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Bird watching at Keoladeo National Park (+photos)  -  Dec 24, 2008
New Zealand HeraldBy Jill Worrall View as one page. Painted storks jostle for position atop a tree in Rajasthan's Keoladeo National Park. Photo / Jill Worrall ...

Panel to hear Ghana park water issue  -  Jan 25, 2005
The Hindu..."It is for the first time that the Keoladeo National Park issue has been taken up by the CEC. It is a great relief to all of us,'' Mr.Vardhan said learning ...

Bird watching at Keoladeo National Park (+photos)  -  Dec 24, 2008
New Zealand HeraldBy Jill Worrall View as one page. Although birds are the main attraction in the park there are animals too - a mongoose darted across our path, ...

Swarovski sharpens its green edge  -  Jan 15, 2006
Financial ExpressThe company, which has been working in the Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur, ... “In its project at the Keoladeo National Park, the company has invested ...

Hope and fear in birds' paradise  -  Jul 13, 2008
HinduJAIPUR: There is both hope and fear at Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur this monsoon. The celebrated wetland, once the wintering ground for Siberian ...

`Fresh water can save Keoladeo Park'  -  Feb 20, 2005
The HinduThe Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur - withering away due to scarcity of water - can be saved from extinction only by a fresh infusion of water from the ...

Water shortage plays havoc on Bharatpur's wildlife  -  May 12, 2006
The HinduBharatpur: The Keoladeo National Park situated in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan is home to a variety of birds, animal and water life species. ...

Govt sanctions aid for Keoladeo park  -  Feb 17, 2009
Times of IndiaThe Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park, formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, is a famous avifauna sanctuary that has seen ...

Himalayan park on world heritage site shortlist  -  Jul 16, 2009
The HinduThe Kaziranga National Park and the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, , the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, the Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers ...

Tigers at large around Ranthambhore National Park  -  Dec 23, 2007
HinduSome eight years ago a tigress had made a surprise entry into the Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur and stayed put in its 29 sq km territory for years ...

Bharatpur bird sanctuary faces acute water scarcity  -  Mar 20, 2008
Hindu..."To maintain the wetland character of Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, 550 million cubic feet of water is required annually," he said. ...

Bharatpur's lone tigress dead, officials say it was heat stroke  -  Jun 11, 2005
Indian ExpressNEW DELHI, JUNE 10 Its bird count falling, Bharatpur's parched Keoladeo National Park claimed its latest victim this week when its lone tigress died of a ...

There's no water this winter in Bharatpur so no birds have landed  -  Jan 7, 2007
Indian ExpressMigratory birds have skipped the Keoladeo National Park, abode of over 370 rare species, because there's no water here. ...

Water crisis may scare off winged guests from Keoladeo  -  Sep 13, 2009
Times of India...some rain in recent times and the Ghana forests look invitingly green, water still remains to be the largest problem for Keoladeo National Park. ...

Panchana Dam behind the sad state of Keoladeo Park:Enviornmentalist  -  Nov 26, 2007
OneindiaIt has led to devastation of the aquatic character of the Keoladeo National Park(KNP) which is devoid of flowing water even during monsoon,'' said Harsh ...

With the state government not releasing water, India's best bird...  -  Jan 24, 2005
OutlookOne of the five water pumps in Rajasthan's Keoladeo National Park, KNP, bursts to life, spewing out smoke and diesel fumes in this bird haven. ...

Thar belt, the new nest for birds  -  Nov 14, 2006
IBNLive.comIt is said that the birds are being driven to this region because of another year of severe water scarcity in the world famous Keoladeo National Park in ...

Wild crane chase  -  Feb 8, 2008
Hindu Business LineSpecial guest: A file picture of Siberian cranes at the Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Since January the sizeable birding community in ...

'Birds deserting Keoladeo park'  -  Dec 5, 2009
The Hindu...week expressed concern over paucity of water in Keoladeo National Park and the threat of its de-listing from the World Heritage Sites looming large. ...

Pipeline plan to bring water, new life to Keoladeo  -  Feb 25, 2009
Indian ExpressOver 35000 wetland birds visited Bharatpur's Keoladeo National Park in January 2009, following a heavy monsoon in 2008, as per the latest bird census. ...

