The Campus Bird Count 2022 was conducted in Nitte University's Mangalore campus led by Nitte University Center for Science Education and Research (NUCSER). This year the birders recorded 76 species of birds on campus. Experts have projected the number to increase to 100+ species across various campuses of Nitte DU with various green initiatives undertaken by the University.
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The voluntary initiative has been on since 1990s
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Lingambudhi lake in Mysuru is one of the areas where bird census will be conducted on Sunday. | Photo Credit:
M.A. SRIRAM
The voluntary initiative has been on since 1990s
Scores of birders will embark on the mid-winter water fowl census covering nearly 150 waterbodies spread across Mysuru-Mandya-Chamarajanagar belt on Sunday.
This is the longest running voluntary effort entailing bird census in vogue since the 1990s in Karnataka and has helped create a robust database of bird population and number of species present that comes to roost in the landscape.