Mysore/Mysuru: The four-day bird census conducted at Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve concluded on Jan. 29 where 274 species were recorded by the volunteers.
Notably, in the 2012 census, 272 bird species were recorded in the BRT Tiger Reserve and now, after 11 years, 274 species have been recorded. Mysore royal family member Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, who participated in the valedictory of the bird census organised at K. Gudi, said that after Amazon Forests, the BRT Reserve in Western Ghats has a wide variety of bird and animal species.
