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Xinhua| 2019-02-11 21:45:39|Editor: xuxin
ISLAMABAD,
Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The number of migratory birds from Siberia to Pakistan has
declined 70 percent this winter, mainly due to climatic change and human
activities, local reports said on Monday.
The harsh
winter in Russia forces birds to leave their home in search of warmer places, and
Pakistan is one of such destinations where these birds including some rare
species stop by.
The
migratory birds arrive in Pakistan at the end of August every year via
Afghanistan, and leave in February. They all move back to their native lands by
March.
Pakistan
has 19 sites where birds land, 10 of which are located in south Sindh province.
The migratory birds temporarily stop in Thatta, Rann of Kutch and Thar coastal
areas of Sindh, from where they gradually spread to other lakes, Express
Tribune reported.
Quoting
World Wildlife Fund Technical advisor Moazzam Khan, the paper said that less
rainfall, dried up water passages and the changing of locations are the major
reasons for the decline on the guest birds.
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