Manoj Singh, Former ACS, UP Government In the rugged granite folds of Bundelkhand, where the Betwa Reservoir mirrors the sky and the cliffs of Mahavir Sanctuary in Lalitpur rise like ancient sentinels, the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department’s Bird Festival unfolded not merely as an event, but as an ecological dialogue. Here, vultures breed naturally on rocky escarpments, reclaiming a lineage once pushed to the brink across the subcontinent. Scientists, forest officers, administrators, students, and conservationists gathered in a landscape where thermals carry wings and wetlands cradle life—reminding us that birds…
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