Spotting the Siberian duck roosting and foraging towards the end of June at the 31 hectare Dhanauri wetland in Gautam Budh Nagar reflects potential for the revival of avifauna to the glory of the good old days, experts said. read more

On May 29, the environment ministry’s national river conservation directorate wrote to the principal secretary of the Uttar Pradesh forest department, asking them to propose Dhanauri for Ramsar site tag. read more

Along with a proposal to notify Dhanauri under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, the proposal states that the International Crane Foundation will initiate a documentation of annual variation in numbers and distribution of sarus... read more

The sarus crane is the state bird of Uttar Pradesh and is seen mainly in western parts of the state. read more