
Sri Hemund Sahib Trust head Narinderjit Singh Bindra said there was adequate arrangement of medical aid, langar and security for the convenience of the pilgrims.


From Pulna, they will undertake a 16-km trek to Hemkund, which includes 6 km of steep climb from Ghangaria till the shrine. On May 19, they will leave for Pulna village, the starting point of the trek. The devotees are set to reach Govindghat by road tomorrow. The pilgrimage commenced after the recitation of kirtan and ardaas. After taking steps like installing fencing to preserve and protect nesting areas, the American oystercatcher has increased by 23 percent.With the portals of Hemkund Sahib scheduled to open on May 20, Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh, (retd) and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of pilgrims led by the Panj Pyare from Rishikesh to the Himalayan shrine. But thanks to a conservation effort by Atlantic coastal states and the Gulf of Mexico, with support from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, their prognosis has changed. Earlier research showed that the American oystercatcher, a species that can be found in Massachusetts, was facing a 10 percent decline. “I’ve spent my career trying to give these birds a chance,” he said.īut, he said, there is some reason for hope.

Brown, of Manomet, said the report’s findings broke his heart. “You stare out at the ocean and it looks vast and wide and blue, and the intricacies of the food web and the things that make an ecosystem healthy are sometimes challenging to see,” Kirk said.įor researchers working in the field, the results can feel personal. The study’s findings in some ways tell a story that is otherwise invisible, he said. A black-bellied plover scored a worm on Plymouth Beach.