Drought hits India bird reserve  -  Jan 4, 2007
BBC NewsThe Bharatpur bird sanctuary, also known as the Keoladeo national park, was declared a national park in 1982 and a world heritage site in 1985.

Project launched to monitor Point Calimere ecosystem  -  Aug 29, 2005
The HinduIt is working on a major long-term ecosystem study of the Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur. Scientists attached to SACON produced a significant ...

Two's company in Sariska  -  Jul 6, 2008
Hindu...to deploy a company each of the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary in the Sariska Tiger Reserve, the Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, and Ranthambore. ...

India's Disappearing Vultures  -  Jan 23, 2010
Atlantic OnlineIn 1997 Vibhu Prakash, a scientist at the Bombay Natural History Society, recorded about forty vulture deaths in a colony in Keoladeo National Park, ...

Vertical distribution of alkali and alkaline earth metals in the soil...  -  Nov 1, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Australian Journal of Soil Research - HighBeam ResearchThe Keoladeo National Park (Fig. l) is located on the southeastern side of Bharatpur city, Rajasthan, India. The National Park was declared >250 years ago ...

Article: Trendwatch: Birdwatching - The Independent on Sunday | …  -  Jan 8, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Independent on Sunday - HighBeam ResearchNow, known as the Keoladeo National Park, the Bharatpur bird sanctuary was ... 10 -- The dried up lakes in Rajasthan's famed Keoladeo National Park will ...

A fair to focus on river restoration  -  Feb 1, 2010
The Hindu...a few years back to conserve Man Sagar Lake and develop it on the lines of the world famous Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur,� Mr.Vardhan said. ...

A fair dedicated to Keoladeo park  -  Jan 11, 2005
The HinduThe annual birding fair at the Capital's Man Sagar lake this time will mark the launch of the "Save the Keoladeo National Park'' campaign, ...

education channel >> Wetlands in Asia ~ Manipur - E-Pao! :: Complete...  -  Nov 27, 2005
E-Pao.netOf these Loktak lake and Keoladeo National Park are very important because of their richness in biodiversity and ecosystems' fragility. ...

Planning Commission may give funds for Bharatpur birds  -  Jul 20, 2008
HinduJAIPUR: Even as the Rajasthan Government is reticent about funds for Keoladeo National Park's water needs, the Planning Commission seemingly has come to the ...

Crouching tigers, hidden thrush of India  -  Jun 10, 2007
Memphis Commercial Appeal...train for Bharatpur, location of a place I had dreamed of visiting since I was a child watching Marlin Perkins' "Wild Kingdom": Keoladeo National Park. ...

51 cheetals die while being 'rescued'  -  Aug 17, 2005
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: At least 51 cheetals (spotted deer) have died in the Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur in the past one week, due to shock suffered while being ...

Notice to Centre, States on illegal mining in Braj region  -  Jan 5, 2006
The HinduAs a result, the 5000-year-old heritage hills were being neglected though they were close to Keoladeo National Park on the one side and the Sariska Tiger ...

Bharatpur resurrected  -  Jun 21, 2009
HinduThe Keoladeo National Park (formerly Bharatpur Bird Sacntuary) was originally created as a duck-hunting reserve for the Jat Maharajas of Bharatpur and is a ...

Swarovski charity auction for a 'message'  -  Feb 5, 2010
Indian ExpressA very exciting project in collaboration with WWF awaits us in India within the catchment area of the Ganges, in and around the Keoladeo National Park, ...

Bharatpur emerging as the largest producer of honey  -  Jan 12, 2006
The Hindu...eastern Rajasthan is fast emerging as the largest producer of honey, gaining recognition on a front other than the world-famous Keoladeo National Park. ...

A wetland and its worms  -  Jan 12, 2005
The HinduHer project titled ``Nematode Faunal Diversity of Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan,'' was funded by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. ...

'Rain Museum', UNESCO tag mooted for Cherrapunjee  -  Mar 10, 2009
HinduSunderbans in West Bengal, Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur (Rajasthan) and Nandadevi and the Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand. ...

