Avian refuge on the outskirts of the city has not been as chirpy as it once used to be. The Karnala Bird Sanctuary in the Raigad district that has been home to 140 species of resident and 37 species of migratory birds is fast losing its feathered friends. According to Mumbai Bird Race, an annual event held every February with data analysed across key birding sites and habitats in Mumbai shows a stark drop of 42.3 percent within the span of a decade in the sighting of bird species at Karnala, down from 78 in 2005 to 45 species this year. "The drop is largely of forest habitat species, which comprises the bulk of Karnala avifauna," said Sunjoy Monga, a naturalist and coordinator for India Bird...
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