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Count of Steppe Eagles witnesses steep decline in Oman's Dhofar region By: Times News Service Muscat: The Office for Conservation of Environment recorded a remarkable decline in the number of Steppe Eagles by more than 80 per cent in parts of Dhofar within one year. Steppe Eagles are migratory birds that visit the Sultanate in winter every year. Khalid bin Muhammad Al Hakmani, Head of the Natural Reserves Department at the Salalah Environmental Conservation Office and the supervisor of the specialised environmental study, said, “The preliminary results of the study showed a significant decr...

Hesaraghatta grasslands. Pic: Mahesh Bhat To a mind that’s taught to see vast swathes of land where no large trees but “mere” grass and shrubs grow as inconsequential, Hesaraghatta’s distinction as a unique habitat for flora and fauna may come as a rude shock. Here, the view is just grass, with a few trees to break the monotony, a dying river skirting the landscape, and a man made lake dependent on annual monsoons to validate its worth. So, to truly appreciate the biodiversity hotspot that Hesaraghatta is, you have to either look up at the sky or peer hard into the ground.