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Studies on the negative impacts of renewable energy infrastructure on birds in India are limited. This presentation aims to provide an overview of this issue based on the existing information. 1/6 #BOUasm24 #BREAK1
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A review on bird mortality related to powerlines, conducted by Maxima and Kumar (2024) (BUCEROS Vol. 28, No. 2 & 3, 35-43), identified at least 69 bird species affected by powerlines, including the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard. 5/6 #BOUasm24 #BREAK1
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As mitigation measures, underground cables are recommended in key habitats of species like the Great Indian Bustard. Tools like AVISTEP and MYNA can assist in selecting safer sites. 6/6 #BOUasm24 #BREAK1 avistep.birdlife.org/| myna.stateofindiasbirds.in/
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Publication alert 🦩 Central Asian Flyway – Situation Analysis: The status of #migratory birds and their habitats and recommendations for their conservation. Report by @BirdLife_News Provides comprehensive #flyway recommendations lnkd.in/e_k9aVjm #CentralAsianFlyway #birds
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#BOUsci23 #SESH8 State of India’s Birds 2023 reports produced as a partnership between the 13 organizations, used citizen science to evaluate the trends in abundance of 942 species including shorebirds. More information @SoIB_India
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#BOUsci23 #SESH8 Species like Curlew Sandpiper used to be observed in large numbers in key Indian wintering sites like Point Calimere and Pulicat Lake. However, it has undergone a decline over the years
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#BOUsci23 #SESH8 India overlaps with three flyways : Central Asian Flyway, East Asian–Australasian Flyway and African Eurasian Flyway and receives over 50 species of shorebirds.
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