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Saturday 10 January 2015

Chilika hosts 7.62L birds

BERHAMPUR: More winged guests visited Chilika Lake this winter compared to 2014, the annual census on Friday revealed.

The headcount, conducted in and around the lake, found 7.62 lakh birds of 172 species, said DFO, Chilika wildlife division.

Last winter, 7.19 lakh (158 species) birds flocked to the lagoon. No new species was sighted during the five-hour census.
Around 80 enumerators, including experts from Bombay Natural History Society, representatives of wildlife organizations, ornithologists and campaigners took part in the bird count. Of 7,61,940 birds, 3,90,697 were sighted at Nalabana Bird Sanctuary.

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