The biggest danger for wildlife is the aftermath. But many species have evolved to rely on the opportunities created by ...

Basant Panchami, which is associated with the lively tradition of kite flying, has unfortunately been marred by the rampant ...

The GHSPCA advised people to fly kites in the afternoon when bird activity is minimal and to responsibly collect and dispose of kite threads after the celebrations. Using knives or scissors to ...

Nine-year-old Pareeksh, who had come to Govind Gaudham on Makar Sankranti to offer fodder to the cows, was taken aback after seeing the injured birds. “Nobody ever told me that kite strings can ...

Animal activists have rescued more than 60 birds injured by kite ‘manja’ in Mumbai as part of a three-day drive during the Makar Sankranti celebrations, a wildlife welfare group representative ...

Nylon manja, the string used for kite-flying, is a death knell for birds, which are left nursing injuries after the festival of kites or succumb to them. A Hyderabad-based NGO Animal Warriors ...

Mumbai: A total of 700 bird injuries were recorded in the last two days of the kite flying festival in MMR, even as the Mumbai police booked 23 persons for the illegal use of nylon manja to fly kites.

Animal activists have rescued more than 60 birds injured by kite 'manjha' in Mumbai as part of a three-day drive during the Makar Sankranti celebrations, a wildlife welfare group representative ...

The Red Kite is a striking raptor with distinctive rusty-red plumage ... Both sexes look similar, with females slightly larger, although behavioural differences best identify them. The bird's ...

Every year, the GHSPCA (Greater Hyderabad Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) helps rescue birds that get hurt because of kite strings. During Sankranti, many people use dangerous ...

Olympic kite surfer Bruno Lobo used his athletic prowess for good while rescuing a drowning woman from the ocean. Lobo was kite surfing and testing his camera off the coast of the city of São ...