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World Migratory Bird Day: NCF supporters safe, sustainable water for birds

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The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Saturday, May 20, 2023, required a safe sustainable water for migratory birds to sustain biodiversity in the water environment.

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The NCF occasion to mark the 2023 World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) at the Totowu wetland in Lagos

Miss Ibukun Lawal, the NCF Environmental Education Officer, said this at an occasion to mark the 2023 World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) at the Totowu wetland, situated in Egan, Igando, a residential area of Lagos State.

The 2023 WMBD has the style: “Water: Sustaining Bird Life.”

She said that water was extremely crucial to guarantee the survival of migratory birds.

Lawal said that birds require water to clean their plumes from dirt to make their flights much easier and lighter.

She kept in mind that simply as people require routine supply of water, birds likewise need safe supply of water to endure.

Lawal said that migratory birds require lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, wetlands, seaside marshes, and oceans for feeding, drinking along with nesting.

“These are crucial locations for migratory birds to rest and refuel throughout migration.

“The impacts of climate change are having a direct impact on the quantity and quality of water resources and on the conservation status of many migratory bird species,” she included.

According to her, the WMBD is a yearly occasion that is reserved to raise awareness about migratory birds.

Lawal included that the NCF was utilizing the celebration to highlight the requirement for the preservation of migratory birds and their environments.

She said that the 2023 edition of the WMBD was to start discussion around sustainable bed life.

She said that as part of the activities to mark the WMBD, the structure took sustainable birdlife advocacy to some schools it welcomed.

“Some of the schools invited are T&G School, Aima School, St Bernard School, St Zita School and Speed Schools.”

She said that all the schools lay around Egan-Igando, where the NCF has about 34 preservation clubs.

She said that with the help of field glasses, the trainees spotted the following types of birds; African Jacana, Black Heron, African Thrush and livestock egret, to name a few.

Lawal said that the Totowu wetland is abundant in biodiversity.

She, nevertheless, contacted the federal government to save the Totowu wetland to maintain its biodiversity and to secure a few of the threatened types that live there.

By Fabian Ekeruche

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