MANAKUDY BIRD RESERVE

  • April 12, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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MANAKUDY BIRD RESERVE

Subject: Environment

Context: Two tagged migratory birds spotted in salt pans in Manakudy bird reserve.

Concept:

  • Two tagged migratory birds — a redshank and a whiskered tern — were spotted in the salt pans of Swamithoppu in the Manakudy bird reserve in Kanniyakumari district.
  • The whiskered tern is possibly from European countries.
  • The redshank spotted in Kanniyakumari district is possibly from the subarctic region and it could be one of the birds tagged by the BNHS.

About BNHS

  • BNHS is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research.
  • It was founded on 15 September 1883 and headquartered at Hornbill House, Mumbai.
  • It supports many research efforts through grants and publishes the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
  • Department of Science and Technology has designated it as a ‘Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
Environment MANAKUDY BIRD RESERVE