Bio-diversity,Water,Climate Change,Environment Education

For various or unidentified drives, a large number of waterbird species, including cormorants, darters, herons, and egrets, choose urban environments for establishing their nesting colonies. These colonies or nesting clumps are known as heronries. The protocol accepted by Kerala Bird Monitoring Network is being used for the Heronry Count in the capital city. Teams of 4-5 birders and volunteers will be deputed for a cluster of previously identified heronries which are closer to cover easily. The teams record information from the field, including the number of nests of each species of bird, the name and number of nesting trees, the major nesting activity, and the location of each heronry. In addition to them, the primary habitat and potential threats will also be identified through direct observation and public interaction. The collected information is first recorded into a notepad and then into the specified format for scientific recording.

12-07-2025

12-07-2025

Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram District

10.06.2025 On the Zoom Platform The link will be shared soon

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1. Cap 2. Note pad and pen/pencil 3. A mobile phone with data and a camera 4. Binoculars (Optional) 5. Camera (Optional) 6.

For more details, please contact AK Sivakumar, Senior Education Officer of WWF-India at 9447386978