Mangalagangothri spots near 80 species of Birds on campus

Mangalagangothri spots near 80 species of Birds on campus

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, March 1, 2016 : Not less than 77 species of winged bird beauties were spotted at Mangalore University Campus at Mangalagangothri during a Campus Bird Count conducted as a part of  GBBC - Great Backyard Bird Count by ’eBIRD’ and ’Bird Count India’ to document the bird life in the campuses /Institutions across India.

During the four-day GBBC, held from February 12, on the campus, located about 20 km away from the Mangaluru City and spread about 350 acres, it found out that the place is a home for variety of habitats which nourishes and protects a wide variety of bird life. The study was carried out by enthusiastic bird-watchers: Radhakrishna, Akhila, Deepak, Gangadhar, Chaitanyamurthy, Krithika, Milana, Nithish, Arun, Ganesh and Gopal.