The Authority of Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary(WLS) has conducted Asian Water Bird Census for the year 2025 in association with Aranyak and Assam Bird Monitoring Network. Total 12 enumeration teams comprising about 22 numbers of experts including renowned Naturalist and Ornithologist Dr Anuwaruddin Choudhary and others from different parts of Assam and Mayong area joined the survey today covering 9 water bodies/beels of Pobitora WLS.
Ashok Dev Choudhary,AFS,i/c DFO, Guwahati Wildlife Division along with
The survey was started at about 9 am and continued for two hours. ACF Puspadhar Buragohain, AFS, Range officers of Ghy Wildlife division and Kamrup East Division started the census.
More than 10000 of individuals is expected to be participated during the survey as per preliminary count.
The Range officer of the Pobitora WLS Pranjal Baruah said that the Sp. Count and Individual Count of the water Birds will be declared by the authority soon after the compilation of data,