Obviously, birds are great indicators of the state of change of our environment. Just observing them and recording their behavior can go a long way in understanding the global climate

A strange seabird which had no record of sighting in inland India has been sighted in Loktak Ramsar,(IBA) Toubul village, Manipur on 29th June, 2015. The species has been identified as Jouanin's petrel Bulweria fallax belonging to Procellaridae family. The biometric measurement of the species is 28 cm in length and weighing 150 to 180 grams with a wingspan of 66-70 cm. The species is dark sooty with wedge shaped tail. They are pelagic, marine and natural habitats are open and shallow seas. It has been recorded to breed on Socotra, a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean, the most alien-looking place on Earth. Further investigation reveals that the species is a Near Threatened (NT) as per Birdlife International Red List of Threatened bird species. Read more