Laxmi Prasanna| TNN | Updated:
Dec 11, 2017, 23:37 IST
As many as 147 species of birds
were spotted during the survey
Thiruvananthapuram: The recent
survey conducted at seven sites in the city found that the number of bird
species in the city has come down.
As many as 147 species of birds including rare and migratory birds were spotted during the survey carried out as part of Annual Bird Race 2017, organized by WWF-India with the support of Kerala forests and wildlife department.
"Over the years there is a decline in the number of bird species," said WWF-India state director Renjan Mathew Varghese. Construction activities, dredging and pollution in wetlands are the reasons for this, according to experts.
"The wetland bird 'Indian coot' used to be seen in groups at Akkulam earlier. But during the last three years due to the construction activity, dredging and pollution, such wading birds have started disappearing," said WWF-India education officer A K Sivakumar.
As many as 147 species of birds including rare and migratory birds were spotted during the survey carried out as part of Annual Bird Race 2017, organized by WWF-India with the support of Kerala forests and wildlife department.
"Over the years there is a decline in the number of bird species," said WWF-India state director Renjan Mathew Varghese. Construction activities, dredging and pollution in wetlands are the reasons for this, according to experts.
"The wetland bird 'Indian coot' used to be seen in groups at Akkulam earlier. But during the last three years due to the construction activity, dredging and pollution, such wading birds have started disappearing," said WWF-India education officer A K Sivakumar.
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