World Migratory Bird Day
The theme for this World Migratory Bird Day is Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a bird!
At the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, we support natural sites around the world in their conservation efforts, which in turn supports animals in maintaining their natural behaviors in healthy habitats.
Bird song is not only enjoyable to listen to, but scientists and site managers can use it to evaluate the health of a forest. In 2020, a study was published by the Area de Conservación Guanacaste (Costa Rica), where bioacoustics were used as an indicator for biodiversity. The results show that the older the forest, the noisier it is, due to an increased number of birds. Older and healthier forests are more diverse, and better environments for the species they support.
Trailing the leopard cat
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“The increasing popularity of the leopard as a pet has apparently led to a clandestine but prospering pet trade with suspected international ramifications”
The leopard is a night-time hunter that relies on its spots, called rosettes, to provide it camouflage in the jungle foliage. | Special Arrangement
Good company on the road, runs a Chinese proverb,
is the shortest route to a destination. However, as far as wildlife observation and study are concerned, I have found that having no company whatsoever is advisable.
Experience has taught me that one of the distinct advantages of going for a walk alone through Munnar’s tea fields is that one can spy upon wildlife unseen and unhindered a favourite pastime of mine that has over the years proved to be quite educative nature-wise and enriched my knowledge of wildlife. When one has company, there’s inevitably chatter that makes the timider species of wildlife flee. And, more import