Cub News January 2023

First published in Sanctuary Cub, Vol. 43 No. 1, January 2023

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Photo Feature

Peering into the Future
A Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris clings to tall elephant grass at the Jia Grasslands in Roing, Arunachal Pradesh, a habitat increasingly threatened by rapid commercial development. Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this endemic species is now confined to fragmented ‘island’ grasslands in Northeast India, facing habitat loss from roads, dams, and other infrastructures, highlighting the urgent need for a comprehensive conservation plan. Photo: Satyanathan Vikram/Sanctuary Photolibrary.