UP: Census at Jodhpur Jhal records 1,335 water birds of 62 species

MATHURA (UP): A census exercise of aquatic birds conducted at Jodhpur Jhal, a wetland on the Mathura-Agra border here, recorded 1,335 birds from 62 species, including nine endangered species, officials said.

“This census was conducted under ‘Waterbird Census 2025’ by Wetlands International in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad, the Forest Department and the Biodiversity Research and Development Society (BRDS),” said District Forest Officer (DFO) Rajnikant Mittal.

The effort was supervised by Wetlands International’s Uttar Pradesh coordinator Neeraj Srivastava and led by BRDS bird expert K P Singh with contributions from a team of 13 members, he added.

Source: PTI News

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