A week after authorities claimed that there was no wildlife near the Metro car depot site in Aarey milk colony, a report by members of NGO RAWW has stated that Jayraj Nayak and his team found over 143 birds (comprising over 22 species) within a 2.84-km radius in 125 minutes of their survey. or 143.

The RAWW team visited the area around the Metro III car depot site in Aarey on Sunday to conduct an independent survey. "Nayak, who is a birding enthusiast, visited Aarey with his colleague for a routine birding session at 7 am on Sunday. With a simple birding technique, they managed to spot the 143 many birds," explained Pawan Sharma, RAWW head.