HYDERABAD: Fewer migratory birds have arrived here due to the severe drought in Telangana for a second year in a row. With most lakes in and around Hyderabad drying up, the migratory birds are headed for alternate lakes which still have some water left. Birders say the avian population flocking to the lakes has definitely come down. "While the impact is based on observations, we can say that the drought is having an impact on migratory birds," said R. Deepak, field research cum education officer at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) at Hyderabad. He pointed out that even the duration of the stay of...
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