Ahmedabad: A team of researchers from the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation (GEER) that surveyed the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport sighted not only a monkey but also two black kites that were knocked down on the runway by aircraft on the afternoon of June 1, 2017.
The same day, researchers photographed a kite feeding on rats on the runway. They also saw a Rufous-tailed hare running from the operations area towards the runway.
On another visit, the team found an injured kite in the operations area, near the forest station. These were some observations in the report submitted to the state government.
The GEER team also reported the presence of bitter apple plants in the operations area. "In 2011 there was a mass hatching of hairy caterpillars in the operations area, as this plant is a food source for them," stated the report. It was suggested that bitter apple plants be removed to avoid another hairy caterpillar mass hatching.
When the team visited the airport in August 2017, researchers again found bitter apple plants in the operations area. The August report also stated that bitter apple plants should be removed as they attract caterpillars which consequently attract birds.
29/01/18 Himanshu Kaushik/Times of India
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The same day, researchers photographed a kite feeding on rats on the runway. They also saw a Rufous-tailed hare running from the operations area towards the runway.
On another visit, the team found an injured kite in the operations area, near the forest station. These were some observations in the report submitted to the state government.
The GEER team also reported the presence of bitter apple plants in the operations area. "In 2011 there was a mass hatching of hairy caterpillars in the operations area, as this plant is a food source for them," stated the report. It was suggested that bitter apple plants be removed to avoid another hairy caterpillar mass hatching.
When the team visited the airport in August 2017, researchers again found bitter apple plants in the operations area. The August report also stated that bitter apple plants should be removed as they attract caterpillars which consequently attract birds.
29/01/18 Himanshu Kaushik/Times of India
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