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News  -  Mar 14, 2008
Chandigarh TribuneIndia's famous Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur in Rajasthan is facing de-recognition from the list of Unesco's world heritage site after a two-member ...

A luxury train to Kolkata (Calcutta) offers some gentle insights into...  -  Mar 24, 2007
Times OnlineAfter a morning of gentle bird spotting in Keoladeo National Park by bicycle rickshaw, our four-course lunch was served while the train was on the platform ...

Young World Quiz (June 02,2006)  -  Jun 2, 2006
The HinduIn which State is Keoladeo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site? 10. Which Swede broke countryman Bjorn Borg's record for being the youngest men's ...

Keoladeo park is dying; cattle, weeds are taking over  -  Jan 21, 2005
Times of IndiaBHARATPUR: It may have been a proud home to a good 375 avian species once, but this year the Keoladeo National Park has a brown, burnt look to it and all ...

Drying Bharatpur may lose its heritage tag  -  Dec 17, 2009
Times of IndiaJAIPUR: The Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, better known as the Bharatpur bird sanctuary, is in the danger of losing its Unesco World Heritage Site ...

Grey Heron lights up grey December day  -  Dec 15, 2008
Aylesbury TodayAdult at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. Immature at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.It is a large bird, ...

NEPAL'S PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED, INTERIM LEGISLATURE TO MEET …  -  Jan 15, 2007
Reuters AlertNetWater flows from a diesel-fuelled pump at the Keoladeo national park at Bharatpur, about 220 km (140 miles) south of New Delhi February 7, 2007. ...

At Bharatpur, man and birds struggle for water  -  Nov 1, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Hindustan Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesHindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, Nov 1 -- After tigers went missing from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in 2004, birds are vanishing from Keoladeo National Park ...

Vasundhara govt refuses water to Keoladeo Park  -  Feb 5, 2005
Indian ExpressJAIPUR, FEBRUARY 4 Ignoring the threat to the Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, the irrigation department of Rajasthan has expressed its inability to ...

Jantar Mantar likely on Unesco list  -  Jun 15, 2009
Times of IndiaAfter Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, it would be the second site from Rajasthan to make it to the heritage list. The other astronomical observatories ...

Good news for Govardhan canal  -  Jul 14, 2008
The HinduJAIPUR: There seems to be a silver lining for Keoladeo National Park amidst dark clouds this monsoon. The indications are that the finances for the ...

A bird-watcher's tips for conservation goals  -  Feb 10, 2008
HinduThough not very optimistic about the return of the Siberian cranes to the marshes of Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, Mr. Kaestner is confident of the ...

COUNTERVIEW: Nature is capable of looking after itself  -  Jan 26, 2005
Times of IndiaIt's pointless criticising the local government for the water scarcity facing the Keoladeo National Park and its migratory bird population. ...

Migratory vultures fill gap left by dying Indian species  -  Dec 21, 2008
HinduPrakash, who had documented the rapid vulture population decline in Rajasthan's Keoladeo National Park in 1999, said almost 99 percent of white-backed ...

Girnar's mysterious Siberian cranes!  -  Jun 28, 2009
Daily News & AnalysisIn India, the crane has been sighted only in Keoladeo National park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. But even there, the Sibes have not been sighted since early ...

Wildlife activists for court direction to protect tigers  -  Jan 28, 2005
The HinduThis was not drought in Keoladeo National Park but an administrative and management collapse that could lead to the loss of a heritage site and violation of ...

Palace On Wheels | Brief History | Indian Luxurious Train | Best...  -  Jun 7, 2008
OneindiaThe trip includes visits to a number of sights, including Hawa Mahal, Ranthambhore National Park, Jag Niwas, the Jag Mandir, Keoladeo National Park, ...

Global warming could doom many bird species  -  Nov 13, 2006
Mongabay.com...caused a subpopulation of Siberian cranes, which once wintered in India's Keoladeo National Park, to shift out of the park and become locally extinct. ...

ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Decline of Vultures an Ecological, Health Risk  -  Dec 21, 2009
Inter Press ServiceWhen vulture populations were reported to be dying out a few years ago in the Keoladeo National Park in western Rajasthan state, scientists attributed this ...

Project to bring back birds to Bharatpur sanctuary  -  Feb 7, 2007
Andhra Cafe...plan to bring water to the Ghana sanctuary from the nearby Goverdhan drain,' Sunayan Sharma, director of the Keoladeo National Park, told IANS here. ...

India in effort to save vultures  -  Mar 22, 2005
BBC NewsSociety noted a 97% drop in the Oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis) population at the Keoladeo National Park in the state of Rajasthan. ...

Sohra seeks heritage tag  -  Dec 29, 2008
Calcutta Telegraph...and Kaziranga National Park, both in Assam, the Valley of Flowers in Uttaranchal, Sunderbans in West Bengal and Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan. ...

Bharatpur bird sanctuary studies water options  -  Oct 29, 2006
Monsters and Critics.comScarce rains this year affected bird arrivals to the world famous Keoladeo national park - also known as the Ghana bird sanctuary - in Bharatpur, ...

Humans teach Siberian cranes to return to India  -  Jan 6, 2009
Daily News & AnalysisFor ornithologists, it is an ambitious yet forlorn thought to bring back the Sibes to Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur. "We don't know if the gorgeous ...

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Are our waters drugged?  -  Feb 4, 2005
The HinduThis was a common sight in Keoladeo National Park in the mid-1990s. Drastic decline of vultures was occurring for some unknown reason. ...

Birds lose haven in drying paradise  -  Nov 23, 2007
Calcutta Telegraph22: The Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, once renowned for supporting 40000 birds from 370 species, has only 30 species left this year with water ...

3,000 cheetals flee park, 40 die  -  Aug 4, 2005
Indian ExpressBHARATPUR, AUGUST 3 More than 3000 cheetals (spotted deer) in the Keoladeo National Park (KNP) here are in grave danger due to heavy rains and apathy of ...

Storks already painting Keoladeo sanctuary purple  -  Sep 21, 2008
SINDH TODAYBharatpur, Sep 21 (IANS) A large variety of birds are converging in Rajasthan's Keoladeo National Park after a gap of almost five years, as this year's ...

Factiva Search  -  Jan 22, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Times of India - Factiva, from Dow JonesBHARATPUR: It may have been a proud home to a good 375 avian species once, but this year the Keoladeo National Park ... (c) 2005 The Times of India Group ...

Drained and drying up  -  Apr 12, 2005
Malaysia Star...water to attract them,� says 35-year-old who depends upon tourist traffic to India's most important wetland bird sanctuary, the Keoladeo National Park. ...

Birds fly in, casting flu shadows  -  Dec 13, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Economic Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesHe was happy to find a pair of rust-coloured Ruddy Shelducks in good health, at Keoladeo National Park, south of New Delhi. ...

Watch towers to battle Bharatpur fires  -  Apr 22, 2007
RxPG NEWSThe Rajasthan government hopes to spend Rs.1 million to better protect the Keoladeo national park as the bird sanctuary at Bharatpur, over 170 km from the ...

Rajasthan panel wants tigers relocated  -  Sep 8, 2005
Indian ExpressFor Keoladeo National Park, the report recommends ensuring suitable water reservation in the Panchana dam. The SEC has discouraged any efforts to make piped ...

Soni says Hare Krishna to counter BJP's Ram, Ram  -  Jan 16, 2008
Daily News & AnalysisSoni has also raised the issue of neglect of Keoladeo National Park and water shortage in it and warned that if enough steps are not taken it could lose its ...

Keoladeo acts to end water woes in birds' paradise  -  Sep 24, 2008
Bombay News...year to help protect the wetlands in Rajasthan's Keoladeo National Park, a World Heritage Site that has been hit by recurrent water crises in the past. ...

Distribution of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur in the soil...  -  Mar 1, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Australian Journal of Soil Research - HighBeam Research...and sulfur (S) on a spatial scale (both horizontal and vertical) in Keoladeo National Park (KNP) to understand the influence of vegetation and other ...

