Kathmandu
Jan 5, 2018-Birds of various
species have started to arrive in Nepal to escape the biting cold.
President of Ornithologists
Association Hem Sagar Baral said that a large number of birds have entered
Nepal to escape the cold in Siberia and Tibet.
Mostly birds from Tibet travel to
the warmer regions of Nepal after the plunge of temperature in Tibet.
According to Baral, some birds
have come to Nepal even flying over the Mt Everest. Flocks of birds have come
from Siberia.
He said birds of 150 species come
to Nepal to avoid cold. Among this many species, duck species alone constitute
more than 22. Over 50 species are water fowls.
It is said mostly birds started
to arrive in Nepal since October and most of the migratory birds have already
arrived till now to escape the harsh winter.
The largest number of such
migratory birds comes to the Jagadishpur Lake in Kapilvastu district. A census
conducted last year counted 20 thousand birds inhabiting the Jagdishpur Lake
and around.
Baral said this year also they
plan to count the number of water birds. The bird census is being carried out
to know the birds' status so as to augment to the bird conservation strategy.
According to him, bird
conservation is becoming challenging in the recent years because of loss of
habitat and other problems in the food species of these birds.
Published: 05-01-2018 15:10
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