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Harike( Punjab), November 27
Migratory birds from various nations have actually begun coming to Punjab’s Harike wetland, with around 40,000 winged visitors reaching the northern India’s biggest wetland up until now.
More than 90,000 migratory birds of over 90 various types from various nations, consisting of Siberia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia and other parts of the world come to the Harike wetland every year after water bodies get frozen in their native locations in winter season.
Harike wetland, topped 86 square kms in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, and Kapurthala districts, acts as a house to unusual types of migratory water birds throughout the winter.
The wetland is located on the confluence of Sutlej and Beas rivers.
According to an authorities of Punjab’s wildlife conservation department, around 40,000 migratory birds have actually up until now reached Harike wetland, which is likewise referred to as ‘Hari Ke Pattan’.
The variety of migratory birds is anticipated to increase in the coming weeks, stated the authorities.
Winged visitors like spoonbills, painted storks, coots, typical pochard, ruddy shelduck, gadwall, bar headed geese, greylag geese and typical teal have actually gotten here, stated Gitanjali Kanwar, organizer, World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) India.
” Coastline birds like gulls, terns, sandpipers and plovers are the very first ones to get here,” she even more stated.
” The migration of birds this time is a bit late however more birds will be showing up in the coming days,” she included.
” We are awaiting flocks of greylag geese and red-crested pochard. They have actually come however in little groups,” stated Kanwar.
The precise varieties of their arrival might be understood just in January when the census of water birds will be carried out, stated Kanwar.
Migratory birds which come to Harike wetland remain till March.
In 2015, an overall of 74,869 migratory birds of 88 various types had actually gotten here while in 2020, the variety of the winged visitors was 91,025 coming from 90 types.
An overall of 94,771 birds of 94 types had actually reached the wetland in 2018 and while in 2019, 1,23,128 winged visitors of 83 various types had actually flown in.
Kanwar stated awareness camps were likewise arranged for riparian neighborhoods which are living near the wetland for their participation in protecting the location of bird visitors.
The authorities of the wildlife conservation department stated patrolling groups have actually been deputed at Harike to inspect poaching of migratory birds.
” Day-and-night patrolling is carried out. Patrolling is likewise done through motorboats,” stated the authorities.
The department has actually likewise deputed guides to assist in travelers.
Apart from the Harike wetland, migratory water birds likewise come to Keshopur Miani wetland, Nangal wetland, Ropar wetland, Kanjli wetland and Beas river wetland in the state.
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