Recapitulating a seemingly lost world in which birds lived in close proximity to human settlements are the hundreds of stamps displayed at an exhibition commemorating World Sparrow Day at the Philatelic Bureau of Anna Salai Head Post Office here.
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Decline in number of sparrows hints at crisis, says expert
Posted by Divya (#1) 421 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)Post-monsoon study at Adyar Eco Park from next week
Posted by Divya (#1) 421 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)
The post-monsoon study of flora, fauna and water quality in Adyar Eco Park (Tholkappiya Poonga) will begin next week. The study, to be the first after the inauguration of the park in January this year, would be crucial in assessing the impact of eco-restoration of the coastal wetland ecosystem.
Nothing to fear when moon gets closer to earth, say scientists
Posted by Divya (#1) 427 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
A full moon comes once a month. But March 19 is the day of the fullest moon -- when the moon will make its closest approach to the earth in almost 20 years. Amidst fears that the tidal periodicity of the moon caused the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, scientists assure that it would be quite safe to enjoy a moonlit walk that evening. "Unless the supermoon were a supernatural phenomenon it wouldn