Avifauna of Patan Wetland, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Santi Ranjan Dey ◽  
Keyword(s):  
General Health ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Sensitive Species ◽  
North West ◽  
Forested Area ◽  
Cultivable Land ◽  
Human Habitation ◽  
Fauna Composition ◽  
Conservation Plans ◽  
Wetland Resources

Biodiversity enumeration of ecologically sensitive species is important for estimating the general health as well as development of proper conservation plans for the entire ecosystem. ‘Patan beel’ an relatively unexplored wetland of North-West Murshidabad is located between latitude 24°2’4” North to 24°3’ 20’’North and longitude 88°1’18’’ East to 88°0’15’’ East. The approximately 500 acres wetland contains forested area, some human habitation, and low but cultivable land. The area is unique in flora and fauna composition. This study has revealed that ‘Patan beel’ contains 49 species of birds. Some of the birds are totally aquatic. Some are migratory in nature. To conserve and manage wetland resources, it is imperative to have inventory of wetlands and their aqua-resources.

scholarly journals The Vulnerable Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis Swainson, 1838 (Aves: Charadriiformes: Laridae) breeding in Odisha, eastern India

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 10961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subrat Debata ◽  
Tuhinansu Kar ◽  
Kedar Kumar Swain ◽  
Himanshu Shekhar Palei
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Breeding Site ◽  
Madhya Pradesh ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Mahanadi River ◽  
The North ◽  
The Status ◽  
Global Status ◽  
Conservation Plans

The Indian Skimmer is a globally threatened bird native to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam.  In India, it is more confined to the north, from Punjab through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh to West Bengal, extending up to Odisha.  Earlier, the bird was known to breed only in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, we confirm here the breeding of the Indian Skimmer along the river Mahanadi near Mundali, Odisha, eastern India.  So, further monitoring at the breeding site and survey along the entire Mahanadi River are essential to understand the status of the Indian skimmer in Odisha.  The information will also aid in reassessing its global status and formulating conservation plans.

scholarly journals New records of 45 bird species in the desert margins area of the North-West Province, South Africa

Koedoe ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hudson ◽  
H. Bouwman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
New Records ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
North West ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
The North ◽  
North West Province ◽  
Human Habitation ◽  
Number Of Visits

New records and possible range extensions are reported on 45 bird species (ca 25% of the 167 species recorded during surveys) in the Bophirima district of the North-West Province, South Africa. The findings were compared with data in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. The main reasons for these new records may be ascribed to the low number of visits during the atlas project, higher precipitation during the time of our observations versus that of the atlas project, and possibly an increased suitability of the area for some bird species due to human habitation. These new records also provide additional information that may be useful in conservation planning, especially in arid areas. Heuningvlei Pan in particular, should be considered for additional conservation measures.

Determinants of household use of wetland resources in West Bengal, India

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 803-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sourya Das ◽  
Bhagirath Behera ◽  
Ashok Mishra
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Wetland Resources

scholarly journals Japanese Rose (Rosa rugosa): its invasion and colonisation of the Sefton Coast, north Merseyside, UK

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-201
Author(s):  
Philip Howard Smith ◽  
Ben Deed
Keyword(s):  
Sand Dunes ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Dune System ◽  
Rosa Rugosa ◽  
North West ◽  
Patch Removal ◽  
Human Habitation ◽  
Garden Plant ◽  
The 19Th Century

A spiny shrub native to north-west Pacific coasts, Rosa rugosa Thunb. (Japanese Rose) was introduced into Britain in the 19th century as a garden plant. It has since become a well-established and widespread naturalised alien, especially on sand-dunes, shingle beaches and other dry coastal habitats. The plant is also considered invasive on coasts of many other countries in Northwest Europe. Mounting concern about its recent spread on the internationally important sand-dune system of the Sefton Coast, north Merseyside, led to a volunteer survey being organised in 2014, involving 47 participants. They searched most of the 27 km-long coastal zone, recording almost 500 patches with a total area of nearly 6 ha. R. rugosa occurred especially on younger calcareous dunes (soil pH 5.6 – 8.2) near the sea and close to roads and human habitation. Few patches were found on older, more acidic duneland, or on a 5 km erosion front around Formby Point. This pattern of occurrence accords with that reported elsewhere for R. rugosa, indicating that the sea is implicated in the dispersion of propagules and that the species also establishes from anthropogenic sources, including ornamental plantings. It is concluded that the plant is a threat to dune habitats and species on the Sefton Coast. Control measures are discussed and the early stages of patch removal are described.

