Coast Guard to erect a radar station and a diesel power generation station for it on the island. This was opposed due to the threats of increased human activity and disturbance and the threat to a number of endemic island species, including the hornbill. The plan was finally cancelled by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in 2012. However, in the wake of the Chinese monitoring activity in Myanmar's neighbouring Coco Island, the nod for the listening station was granted in June 2014. References External links http://ibcn.in/wp-content/themes/ibcn/pdf/DOWNLOADS_IBA%20Summary%20final.pdf Could Rare Bird on Tiny Island Be India's Ecological Canary? Ministry bats for endangered Island Bird Worlds only 300 Narcondam hornbills threatened by radar facility off India. Narcondam hornbill Birds of the Andaman Islands Narcondam hornbill Endemic fauna of the Andaman Islands Taxonomy articles created by Polbot