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Due to the outbreak of the corona virus, bird lovers around the world are celebrating a different ‘World Migratory Bird Day’ today.
But experts say the Corona epidemic may be a blessing in disguise for nature. Pollution has declined worldwide as economic activity has stopped. The number of people in forests and tourist places has decreased. As a result, nature has time to decorate itself. The longest beach in Bangladesh is covered in algae, a rare species of dolphin has been seen very close to the beach. The swarm of turtles has returned to San Martín. Birds breed freely in forests in a peaceful environment and the number of tigers has increased in the Upper Bengal Sundarbans. Furthermore, the shell of a crocodile egg has been found in the remote Padma char in Rajshahi, which is very promising news.
Rakibul Amin, IUCN Resident Representative, Bangladesh, told The Daily Star: “Every year we celebrate this day formally, but this time there is nothing we can do because of the epidemic except for some publicity via social media.”
He said the day is celebrated around the world with the motto “Birds connect our world.”
In recent years, IUCN has installed GPS trackers on a total of 55 migratory birds. These birds have also received different names. The company has logged a 457-day trip for a small duck named Kishwa. This little bird has come to Bangladesh several times. There is Tanguar Haor and Padma Jamuna Char. The duck has covered a total of 9,505 km in China, Bhutan, India and Bangladesh, said Sarwar Alam Dipu, IUCN senior program officer.
“Therefore, many birds are playing an important role in preserving the environment by enclosing all the countries of our world in a global ecosystem.”
According to IUCN, each year more than two lakh ducks and different species of birds migrate in the ports, beels and freshwater reservoirs of Bangladesh, especially in Tanguar Haor and Hakaluki Haor. In addition, more than a million beach birds visit our marine area.
IUCN has installed satellite transmitters on 55 birds (ducks) to understand the trajectory of wild birds, confirming that migratory birds in Bangladesh use two specific flight routes. Birds around the world use nine specific trails or trails for heaven.
Between 250 and 300 migratory birds are observed in Bangladesh traveling to India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Mongolia, Russia, South Korea, Pakistan and Afghanistan using the East Asia-Australasia (EAAF) flight route and the Central Asia route . Five birds have already crossed the Himalayas this year (Photo: IUCN Map) Birds travel around the world in this way, either to feed, to reproduce, or to survive.
Rakibul Amin, IUCN Resident Representative, Bangladesh, said: “From these satellite transmitters installed on birds, we learn that many of our country’s small bodies of water also play an important role for migratory birds by connecting to the global ecosystem. But sadly, these reservoirs are still extremely unprotected and unsafe for birds.
We cannot protect migratory birds and their habitats simply by enforcing the law or sensitizing the general public. For this we have to involve the young generation, said Rakibul Amin.
We must bear in mind that birds are an important part of the global ecosystem. If we cannot protect these birds and their habitats, the balance of this ecosystem will be seriously disturbed and the crown or bird flu will automatically attack. So sometimes we have to give nature some time so that it can organize as it pleases. “We have to do this for the good of humanity,” he said.
