CAN you envision a sky without feathery birds flying … or a spring without their sweet-sounding chirping … or trees without nests of different kinds? Today, it may appear unthinkable, however it is challenging to talk with any degree of certainty about the future. When humans end up being insensitive to the nature, they tend to damage the environment. Around 500 recorded bird types have actually up until now gone extinct due to such activities. According to scientists, the termination rate of birds is doubling in the 21st century. This is worrying.
Nations like Pakistan have actually likewise seen a boost in the termination of numerous bird types. Formerly, it was difficult for the commoner to discover information on such problems, however wildlife artists, such as Ghulam Abbas Khaskheli, have actually been recording the birds with an uncommon idea of paintings. The 2 books, Birds of Pakistan and Painted Eggs, are unusual documents of even rarer birds recorded in the type of paintings in these books. The very first book is a collection of paintings of more than 100 bird types, while in the 2nd book, the author has actually gone an action even more by painting on eggshells.
Nevertheless, the books do not have simple paintings as the author has actually included descriptions and information of each types, and has actually plainly pointed out those that are on the edge of termination. Cheer pheasant, discovered in the Mountain range’ high, grassy hillsides, has actually nearly gone extinct in Pakistan due to the fact that of the damage of its environment.
If they keep going one after the other, we might have a day without any bird flying around. It is maybe just then that we, the people, will understand what we have actually done.
Khurshid Ali
Karachi
Released in Dawn, December 12th, 2022
