Bird census begins at Bandipur

Participants of the bird census at Bandipur National Park limits, Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagar district.

The three-day bird census began at Bandipur National Park limits on Friday, after a gap of around 20 years. In all, 77 people participated on Day One.

The participants included 50 from Hediyala sub-division, 14 from Gundlupet and 13 from Bandipur division. They started identifying the birds aided with binoculars and cameras. Forest department personnel accompanied them.

The bird watching and documentation will be held from Friday to Sunday and the report submitted to the respective Range Forest Officers through power-point presentation. Those who capture the movement of the winged beauties in a unique manner would be identified and prizes will be distributed, said Bandipur Project Director Natesh.