An All-Women Team in Kashmir Revived a Wetland, Bringing Back Nearly 1 Lakh Migratory Birds
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The Salim Ali Birdwatchers Network (SABN), a 15-member women-led birding group launched in January 2025 in Jammu and Kashmir, has restored the Hokersar wetland on the outskirts of Srinagar through weekend cleanups, school visits, and village campaigns, bringing back nearly 100,000 migratory birds and turning young women and girls into grassroots conservationists.
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