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aloktewari

Lakescape-1K69 : Lost Wetland : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

Death and destruction of an extremely
bio-diversity rich wetland
Basai Wetland ...
a magnificent low lying
area ... that held
water perennially ...
... spread over a
few square kilometer
... and 250 plus
species of birds could
be seen here going through
various seasons of an year ...
( for comparison ...
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World Environment Day
June 5, 2018
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Habitat
Lost Wetland
Location
Basai, Gurugram, Haryana, India
Date taken
20.06.2018
Scientific name
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
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Stanley Jones
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A beautiful species of Jacana! Unfortunately this sad story is played out almost daily all over the USA.
 
bievreJJ
superb video, amazing number of birds you've recorded there, Renu and Alok, too sad that such a unique place will ultimately disappear, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
Lovely video of these lost creatures. Very sad to read. Development and income are the main/of higher interest. What do the officials say?
 

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