New Delhi, April 15 -- A team of birders in Bijnor have spotted at least 74 Indian Skimmers, an endangered bird which is found along rivers and coastal estuaries and nests on sandbars.
Last year around 15 birds were seen at the same site near Hastinapur Sanctuary. But the team of birders that has been tracking these birds every year said because of severe human disturbance in the area, the birds are not able to nest on the sandbars along Ganga.
"Besides Indian Skimmers, other species whose numbers are in steep decline such as the Black-bellied tern, Great Thick Knee and River Lapwing also nest on these sandbars. They also need protection," said Ashish Loya, a birder and head of Wildlife Trust of India's Nest Guardian Programme in Bijnor. ...