Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 FYI Regards, Nilesh Bhanage www.pawsasia.org <http://www.pawsasia.org/> " The hands that help are holier than the lips that pray " . ******************************** Canal diverted to save Jerdon's Courser 22-08-2008 The 270-mile Teluga Ganga Canal, from Srisailam in central Andhra Pradesh to Chennai (Madras), is to be diverted around the only remaining habitat of the Critically Endangered Jerdon's Courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus. Because of its specialised habitat requirements, Jerdon's Courser is endemic to the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh and extreme southern Madhya Pradesh, India. Believed to number no more than 50 individuals, the bird was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in Andhra Pradesh 22 years ago. The rediscovery led the Andhra Pradesh government to establish the Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, to protect the courser's habitat of scrub forest interspersed with bare ground in the gently rolling, rocky foothills of the Eastern Ghats. Full story at http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/08/jerdons_courser.html <http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/08/jerdons_courser.html> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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