TNIE travelled across the Pulicat bird sanctuary, which is home to India’s second largest brackish water lake, and found that the invasive species has reached an alarming level extending up to ...

The initiation of settlement of claims for local communities residing in 13 revenue villages within Pulicat Birds Sanctuary boundary limits has raised concerns over the shrinking of the sanctuary ...

For long, the fisherfolk living in islets within the sanctuary have held that efforts to protect the pristine environs for the exotic birds have denied them the fruits of development. Now ...

If left unchecked, this will soon turn into an ecological disaster that will deplete native life and have ramifications on thousands of migratory birds that visit the region, especially Pulicat.

CHENNAI: An expert appraisal committee of the Union Environment Ministry has deferred the Tamil Nadu government's proposal to build groynes in the eco-sensitive zone of Pulicat Bird Sanctuary ...

There’s good news for birdwatchers this season. A team of ornithologists and forest officials has spotted rare newcomers at Pulicat lake. The migratory species were discovered on Friday in the ...

Except for traditional fishermen, who obtained patta before 1980 when Pulicat bird sanctuary was notified, no one is permitted to build anything, especially commercial property, inside the ...

Chennai: The Pulicat bird sanctuary in Tiruvallur district has been declared an ecologically sensitive zone to ensure total protection. A senior Chennai wildlife official said the demarcated area ...

“If there is no water, migratory birds will not stay longer,” he said. G. Subbiah, Forest Ranger Officer (sanctuary range) said, “The Pulicat bird sanctuary has a large number of migratory ...

rare migratory bird-Lesser Noddy has been spotted at Pulicat bird sanctuary in Chennai region. Birders say this is the first time such bird has come to Chennai after long years and they have been ...

Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary was declared a bird sanctuary and marine protected area in 1980. It has been identified as one of the five major mangrove areas in Tamil Nadu by the Union Ministry ...

Pulicat includes the Pulicat Lake and the Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary. Bird watchers would especially love this place, as thousands of migratory birds flock to this place, between October and March.