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The birds and their habitat are threatened by development, but efforts to protect them are gaining traction
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The birds and their habitat are threatened by development, but efforts to protect them are gaining traction
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Mumbai’s diverse bird habitats are facing a threat from rapid urbanisation Activists suggest wetlands be developed as tourist attractions and builders incentivised to protect avian biodiversity. A black-winged stilt in a polluted creek next to Lokhandwala lake in Mumbai. | Kartik Chandramouli/Mongabay. Many popular and lesser-known bird habitats in Mumbai city are facing a threat from urban infrastructure work, while some have managed to survive despite the urban landscape closing in. Naturalist and writer-photographer Sunjoy Monga estimates that the Mumbai Metropolitan R...