 29, 2011 2:43 am

The critically endangered bird found in central India may be declared state bird of Maharashtra,but to what avail,ask ornithologists

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