Financial Literacy: An Intra-Household Case Study from West Bengal, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-193
Author(s):  
Tanmoyee Banerjee ◽  
Malabika Roy
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
North West ◽  
The Family ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Using Data

The study is an exercise to identify the presence of intra-household gender disparities in financial literacy levels between male and female decision-makers of the family (identified as male and female household heads) using data from a primary survey conducted in 24 Parganas (North), West Bengal, India. The survey shows the existence of significant intra-household gender gap in financial literacy. We also found that the female household heads with low financial literacy use mass media less intensively. Further, the study identifies that financial literacy is low for respondents in families with low levels of income and asset. Financial literacy improves with the use of mass media and education level. Interestingly, the higher the age of respondents the less are they financially literate. JEL Classifications: D19, J16, G190

scholarly journals Range-Wide Population Assessment of the Endangered Yellow-Naped Amazon (Amazona auropalliata)

Diversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 377
Author(s):  
Molly K. Dupin ◽  
Christine R. Dahlin ◽  
Timothy F. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Community Education ◽  
Population Decline ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Accurate Estimate ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Human Habitation ◽  
Conservation Plans ◽  
Bay Islands

Yellow-naped amazons, Amazona auropalliata, have experienced a dramatic population decline due to persistent habitat loss and poaching. In 2017, BirdLife International changed the species’ status from threatened to endangered and estimated that between 10,000 and 50,000 individuals remained in the wild. An accurate estimate of the number of remaining wild individuals is critical to implementing effective conservation plans. Wright et al. conducted roost count surveys in Costa Rica and Nicaragua during 2016 and published their data in 2019; however, no population data exists for the rest of the range. We conducted roost counts at 28 sites across Mexico, Guatemala, and the Bay Islands in Roatan during 2018 and 2019. We counted 679 birds and combined our data with the published Wright et al. (2019) data for a total of 2361 wild yellow-naped amazons observed across the species’ range. There were fewer roosts detected in the northern region of the range than in the southern region. We found that roosts were most likely to occur in built-up rural and pasture habitat, with 71% found within 100 m of human habitation. Our results illustrate the need for immediate conservation action to mitigate decline, such as enforced legal action against poaching, nest guarding, and increased community education efforts.

scholarly journals BOAL (WALLAGO ATTU) FISH ABANDONMENT IN KELEGHAI RIVER, WEST BENGAL: AN IDEA BASED CLARIFICATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Mrinmay Mandal ◽  
Nilanjana Das Chatterjee ◽  
Suddhasattwa Burman
Keyword(s):  
Freshwater Fish ◽  
Aquatic Ecosystem ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Sensitive Species ◽  
Wallago Attu ◽  
Chemical Pesticide ◽  
Anthropogenic Intervention

Aquatic freshwater fish diversity immensely declines from several native places in West Bengal. Lots of freshwater fish have been extricated and some become endangered or vulnerable in condition as well as in Keleghai river. Aquatic ecosystem meltdown or crisis due to anthropogenic intervention resulted disappearance of eco-sensitive species. Such, appearance of Boal (Wallago attu) fish in this river was very common but now it’s very amazing to see or to catch it. The number of this species decreased radically before some decades. The present study conducts an empirical investigation to find out the reasons are behind it. Lacking of printed information, the work concentrated on knowledge and perception of experienced fisherman for understanding the fact by interviewing method. After qualitative investigation, the study recommends that simplification of food web in this aquatic ecosystem is the major cause of abandonment of Attu fish in this river. Other important causes are advance unethical fishing techniques, habitat loss, and enormous use of chemical pesticide and fertilizer in wetlands.

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