KENDRAPARA: There has been a drop in the collection of iciness birds flocking the Bhitarkanika National Park here, prompting wildlife officers to find out the reasons in the back of it.
The annual census record of iciness migratory birds launched by means of the woodland department on Monday mentioned that the collection of avian iciness species has come down to 1,09,059 against 1,12,937 remaining yr.
While 83 species of feathered guests had thronged the nationwide park remaining yr, the latest headcount could spot 74 species of birds, they mentioned.
Many of the spots where the birds were noticed remaining time, no sighting was made this time, they mentioned.
Despite the drop in the collection of migratory birds, hordes of rare and endangered avian species were sighted alongside wetland spots.
"The enumerators have noticed rare groups of winged species on the wetland spots of the nationwide park. This is a clear indicator that Bhitarkanika continues to be a congenial spot to draw birds," mentioned Divisional Forest Officer, Rajnagar Mangrove (wildlife) Forest Division, Bimal Prasanna Acharya.
The enumerators discovered hordes of Grebes, Cormorants, Darters, Egrets, Bitterns, Ibises, Finfoots, Gulls, Terns, Skimmer but even so winged species of other varities, he mentioned.
The enumerators additionally discovered plenty of water-inlets had dried up or thinning down of water assets.
Uniform drift of tidal water would possibly had been impeded because of prawn dykes that have arise in the close vicinity of the park, they suspected.
Raising of the environmentally-damaging prawn dykes is illegitimate in the wildlife sanctuary space.
"These need to be dismantled and razed to the ground to conserve the ecosystem besides the flora and fauna of Bhitarkanika," a conservationist mentioned.
It was a deal with to observe feathered species with their chirpy cacophony adding colour to the vibrant eco-system of this area, mentioned a wildlife workforce engaged in the once a year headcount of birds.
The annual census record of iciness migratory birds launched by means of the woodland department on Monday mentioned that the collection of avian iciness species has come down to 1,09,059 against 1,12,937 remaining yr.
While 83 species of feathered guests had thronged the nationwide park remaining yr, the latest headcount could spot 74 species of birds, they mentioned.
Many of the spots where the birds were noticed remaining time, no sighting was made this time, they mentioned.
Despite the drop in the collection of migratory birds, hordes of rare and endangered avian species were sighted alongside wetland spots.
"The enumerators have noticed rare groups of winged species on the wetland spots of the nationwide park. This is a clear indicator that Bhitarkanika continues to be a congenial spot to draw birds," mentioned Divisional Forest Officer, Rajnagar Mangrove (wildlife) Forest Division, Bimal Prasanna Acharya.
The enumerators discovered hordes of Grebes, Cormorants, Darters, Egrets, Bitterns, Ibises, Finfoots, Gulls, Terns, Skimmer but even so winged species of other varities, he mentioned.
The enumerators additionally discovered plenty of water-inlets had dried up or thinning down of water assets.
Uniform drift of tidal water would possibly had been impeded because of prawn dykes that have arise in the close vicinity of the park, they suspected.
Raising of the environmentally-damaging prawn dykes is illegitimate in the wildlife sanctuary space.
"These need to be dismantled and razed to the ground to conserve the ecosystem besides the flora and fauna of Bhitarkanika," a conservationist mentioned.
It was a deal with to observe feathered species with their chirpy cacophony adding colour to the vibrant eco-system of this area, mentioned a wildlife workforce engaged in the once a year headcount of birds.
Census finds dip in winter migratory birds in Bhitarkanika
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