Anand Chaudhary, PhD 🦅🪲🦩🦆🐦⬛
@anandchau.bsky.social
Conservation of birds across broad landscapes and flyways. Socio-ecological and cross-scale interactions. People, cultures, birds, and insects.
Nagdaha. One of the few remaining stopover sites for migratory waterbirds of the #CentralAsianFlyway in the Kathmandu Valley.
November 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Nagdaha. One of the few remaining stopover sites for migratory waterbirds of the #CentralAsianFlyway in the Kathmandu Valley.
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It's #WorldHabitatDay ! 🌎
From pole to pole, over forests, wetlands, mountains and seas, and across the migration paths of the world, birds know no borders. And neither do we. 🦜🗺️
Connecting countries, continents and cultures, we pull together to conserve and restore species and habitats.🙌
From pole to pole, over forests, wetlands, mountains and seas, and across the migration paths of the world, birds know no borders. And neither do we. 🦜🗺️
Connecting countries, continents and cultures, we pull together to conserve and restore species and habitats.🙌
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
It's #WorldHabitatDay ! 🌎
From pole to pole, over forests, wetlands, mountains and seas, and across the migration paths of the world, birds know no borders. And neither do we. 🦜🗺️
Connecting countries, continents and cultures, we pull together to conserve and restore species and habitats.🙌
From pole to pole, over forests, wetlands, mountains and seas, and across the migration paths of the world, birds know no borders. And neither do we. 🦜🗺️
Connecting countries, continents and cultures, we pull together to conserve and restore species and habitats.🙌
I care about birds — and I’m proud to work with BirdLife to protect them.
Now I’m inviting you to be part of it — and have a little fun, too.
I’ve hidden secrets in a vault! With a donation, you’ll unlock them — and learn about a migratory bird.
🔓 Explore it here: www.birdlife.org/getcounting/
Now I’m inviting you to be part of it — and have a little fun, too.
I’ve hidden secrets in a vault! With a donation, you’ll unlock them — and learn about a migratory bird.
🔓 Explore it here: www.birdlife.org/getcounting/
October 4, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I care about birds — and I’m proud to work with BirdLife to protect them.
Now I’m inviting you to be part of it — and have a little fun, too.
I’ve hidden secrets in a vault! With a donation, you’ll unlock them — and learn about a migratory bird.
🔓 Explore it here: www.birdlife.org/getcounting/
Now I’m inviting you to be part of it — and have a little fun, too.
I’ve hidden secrets in a vault! With a donation, you’ll unlock them — and learn about a migratory bird.
🔓 Explore it here: www.birdlife.org/getcounting/
What a beauty!
Painted Grasshopper (Poekilocerus pictus) nymph from the Deukhuri Valley, Nepal.
Painted Grasshopper (Poekilocerus pictus) nymph from the Deukhuri Valley, Nepal.
August 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
What a beauty!
Painted Grasshopper (Poekilocerus pictus) nymph from the Deukhuri Valley, Nepal.
Painted Grasshopper (Poekilocerus pictus) nymph from the Deukhuri Valley, Nepal.
Jagadishpur Bird Sanctuary, an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area in the #CentralAsianFlyway #SupportFlyways
August 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Jagadishpur Bird Sanctuary, an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area in the #CentralAsianFlyway #SupportFlyways
Bird Conservation Nepal is leading a new BirdLife supported Flyways Emergency Site Casework Project in Deukhuri Valley, Nepal. #CentralAsianFlyway #supportflyways
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Bird Conservation Nepal is leading a new BirdLife supported Flyways Emergency Site Casework Project in Deukhuri Valley, Nepal. #CentralAsianFlyway #supportflyways
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NASA is more than rockets and moonwalks. NASA is behind much of our everyday technology. From space discovery, to Air Jordans, to CAT scans, NASA has played a role. We get it all on less than a penny of every federal dollar. Now their science may be gutted by 50%.
#NASADidThat
#NASADidThat
July 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
NASA is more than rockets and moonwalks. NASA is behind much of our everyday technology. From space discovery, to Air Jordans, to CAT scans, NASA has played a role. We get it all on less than a penny of every federal dollar. Now their science may be gutted by 50%.
#NASADidThat
#NASADidThat
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📢 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧! 🎉
After decades of campaigning by our partner @rspb.bsky.social, the @wwtworldwide.bsky.social and more, restrictions on toxic lead are finally on the way.
Thank you to everyone who made this happen!
