Thursday 4 February 2010

Mystery surrounds the death of 13 DEMOISELLE CRANES

The Forest Department of the Khandesh Nature Conservation Society in Jalgaon are reporting the sudden deaths of no less than 13 DEMOISELLE CRANES at Kohle Dam near Kohle village, Tahasil, in the Pachora District (28 January 2010).

Demoiselle Cranes are long-lived birds and these sudden deaths are very concerning, an immediate investigation being launched. They are fully protected at all times