Ethical Bird Watching Conclave organised in Uttarakhand's Chamoli
Gopeshwar, May 11 (PTI) A one-day Ethical Bird Watching Conclave was organised in the Mandal Valley, a hotspot of birds and the birthplace of the Chipko movement, in ttarakhand's Chamoli on the occasion of Himalayan Bird Count Day.
Selected school students, bird watchers, bird-watching guides, environmental activists and forest officials participated in the conclave organised in Gharsari adjoining the Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary.
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