{"product_id":"where-have-the-birds-gone-empty-nests-quiet-skies-one-question","title":"WHERE HAVE THE BIRDS GONE? : Empty nests. Quiet skies. One question.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHERE HAVE THE BIRDS GONE? : Empty nests. Quiet skies. One question.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_f349a0178ca6789a-37\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-93\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-93\"\u003e(Author: Asad Rahmani)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-93 citation-end-93\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA deeply compelling, urgent ecological work from one of India's foremost ornithologists, examining the vanishing avian species, quiet dawn choruses, and the alarming crisis facing India’s natural habitats.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_f349a0178ca6789a-38\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-92 citation-end-92\"\u003eIndia has long been a land alive with vibrant birdsong, but something profound and unsettling is changing.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-91 citation-end-91\"\u003eAcross the subcontinent, birds are quietly slipping away—lost to vanishing forests, intensive pesticide use, aggressive urbanization, and the lethal net of high-voltage power lines and large dams redrawing the landscape.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_f349a0178ca6789a-39\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-90 citation-end-90\"\u003eSome absences, like the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard and the elusive White-bellied Heron, are stark and devastating.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-89 citation-end-89\"\u003eBut other losses are subtle, quieter, and far easier to overlook.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-88 citation-end-88\"\u003eSpecies that were once everyday sights—such as drongos, rollers, and sparrows—no longer gather as they once did.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-87 citation-end-87\"\u003eYear by year, the dawn chorus that once stitched night to morning grows softer, frays, and fades away.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_f349a0178ca6789a-40\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhere Have the Birds Gone?\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. \u003cspan class=\"citation-86 citation-end-86\"\u003eAsad Rahmani—former director of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)—offers intimate, searching accounts of species on the brink.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-85 citation-end-85\"\u003eTracing their alarming decline, he paints a stark picture of an ecosystem nearing its own Silent Spring, posing a vital question: what does the silence of our birds portend for human survival?\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_f349a0178ca6789a-41\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by a Renowned Ornithologist:\u003c\/b\u003e Authored by Dr. \u003cspan class=\"citation-84 citation-end-84\"\u003eAsad Rahmani, one of India’s leading conservationists and long-serving director of the BNHS.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_f349a0178ca6789a-42\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-83\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-83\"\u003eIn-Depth Focus on Indian Wildlife:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-83 citation-end-83\"\u003e Examines both critically endangered birds (Great Indian Bustard, White-bellied Heron) and fast-disappearing common species.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrgent Environmental Message:\u003c\/b\u003e Unpacks the systemic causes of species collapse—habitat destruction, power infrastructure, agricultural chemicals, and climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential for Nature \u0026amp; Science Lovers:\u003c\/b\u003e A must-read for birdwatchers, conservationists, ecology students, environmentalists, and non-fiction readers interested in Indian natural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default 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