Large-scale study indicates population declines after collation of data from country’s conservation organisations and birdwatchers
A report on India’s bird population has painted a grim picture for many of the country’s species.– published on Friday – showed worrisome declines, with 178 species of wild birds identified as needing immediate priority for conservation.
Yong, who was not affiliated with the report, added: “The understanding that this report provides will help conservationists formulate strategies to save species.”The researchers, in a collaboration of 13 conservation and research organisations, analysed the 942 species for which they had enough data to determine their conservation priority as either high, moderate or low.
The report also stated that raptor and duck populations had declined the most, while numbers of several common species, such as the great grey shrike, were also falling. Migratory pintail ducks at Pobitora wildlife sanctuary in India’s Assam district. The report classified the species as in rapid decline and of high conservation priority.The exact causes of the falls in species populations are not yet clearly understood, but the report pointed to land-use changes, urbanisation, ecosystem degradation, monocultures, infrastructure development, pollution and climate breakdown as threats. The publishers of the report called for further research into the causes.
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