birds

As we all know, awareness about nature is the sort of humane actions that has been helping wildlife all over the world for sometime now. The charities like the; World Wildlife Fund (WWF), The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), The UK’s Blue Cross and many others are all founded and based mainly in developed countries who have the financial might that allow their constituents to provide their time, expertise and have ample resources for funding that allow them to exist and continue working thought the hardest of times.

Many Asian countries boast some of the most diverse and untouched natural habitats the world over mainly due to the undeveloped nature of these countries. Less development means less pressure on nature in terms of habitat disruption/destruction and trade in wildlife/derivatives. Many animals have suffered due to the demand for animals that was first used for traditional Asian medicine that is now slowly being curbed by environmentalists who aim to educate the locals on how the loss of these native species would impact their environment.

The very slow development that has protected and allowed these animals (tigers, orangutans, birds, turtles and many other species) to thrive in peace has been shattered but rapid expansion and development of pristine areas for tourism and other commercial uses that habitat destruction is the most common result. Sea Turtles for example have a very low survival rate from the time they hatch to the time that they are sexually mature to reproduce that only about 2 in thousands will make the return trip to their nesting grounds (if they are still there that is). Those species that have been heavily studied and bred with the help of science are making a comeback but species like the fabled Blue fin Tuna which has eluded artificial propagation are still quite on the downhill in terms of numbers but research continues. The development of formerly pristine areas has also brought feral or introduced species such as cats, dogs, goats and pigs that destroy the habitat of native species even wiping them out totally from some areas.

More on the next post……..

Birds are one of the complementary creatures of nature and good indicators of the environmental situation of any country such as Europe. But because of some issues such as natural and man-made calamities, bird species such as the lapwing and the waders have slowly been disappearing. Some are hunted and shot down by hunters for their prize while other have simply died naturally due to no shelter and feeding grounds.

A lot of this can be attributed to the fact that birds are just seen as winged creatures that fly into the sky as if they own the aerial beauty of the world. But these animals also need a place to rest and due to some fortuitous events like dried up lowlands and valleys.

But conservation efforts as spearheaded by the Birdlife International of Europe have tried to save the remaining bird species under their wing and avoid pushing these bird species on the brink of extinction. With such efforts, the conservative manner of such foundations are deemed commendable since awareness for the existence of these birds is obviously overlooked and underestimated.

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