A view of an ostrich is seen at chook market in Erbil, Iraq on September 30, 2022 [Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images]
Qatar is planning to build a delegated space in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region as a part of a conservation initiative for uncommon migratory birds that move by means of the area, in accordance with a report by native information outlet Kurdistan24.
The report famous that Qatari Consul General to Erbil, Hussain Bin Ali Al-Fadala, met with the top of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Board of Investment, Mohammad Shukri, yesterday within the Iraqi-Kurdish capital to debate the plan.
A press release by the board mentioned that the particular space will likely be used as a conservation web site for the uncommon birds in Erbil Plains, together with Kandenawa and Shamamik Plains.
Qatar has emerged as a serious “stop-over” web site for the migratory birds, as reported by the Peninsula in October. The nation serves as a habitat for greater than 300 chook species. Notable among the many migratory birds that make a cease within the Gulf state throughout their journey are the European turtle dove, Eurasian pastime, larger flamingo, greylag goose, Caspian gull, Eurasian stone-curlew, and long-legged buzzard, amongst others.
Currently, Mount Peramagroon within the Sulaimani province has been designated as an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA), as such it’s a web site deemed to be globally vital for the conservation of chook populations, based mostly on an internationally agreed set of standards. Overall Iraq, which is home to 412 chook species, together with 19 globally threatened ones, has 74 IBAs.
Despite these efforts and strict legal guidelines, Iraq’s chook inhabitants faces numerous challenges, together with unlawful looking, deforestation, trafficking, and the impression of local weather change on pure habitats, in accordance with the Egyptian Vulture Conservation Project in Iraq.
READ: Qatar says efforts to realize ceasefire in Gaza nonetheless ongoing
