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Winged beauties a feast for bird-watchers at BRT bird fest
January 8, 2021
Chamarajanagar: More than 150 bird species were spotted at the Seventh Edition of State-level Bird Festival (Hakki Habba) that concluded at BRT (Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple) Sanctuary. The three-day festival, jointly organised by Forest Department, Eco-Tourism Development Board and Jungle Lodges and Resorts, concluded last evening.
Interestingly, the brand ambassador of the festival Rufous-bellied Eagle was spotted. The rare bird was sighted by the team led by Ornithologist S. Subramanya and Chief Conservator of Forests Manoj Kumar.
Rufous-bellied Eagle is a resident species of Southern Asia and it lives in dense forests. Due to large-scale cutting of trees, the bird species has lost natural habitat and are counted now among endangered ones.
State-level media workshop on wildlife conservation held at BRT Sanctuary
Chamarajanagar: The
Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, commonly called BRT Sanctuary, is located at the confluence of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats and the sanctuary is home to eco-systems that are unique to both the mountain ranges.
This sanctuary is unique because it has scrub, dry deciduous, moist deciduous, semi-evergreen, evergreen and shola forests. It is also known for its many endemic species of plants including valuable medicinal ones, said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF)-Wildlife, Ajay Misra. He was speaking to media persons who are a part of a State-level media workshop on wildlife conservation on Tuesday at K. Gudi that comes under BRT Sanctuary. Misra inaugurated the workshop.