Our guest today is Dr. Gopi Sundar, who heads the international ecological journal, Waterbirds.  He is also a scientist in the cranes and wetlands program at the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) based in Udaipur.  Gopi has worked on waterbirds for over three decades, particularly on the Sarus Cranes of Uttar Pradesh.  In this episode, he talks about waterbirds and how they coexist with humans.

Episode 37: Talking hummingbirds with Anusha Shankar

Welcome to the Bird Podcast — hosted by Shoba Narayan. 

This podcast will focus largely on birds, specifically on Indian birds with occasional global forays.

India is home to some 1200 bird species, amongst the highest in the world. This podcast showcases and highlights our feathered friends

We will talk to naturalists and birders about common and special birds such as the Greater Coucal, Himalayan Quail, Nilgiri Flycatcher, the Malabar Trogon, the Great Indian Bustard, and other amazing species.

We will highlight issues both old and new.  About India's vanishing forests and wetlands and how it impacts birds.  About breeding areas of migratory birds and how they are hunted en route. We will speak to the men and women who successfully saved the Amur Falcon from being massacred in Nagaland. And we will do individual podcasts on bird species of India.

Welcome to the Bird Podcast.  Come fly away with us.