Flu scare prompts bird study  -  Oct 18, 2005
Indian ExpressThe migratory birds will monitored at Haigam and Hokasur in Kashmir, Pong Dam in Himachal Pradesh, Harike in Punjab, Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, ...

Jungle book  -  Aug 2, 2008
LivemintWhitaker relates how the Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur) was saved from being turned into agricultural land. No more spoilers now. ...

The Environment WILDLIFE CONSERVATION  -  Jun 5, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaThe only other flock of the western population, which wintered at Keoladeo National Park in India, had been feared extinct when the birds did not appear for ...

Water conservation must be a priority.  -  Jul 12, 2006
Free with registration - Europe Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comIn one case water was diverted away from a world-renowned bird sanctuary, the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan. The net result was that in the following ...

Himalayas to protect India from migratory bird flu: wetlands expert  -  Nov 9, 2005
Khaleej Times...“Any sick bird heading our way has to cross the Himalayan mountains,� said KCA Arun Prasad, director of the Keoladeo National Park in the western state of ...

Bharatpur sanctuary being cleared of harmful shrubs  -  Jul 2, 2007
Monsters and Critics.comJaipur, July 2 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has launched efforts to weed out a wild shrub growing in the Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur that is said ...

The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum  -  Jun 8, 2008
Chandigarh TribuneThe most famous of these is the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan. It is well known all over the world for its huge assemblage of waterfowl, ...

Flings to have this year  -  Jan 1, 2005
Calcutta TelegraphBird watchers, go to Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur; the Rann of Kutch; Keibul-Lamjao National Park, Manipur; Sunderbans. You can also start at Botanical ...

Crystal-clear message: Save water  -  Feb 1, 2008
china.org.cn...aged between eight and 13, have attended the one-week program at the Hohen Tauern National Park in Austria and at the Keoladeo National Park in India. ...

Western Ghats all set to enter UN's heritage sites list  -  Jun 21, 2009
Express Buzz...the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, the Kaziranga National Park, the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, the Sunderban and the Keoladeo National Park. ...

Tehelka - The People's Paper  -  Jan 21, 2006
TehelkaThe land, opposite the Keoladeo National Park, was meant to be developed as a green belt, but was handed over to Lupin free of cost, with all the rules ...

Bharatpur prays for water - and birds  -  Apr 11, 2007
earthtimes.orgOfficials at the Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur, 175 km from state capital Jaipur, are frantically studying proposals put up by a government task force ...

A ban on India ; India has traditionally been a leading advocate of …  -  Feb 23, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Business Standard - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe Keoladeo national park, home to over 350 migratory and resident birds, including rarities like the Siberian crane, sociable lapwing, sarus crane and ...

Make a Tour to Rajasthan and Relish it for Lifetime  -  Sep 19, 2009
BuzzleDarrah Wildlife Sanctuary, Desert National Park, Keoladeo National Park, Kumbhalgarh Wildlife, Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary, Tal Chappar Sanctuary, ...

People of Bharatpur seek government support to promote tourism  -  Dec 1, 2008
TopNews...to promote tourism in the city, which is renowned for its World heritage site-Keoladeo National Park, formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. ...

North and South India Tours - An Ultimate Tour Experiance  -  Jun 3, 2006
Buzzle...tourists to parks that are its natural habitat; or the Siberian crane, which is a major draw for tourists to the well-known Keoladeo National Park. ...

Hope for Indian vultures as chick is bred in captivity  -  Jan 11, 2007
Wildlife ExtraRapid vulture declines were first seen at the Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Numbers of breeding pairs in the park declined steadily through ...

Where Do We Go From Here?  -  Mar 6, 2005
cpim.orgThe world famous bird sanctuary, Keoladeo National Park, UNESCO world heritage site and a heaven for birdwatchers across the world lies devoid of water. ...

Paradise lost?  -  Oct 2, 2005
Financial ExpressTHE official forester of the world famous Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) does not need binoculars any more! ...

Water soon for Bharatpur bird sanctuary  -  Feb 10, 2008
Indian MuslimsJaipur : The dried up lakes in Rajasthan's famed Keoladeo National Park will soon be flush with water again and the cranes, egrets, spoonbills and other ...

