Pesticides killing birds

A new study has found that pesticides are causing deaths of large number of birds.The insect eating birds are at an increased risk of dying owing to the use of farm insecticides.Swallows are among the 15 insect-eating species of birds which are experiencing decline in population due to the use of farm insecticide called imidacloprid. It is the world's most extensively used farm insecticide.A Dutch research indicates the its effects results in an impact on the food chain to hit birds such as … read more at candidshare.com

Eight more bird species listed as threatened

This is clear from the fact that the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List (2014) says 173 species in India are now threatened.The latest IUCN list reveals that while earlier, the newly discovered, Bugun Liocichla, a small and colorful bird from the northeast, was vulnerable, now it is critically endangered.That's not all, studies conducted by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)-India, BirdLife International (UK) and other partner organizations indicate … Read more at candidshare.com