Leh, October 28: The first-ever Ladakh Bird Festival, organised by the Department of Wildlife Protection, Ladakh in collaboration with the SECURE Himalaya Project, commenced with the lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries.
While addressing the gathering, chief guest, CEC Tashi Gyalson extended his gratitude to the Department of Wildlife Protection for conducting the first Ladakh Bird Festival. He stressed the need for encouraging Avifauna as a part of our culture. Highlighting the import...
Leh, March 20: The Department of Environment of Science, Government Degree College (GDC), Nubra, organised various programmes on World Sparrow Day.
The theme for this year’s World Sparrow Day, which is celebrated every year on March 22, is I Love Sparrows. The objective of celebrating this event is to celebrate the relationship between people and sparrows by making them remember the bond they share as people have lived in harmony with these little birds for 10,000 years.
A talk on the ...
Different species of birds – also animals – are extinct in all over the world. In Ladakh also various birds’ species that were contributing to the beauty of the region disappeared from human eyes. The Year 2020, with its challenges due to Covid 19 pandemic, had some blessings with it. A blessing of the year 2020 was the increase some bird species. Locals in Kargil district of Ladakh acknowledge that various birds that were seen many years ago have reappeared in this spring.
One of such bi...
