BIRD CENSUS AT JENGDIA BEEL , AN IBA SITE
On 6th of January a team consist of Moloy Baruah, Mayur Plaban Barua and
Pulakesh Talukdar counted bird species at Jangdia beel near Lenga village at
North Guwahati which was declared an Important Bird Area in Assam out of 48
such places in the state. 26 varities of bird species covering around 2500 bird
in total were counted while two important species Grey Headed Eagle and Grey
Heron were recorded. It is worth mentioning that the whole area is owned by a
cooperative farm established in 1958 and due to ongoing plaguing activity with
diesel pumps on to displace water logging , disturbances had driven away most
of the birds to other areas. It is also worth mentioning here that Early Birds
has been doing water fowl census since 1992 in four areas of the state namely,
Khamranga(Thakurkuchi) Amchang W/L sanctuary, Jangdia and Chanddubi near
Loharghat.
VETERINARY CMP AT BURHA MAYANG ( POBITORA)
O 12th of January The Early Birds , in continuation in its drive to protect the
wild life areas of the state and to make them disease free from the infectious
disease borne by the domesticated cattle groups had organized a free
vaccination cum treatment camp at the forest office of Pobitora wild life
division at Burha Mayang . One hundred eighty four cattle including buffalos
were vaccinated . A good number of medicines were also distributed. Those who
participated were Moloy Baruah, Pulakesh Talukdar and two veterinarians Joy
Prakash Sharma and Dannis Gogoi. The Early Bird team feels that the number of
sentry camps have to be increase as the improved road condition from Guwahati
via Chandrapur to Mayang had also open the gate to the smugglers ,miscreants
and poachers as well.
