Category : Biodiversity | Location : Delhi | Posted on 2022-09-13 01:56:22
The Capital’s seven biodiversity parks will carry out a dragonfly and damselfly count from September 19-25 under the jurisdiction of Delhi Development Authority’s biodiversity parks programme, officials said, adding they suspect the number of dragonflies, an important indicator of a functioning wetland, has been adversely impacted due to reduced rainfall this year.
Delhi’s first ever dragonfly count was held across the national capital region in 2018, wherein 11 teams comprising of around 30 volunteers each covering Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Dhanauri wetland, Surajpur wetland, Najafgarh Jheel, Basai wetland, Lodhi Garden and Sanjay Van. The biodiversity parks covered then included the Yamuna Biodiversity Park, Aravalli Biodiversity Park and the Neela Hauz Biodiversity Park. The count, carried out by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), led to the discovery of 25 dragonfly species. There has been no such count since.
Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/dragonfly-and-damselfly-count-to-be-held-in-delhi-s-biodiversity-parks-101663015883737.html