Rare guests skip parched bird paradise  -  Feb 25, 2008
Calcutta TelegraphBharatpur's Keoladeo National Park, famous as the wintering ground for the highly endangered Siberian cranes, may never get to see them again even if the ...

Hyderabad tiger killer in net  -  Feb 8, 2005
Calcutta TelegraphThe drying marshland of Keoladeo National Park ? a world heritage site ? brought 300 people of Bharatpur to the streets. They blocked the Jaipur-Agra ...

Shashi Kapoor refuses to go back to film production.  -  Mar 11, 2005
Free with registration - PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd - AccessMyLibrary.com...able to produce a product that could sell," Kapoor told a gathering of conservationists who have launched a movement to save Keoladeo National Park. ...

A climate for green terror  -  Apr 10, 2009
Express BuzzIn 2005, the famed wetland of Bharatpur's Keoladeo National Park that gets flooded post-monsoon and hosts thousands of migratory birds in the winter became ...

No consensus on vulture census, conservation  -  Apr 30, 2007
Down to Earth - Down to Earth (subscription)It was reported that only four vultures out of 2000 remained in the Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, in 1998. And the probable reason that was given then ...

Himalayan park on world heritage site shortlist  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
HinduThe Kaziranga National Park and the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, , the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, the Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers

India's Vulture Population Has Plummeted from 40 Million to 60000 ...  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
EcoWorldly...late 1990's by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), in a breeding colony of White-backed Vultures in Keoladeo National park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan.

'Rain Museum', UNESCO tag mooted for Cherrapunjee  -  ‎Mar 9, 2009‎
HinduSunderbans in West Bengal, Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur (Rajasthan) and Nandadevi and the Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand.

Govt sanctions aid for Keoladeo park  -  Feb 16, 2009
Times of India,The Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park, formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, is a famous avifauna sanctuary that has seen

Bird fair begins at Man Sagar  -  Feb 6, 2009
Times of India,If for scores of school children, keen bird-watchers, this was an open classroom, several bird-watchers especially invited from Keoladeo National Park,

The natural scavengers on the brink of extinction  -  Feb 12, 2009
HimVani,Vultures were also reported to be dying in the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan. A much smaller threat is aircrafts which hit the birds at high altitudes

Keoladeo acts to end water woes in birds' paradise  -  Sep 24, 2008
Times of India,...year to help protect the wetlands in Rajasthan's Keoladeo National Park, a World Heritage Site that has been hit by recurrent water crises in the past.

Storks already painting Keoladeo sanctuary purple  -  Sep 20, 2008
SINDH TODAY,Bharatpur, Sep 21 (IANS) A large variety of birds are converging in Rajasthan’s Keoladeo National Park after a gap of almost five years, as this year’s

Monsoon rains give breather to Bharatpur bird sanctuary  -  Sep 4, 2008
DailyIndia.com,The Keoladeo National park located at the confluence of the rivers Gambhiri and Banganga was the only wintering ground for the highly endangered Siberian

Keoladeo gets Rs 65 crores to end water crisis  -  Aug 10, 2008
Howrah News Service,10: The water-starved Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, whose Unesco status of world heritage site is under threat due to persistent water

Planning Commission may give funds for Bharatpur birds  -  Jul 19, 2008
Hindu,JAIPUR: Even as the Rajasthan Government is reticent about funds for Keoladeo National Park’s water needs, the Planning Commission seemingly has come to the

Book details need to protect wetlands  -  Jul 30, 2008
Howrah News Service,The first two sites to be classified were Orissa’s Chilika Lake and Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan. "These 25 Ramsar sites in the country do not

India’s wetlands in urgent need of protection  -  Jul 24, 2008
Wildlife Extra,The first two sites to be classified were the Chilika Lake, Orissa and Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. There are 1707 Ramsar wetlands in the world.

