Maharashtra government has approved a Rs 45 crore Eco Nature Park and birdwatching centre at Mumbai's Ramsar-designated Bhandup wetland. The project will feature birdwatching decks, live wildlife viewing, butterfly habitats and more

Flamingos - which most famously nest in Spain and France - started showing up in the vast Venetian Lagoon in the early 2000s, mostly in fishing valleys and mudflats in the lagoon's furthest reaches, with only rare sightings in the canaled historic centre of Venice that is most frequented by global tourists