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Tantalisingly untickable, there are surely some species languishing in Category E of the British list that are ripe for a rethink. In the first part of this series, Sam Viles looks at a selection of raptors and passerines that might, one day, make it onto your list.
Detentions shed light on New Town fires People setting fires on grasslands, when questioned offered wide range of reasons driving out snakes, waste burning and “starting fires just to see the grasslands go up in flames”
Fires on New Town’s grasslands are being lit for reasons ranging from burning waste to scaring away snakes, an official of the New Town Kolkata Development Authority said.
Residents’ resistance groups, the NKDA and police have caught several people setting fires on grasslands. All the men were questioned and a wide range of reasons driving out snakes, making a safe passage for cattle to graze, waste burning and “starting fires just to see the grasslands go up in flames” have emerged.