West India excites from tigers to the Taj  -  Feb 17, 2008
The Coloradoan,A special place near Agra, Keoladeo National Park, also known as Bharatpur, at one time had four crane species. But for the past three years, the monsoons

Birds and Us  -  Jan 30, 2008
Times of India,More than 40000 pelicans, flamingoes, Siberian cranes and other migratory birds that made the Keoladeo National Park of Rajasthan in Bharatpur their annual

A bird-watcher’s tips for conservation goals  -  Feb 9, 2008
Hindu,Though not very optimistic about the return of the Siberian cranes to the marshes of Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, Mr. Kaestner is confident of the

Wild crane chase  -  Feb 7, 2008
Business Line,Special guest: A file picture of Siberian cranes at the Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Since January the sizeable birding community in

Water soon for Bharatpur bird sanctuary  -  Feb 9, 2008
Indian Muslims,By Anil Sharma, IANS Jaipur : The dried up lakes in Rajasthan's famed Keoladeo National Park will soon be flush with water again and the cranes, egrets,

SC to Jayalalithaa: approach ASI to declare Rama Setu a national ...  -  Jan 29, 2008
indiainteracts.com,The natural properties are: Chamoli: Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers national parks Bharatpur: Keoladeo National Park Manas: Manas Wild Life Sanctuary

Crystal-clear message: Save water  -  Jan 31, 2008
China Internet Information Center|,...aged between eight and 13, have attended the one-week program at the Hohen Tauern National Park in Austria and at the Keoladeo National Park in India.

Bharatpur Sanctuary To Remain Closed For Two Months  -  Jan 29, 2008
NEWSPost India,Rajasthan has decided to close the entry of visitors to the Keoladeo national park in the months of May and June to minimise the threat of forest fires.

Bharatpur bird sanctuary to get a facelift  -  Nov 13, 2007
Sify,Bharatpur: Alarmed by the absence of birds and tourists at the bird sanctuary here, the state government has decided to act on a pipeline that will bring

Birds lose haven in drying paradise  -  Nov 22, 2007
Calcutta Telegraph,22: The Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, once renowned for supporting 40000 birds from 370 species, has only 30 species left this year with water

Villagers to bird park rescue  -  Oct 6, 2007
Calcutta Telegraph,The proliferation of the weed started in 1999 when the sanctuary, whose official name is Keoladeo National Park, began facing an acute water shortage.

Meena expresses concern over degradation of wetlands  -  Oct 3, 2007
NewKerala.com,He said from Rajasthan Keoladeo national park and Sambhar have been identified as Ramsar sites of international importance and Sambhar wetland has been

Migratory birds may give a miss to Rajasthan's Keoladeo National Park  -  Jul 26, 2007
DailyIndia.com,Bharatpur (Rajasthan), July 26: Migratory birds could give a miss to the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan this year due to scanty rains.

Rajasthan ensures wild animal safety through ex-army men  -  Aug 6, 2007
NewKerala.com,The Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur is famous for its bird life. During a recent meet on tigers' plight, conservationists observed that Indian tigers



Foreign dignitaries keep New Delhi waiting  Nov 19, 2006
...come down. Very few migratory birds have been seen in Bharatpur’s Keoladeo National Park because there’s little water. “The ... - Delhi Newsline,

Global warming could doom many bird species  Nov 13, 2006
...temperatures is thought to be one factor that caused a subpopulation of Siberian cranes, which once wintered in India’s Keoladeo National Park, to shift out ... - Mongabay.com

Bharatpur bird sanctuary studies water options  Oct 29, 2006
Scarce rains this year affected bird arrivals to the world famous Keoladeo national park - also known as the Ghana bird sanctuary - in Bharatpur, over 175 km ... - Monsters and Critics.com,
Govt dithers on banning drug responsible for vulture deaths Mar 18, 2006
The number of pairs of white-backed vultures breeding in Keoladeo National Park dropped from 353 in 1987-88 to 150 in 1996-97 to 25 in 97-98 and to 20 in 1998 ...
Navhind Times,

A bird's eye view of wetland conservation in India Feb 27, 2006
The Keoladeo National Park - also called the Ghana Park - in Bharatpur, about 180 km from the national capital, is where over 400 species of birds come home to ...
NewKerala.com,
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