Bombay Natural History Society conducts water bird census in India.
Q. Who conducts the wetland birds/ waterbirds census in India?- Published on 18 Jan 16a. Wildlife Institute of India
b. Bombay Natural History Society
c. Wetland Conservation Society
d. Wildlife Trust of India
ANSWER: Bombay Natural History Society
Wetlands International (WI) has defined waterbirds as species of bird that are ecologically dependent on wetlands. Waterbirds are well-known indicators of the quality of certain types of wetlands. Any wetland site which regularly holds one per cent or more of a waterbird population qualifies as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, according to WI. Of the 1,200 species of birds reported in India, around 600 are wetlandsbirds. The birds could be considered as the health indicators of wetlands of a region. The annual exercise, Asian Waterbird Census, which is organised as part of the International Waterbird Census, is going full steam in most parts of the country under the behest of the Bombay Natural History Society and the Wetlands International. The information helps to promote the designation and management of internationally important sites such as nationally protected areas, Ramsar Sites, and Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) as well as helps in identifying and protecting new sites of importance for waterbirds. The census data and information are essentially used for promoting national waterbird and wetland conservation and international cooperation along the Central Asian Flyway.
