A one day programme on, “Diversity and Conservation of birds in North East India” was today held at Shillong College which was organised by the Zoology Department.
Dr Jaydev Mandal, Assistant professor, Department of Zoology, M.C College, Barpeta and co-founder of the Assam Bird Monitoring Network (ABMN) attended the programme to speak on the subject.
Mandal elaborated on the bird’s diversity of North-East India in general and of the state of Meghalaya in particular. His lecture includes facts of various species of birds and the areas where they are found. He also highlighted about conservation strategies taken to protect birds from exploitation and birding tips such as how to identify birds and using various repositories to deposit information of the birds identified from a particular area.
The program also included a quiz competition for the students on various aspects of birds and questions related with the topic.
