Thousands of migratory birds die mysteriously in Rajasthan’s Sambhar Lake
PTISAMBHAR (RAJASTHAN): , NOVEMBER 12, 2019 10:28 IST
UPDATED: NOVEMBER 12, 2019 11:42 IST
Officials said they suspect water contamination as one of the reasons for the deaths but were awaiting viscera test reports.
Thousands of migratory birds of about ten species were found dead around Sambhar Lake, the country’s largest inland saltwater lake near Jaipur, sending shock waves among locals and authorities.
Officials said they suspect water contamination as one of the reasons for the deaths but were awaiting viscera test reports. Though the official toll was 1,500, locals claimed the number of dead birds could be as high as 5,000.
“We have never seen anything like that. Over 5,000 birds died mysteriously all over the place,” 25-year-old Abhinav Vaishnav, a local bird-watcher, told PTI.
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Thousands of birds found dead along Indian lake
Testing underway to determine cause
By: Manveena Suri and Esha Mitra, CNN
Posted: Nov 13, 2019 09:36 AM CST Updated: Nov 13, 2019 09:36 AM CST
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They alerted state forest officials who found around 2,400 dead birds -- including 20 migratory species that flock to the lake each year.
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So far, wildlife authorities haven't established the cause of the deaths. But one possibility is high saline and alkaline levels in the water, in an area where salt is manufactured, according to Ashutosh Arora, a senior official in the state's Animal Husbandry Department.
The samples have been sent for analysis, said Ashok Sharma, joint director of the State Disease Diagnostic Center. "At this moment we suspect that there was some level of toxicity and high level of salinity in the drinking water -- we will have more details once the report comes from Bhopal," said Sharma.
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Activists call for action to curb avian deaths in Rajasthan
Mohammed IqbalJAIPUR, NOVEMBER 13, 2019 05:33 IST
UPDATED: NOVEMBER 13, 2019 10:08 IST
Thousands of migratory birds affected in the last week.
After the death of hundreds of migratory birds in the marshland of Rajasthan’s Sambhar Salt Lake, environmentalists here have called for urgent action to find out what is causing the loss of avian lives. The decomposed carcasses of birds have indicated that the deaths had occurred over the last one week.
The dead birds belonged to about 10 species, which migrate annually to water bodies in India from the cold northern regions of Central Asia. The Sambhar Salt Lake, situated 80 km south-west of Jaipur, is the country’s largest inland saline water body which attracts thousands of migratory birds every year.
Tourism & Wildlife Society of India (TWSI) honorary secretary Harsh Vardhan, who visited the lake on Tuesday, told The Hindu that the carcasses were collected in a tractor-trolley and buried in a ditch.
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PTISAMBHAR (RAJASTHAN): , NOVEMBER 12, 2019 10:28 IST
UPDATED: NOVEMBER 12, 2019 11:42 IST
Officials said they suspect water contamination as one of the reasons for the deaths but were awaiting viscera test reports.
Thousands of migratory birds of about ten species were found dead around Sambhar Lake, the country’s largest inland saltwater lake near Jaipur, sending shock waves among locals and authorities.
Officials said they suspect water contamination as one of the reasons for the deaths but were awaiting viscera test reports. Though the official toll was 1,500, locals claimed the number of dead birds could be as high as 5,000.
“We have never seen anything like that. Over 5,000 birds died mysteriously all over the place,” 25-year-old Abhinav Vaishnav, a local bird-watcher, told PTI.
...
Thousands of birds found dead along Indian lake
Testing underway to determine cause
By: Manveena Suri and Esha Mitra, CNN
Posted: Nov 13, 2019 09:36 AM CST Updated: Nov 13, 2019 09:36 AM CST
...
They alerted state forest officials who found around 2,400 dead birds -- including 20 migratory species that flock to the lake each year.
...
So far, wildlife authorities haven't established the cause of the deaths. But one possibility is high saline and alkaline levels in the water, in an area where salt is manufactured, according to Ashutosh Arora, a senior official in the state's Animal Husbandry Department.
The samples have been sent for analysis, said Ashok Sharma, joint director of the State Disease Diagnostic Center. "At this moment we suspect that there was some level of toxicity and high level of salinity in the drinking water -- we will have more details once the report comes from Bhopal," said Sharma.
...
Activists call for action to curb avian deaths in Rajasthan
Mohammed IqbalJAIPUR, NOVEMBER 13, 2019 05:33 IST
UPDATED: NOVEMBER 13, 2019 10:08 IST
Thousands of migratory birds affected in the last week.
After the death of hundreds of migratory birds in the marshland of Rajasthan’s Sambhar Salt Lake, environmentalists here have called for urgent action to find out what is causing the loss of avian lives. The decomposed carcasses of birds have indicated that the deaths had occurred over the last one week.
The dead birds belonged to about 10 species, which migrate annually to water bodies in India from the cold northern regions of Central Asia. The Sambhar Salt Lake, situated 80 km south-west of Jaipur, is the country’s largest inland saline water body which attracts thousands of migratory birds every year.
Tourism & Wildlife Society of India (TWSI) honorary secretary Harsh Vardhan, who visited the lake on Tuesday, told The Hindu that the carcasses were collected in a tractor-trolley and buried in a ditch.
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