Thousands flock to first-ever bird festival in Kotdwar

Dehradun | Saturday | 8th December, 2018

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Apart from India’s Landswone forest the others to fall in the list include Chitwan National Park in Nepal and Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve in Russia. Kunwar Ajay Singh.Landswone forest is the only one division that acts as a corridor between Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) and Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR).Till now only three sites have been awarded CATS approved status across the globe. Dehradun: Over thousands of locals and school children flocked to the Lansdowne Forest Division—India’s only Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CATS) accredited— in Kotdwar on Saturday to witness the first-ever three-day bird festival.The fest, which began on Friday, aims to promote eco-tourism in the state and familiarise the locals with diverse variety of bird species found in the forest. It will help us understand the importance of the Landswone forest, which has brought fame for India in the international platform. Many of us are curious to know about wildlife, forest and environment conservation..