After decades of campaigning by our partner @rspb.bsky.social, the @wwtworldwide.bsky.social and more, restrictions on toxic lead are finally on the way.
Thank you to everyone who made this happen!
July 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
📢 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧! 🎉
After decades of campaigning by our partner @rspb.bsky.social, the @wwtworldwide.bsky.social and more, restrictions on toxic lead are finally on the way.
Thank you to everyone who made this happen!
After decades of campaigning by our partner @rspb.bsky.social, the @wwtworldwide.bsky.social and more, restrictions on toxic lead are finally on the way.
Thank you to everyone who made this happen!
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Nepal’s Supreme Court recently discontinued its interim order that had earlier halted the construction of a cable car project.
Indigenous Limbu community members say in addition to undermining their rights, the project is based on a flawed environmental impact review.
Indigenous Limbu community members say in addition to undermining their rights, the project is based on a flawed environmental impact review.
In Nepal, confrontation looms over controversial cable car project as court lifts stay order
KATHMANDU — Nepal’s Supreme Court has refused to extend the suspension of a controversial cable car project at a pilgrimage site in the country’s eastern hills, sparking concerns of confrontation…
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May 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Nepal’s Supreme Court recently discontinued its interim order that had earlier halted the construction of a cable car project.
Indigenous Limbu community members say in addition to undermining their rights, the project is based on a flawed environmental impact review.
Indigenous Limbu community members say in addition to undermining their rights, the project is based on a flawed environmental impact review.
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Velvet Scoters are making a comeback in Georgia! 🦆
Thanks to CLP-funded projects, Nika Paposhvili and his team have boosted nesting pairs at Lake Tabatskuri nearly eightfold since 2017. 🪺
A powerful win for community-led conservation. 🤝
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Thanks to CLP-funded projects, Nika Paposhvili and his team have boosted nesting pairs at Lake Tabatskuri nearly eightfold since 2017. 🪺
A powerful win for community-led conservation. 🤝
🔗 www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/media-centre...
May 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Velvet Scoters are making a comeback in Georgia! 🦆
Thanks to CLP-funded projects, Nika Paposhvili and his team have boosted nesting pairs at Lake Tabatskuri nearly eightfold since 2017. 🪺
A powerful win for community-led conservation. 🤝
🔗 www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/media-centre...
Thanks to CLP-funded projects, Nika Paposhvili and his team have boosted nesting pairs at Lake Tabatskuri nearly eightfold since 2017. 🪺
A powerful win for community-led conservation. 🤝
🔗 www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/media-centre...
A Handsome Fungus Beetle (Genus Eumorphus) sunning on a maize leaf in my garden this morning.
May 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
A Handsome Fungus Beetle (Genus Eumorphus) sunning on a maize leaf in my garden this morning.
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“This marks one of the largest vulture poisoning events in Southern Africa.”
In South Africa’s Kruger National Park, a mass poisoning attack this week has left 123 threatened vultures dead and another 83 recovering with the aid of a veterinary team.
In South Africa’s Kruger National Park, a mass poisoning attack this week has left 123 threatened vultures dead and another 83 recovering with the aid of a veterinary team.
Mass South Africa vulture poisoning kills 123; 83 others rescued
In South Africa’s Kruger National Park, a mass poisoning attack this week has left 123 threatened vultures dead and another 83 recovering with the aid of a veterinary team. On the morning of May 6, a…
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May 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM
“This marks one of the largest vulture poisoning events in Southern Africa.”
In South Africa’s Kruger National Park, a mass poisoning attack this week has left 123 threatened vultures dead and another 83 recovering with the aid of a veterinary team.
In South Africa’s Kruger National Park, a mass poisoning attack this week has left 123 threatened vultures dead and another 83 recovering with the aid of a veterinary team.
Spotted a scorpion fly during today's #worldmigratorybirdday birdwatching trip.
May 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Spotted a scorpion fly during today's #worldmigratorybirdday birdwatching trip.
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Tomorrow is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!🌏🐦
The Americas flyway is the most species-rich land flyway, hosting 622 migratory bird species.
The Near Threatened Red Knot completes one of the longest migrations of any bird – up to 15,000 km in one direction!
Join in tomorrow👉 www.birdlife.org/getcounting/
The Americas flyway is the most species-rich land flyway, hosting 622 migratory bird species.
The Near Threatened Red Knot completes one of the longest migrations of any bird – up to 15,000 km in one direction!
