Chennai, Feb. 13 -- The Tamil Nadu government on Friday said the SynchronizedTerrestrial Bird Census 2026 will be conducted in all forest divisions in the State onFebruary 14 and 15.
An official release said bird conservation and monitoring are vital imperatives in TamilNadu, driven by states status as a key biodiversity hotspot for both resident andmigratory birds.
Tamil Nadu has been implementing several flagship programme, includingestablishment of Hornbill Conservation Centre and conservation initiatives,Raptor Research Foundation at Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation(AIWC), establishment of International Bird Conservation Centre atMarakkannam in Villupuram distrct.
Every year this state level exercise is done for monitorin...