Overview
- The state has launched its inaugural State Bird Week, a Maharashtra initiative set up by the State Wildlife Board and organised locally by the Wildlife Division, Nashik.
- A sanctuary bird census at Nandur Madhameshwar recorded 11,780 migratory, exotic and resident birds, providing an early baseline for this wintering season.
- Planned public events include painting and essay contests for students, wildlife documentary screenings, nature workshops, guided excursions and bird photography competitions.
- Officials are carrying out habitat surveys, targeted bird counts, Typha vegetation management and cleanliness drives alongside an environmental cycling rally to cut plastic pollution and protect wetland feeding grounds.
- Organisers have urged schools, researchers, NGOs and local residents to join the week because better local monitoring and cleaner habitats will improve management decisions and boost protection of the sanctuary’s biodiversity.