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The Karnataka Ecotourism Development Board and Forest Department volition clasp the 12th variation of the Karnataka Bird Festival successful Mangaluru from January 9 to 11.
Talking to reporters connected January 7, Board Chairperson Shalet Pinto said the past clip the Karnataka Bird Festival took spot successful Mangaluru was successful 2018, erstwhile B. Ramanath Rai was the Forest Minister. This festival allows avian aficionados to get progressive successful spotting birds astatine 12 locations successful Mangaluru and summation insights from seasoned vertebrate watchers.
Dakshina Kannada Deputy Conservator of Forests Antony S Mariyappa said astir 420 vertebrate taxon person been spotted successful Mangaluru. He said astir 40 taxon of migratory birds person been sighted successful Mangaluru which is simply a steadfast number.
At the festival, astir 250 participants, including students, volition prosecute successful vertebrate watching. They volition beryllium divided into 10 teams, each covering 12 designated locations specified arsenic coasts, wetlands and estuaries. A prize volition beryllium awarded to the squad that records the astir vertebrate species.
The White Bellied Sea Eagle, recovered connected the coastline, volition beryllium the mascot of the festival. The Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher was the mascot of the 2018 variation of the festival.
Speaker U.T. Khader, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre and District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao volition enactment successful the inauguration programme of the festival, which volition beryllium held astatine Bharat Scouts and Guides Bhavan, Pilikula, connected January 9 astatine 11 a.m.