Join in tomorrow👉 www.birdlife.org/getcounting/
May 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Tomorrow is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!🌏🐦
The Americas flyway is the most species-rich land flyway, hosting 622 migratory bird species.
The Near Threatened Red Knot completes one of the longest migrations of any bird – up to 15,000 km in one direction!
Join in tomorrow👉 www.birdlife.org/getcounting/
The Americas flyway is the most species-rich land flyway, hosting 622 migratory bird species.
The Near Threatened Red Knot completes one of the longest migrations of any bird – up to 15,000 km in one direction!
Join in tomorrow👉 www.birdlife.org/getcounting/
A beetle from the mountains.
May 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A beetle from the mountains.
Discover the wanderer of the wetlands!
A common migrant along the Central Asia flyway is the Greylag Goose. Despite being the shortest flyway, it hosts more than 300 migratory bird species and spans over 30 countries.🌏
Partake in World Migratory Bird Day on 10th May👉 www.birdlife.org/getcounting/
A common migrant along the Central Asia flyway is the Greylag Goose. Despite being the shortest flyway, it hosts more than 300 migratory bird species and spans over 30 countries.🌏
Partake in World Migratory Bird Day on 10th May👉 www.birdlife.org/getcounting/
May 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Love the long antenna.
April 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Love the long antenna.
What a difference a little bit of rain has made in improving the air quality in Kathmandu Valley.
April 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What a difference a little bit of rain has made in improving the air quality in Kathmandu Valley.
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One of our satellite-tagged Cuckoos has hitched a ride on a cruise ship and is now in the UK, the earliest one of our superstar Cuckoos has ever reached us! 😮🛥️🧵
April 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
One of our satellite-tagged Cuckoos has hitched a ride on a cruise ship and is now in the UK, the earliest one of our superstar Cuckoos has ever reached us! 😮🛥️🧵
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Forest restoration is booming but biodiversity isn’t
Forest restoration is booming but biodiversity isn’t
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. Global efforts to restore forests are gathering pace, driven…
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April 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Forest restoration is booming but biodiversity isn’t
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🚨 BREAKING: Turtle-dove hunting season reopens!
The EU Commission just gave the green light for EU countries to resume the hunt for European Turtle-doves, ending a 3-year pause.
This is reckless, short-sighted and will take this bird back to the brink.
More info: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/04...
The EU Commission just gave the green light for EU countries to resume the hunt for European Turtle-doves, ending a 3-year pause.
This is reckless, short-sighted and will take this bird back to the brink.
More info: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/04...
April 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Turtle-dove hunting season reopens!
The EU Commission just gave the green light for EU countries to resume the hunt for European Turtle-doves, ending a 3-year pause.
This is reckless, short-sighted and will take this bird back to the brink.
More info: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/04...
The EU Commission just gave the green light for EU countries to resume the hunt for European Turtle-doves, ending a 3-year pause.
This is reckless, short-sighted and will take this bird back to the brink.
More info: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/04...
Another public space in Kathmandu, this one close to my home, is being fenced off. The reason given: "people are sitting on the grass".
Some people have a very different understanding of what public spaces are for. Unfortunately, they are the ones making the decisions.
Some people have a very different understanding of what public spaces are for. Unfortunately, they are the ones making the decisions.
March 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Another public space in Kathmandu, this one close to my home, is being fenced off. The reason given: "people are sitting on the grass".
Some people have a very different understanding of what public spaces are for. Unfortunately, they are the ones making the decisions.
Some people have a very different understanding of what public spaces are for. Unfortunately, they are the ones making the decisions.
The urinal had very specific instructions.
March 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The urinal had very specific instructions.
Common Wood Pigeon, #lifer #birdwatching
February 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Common Wood Pigeon, #lifer #birdwatching
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) LC
A migratory shorebird that uses the #centralasianflyway was observed yesterday during the W3 winter bird survey at Bagmati (Chobhar) and Taudaha, Kathmandu.
A migratory shorebird that uses the #centralasianflyway was observed yesterday during the W3 winter bird survey at Bagmati (Chobhar) and Taudaha, Kathmandu.
February 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) LC
A migratory shorebird that uses the #centralasianflyway was observed yesterday during the W3 winter bird survey at Bagmati (Chobhar) and Taudaha, Kathmandu.
A migratory shorebird that uses the #centralasianflyway was observed yesterday during the W3 winter bird survey at Bagmati (Chobhar) and Taudaha, Kathmandu.