Bird enthusiasts to identify more wetlands for waterbird survey
The Hindu
Bird enthusiasts are working on identifying more wetlands for the annual waterbird survey to be conducted in January as the recent rain has replenished many waterbodies in the district.Members of the
Bird enthusiasts are working on identifying more wetlands for the annual waterbird survey to be conducted in January as the recent rain has replenished many waterbodies in the district.
Members of the Salem Ornithological Foundation have been conducting waterbird survey as part of the Asian Waterbird Census in the district for the past two years and recording bird varieties seen along the wetlands in the district. The Foundation has also been recording the characteristics of the wetlands as part of the study.
The bird enthusiasts visited over 50 lakes in 2020 as part of the studies. They visited 265 lakes in the district in 2021 and looking at increasing the number to 300 in 2022.