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Over 70% of Siberian migratory birds have stopped visiting Pakistan
Dried up and contaminated water bodies, hunting and netting identified as major causes
Welcome no more: Siberian migratory birds which made their way to Sindh every winter season, have largely stopped coming due to various reasons. Photo: file
KARACHI:
The number of migratory birds coming in from Siberia has declined drastically over the past three decades. Around 150,000 birds, including local and migratory waterfowl, were estimated to have landed at 12 aquatic stopovers , which is 70% less than in 2017-2018, according to a survey conducted during the winter season.
The migratory birds usually arrive in Pakistan at the end of August and begin leaving in February. The birds are all gone by March.
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Red Data List of wildlife species on the cards
National
December 14, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The first ever Pakistan-specific Red Data List of wildlife species facing extinction or threats to their lives is being fine-tuned before its formal launch in the coming weeks.
According to the details, the initiative to prepare Red Data List was taken by the climate change ministry as lack of adequate data on the status of wildlife species had remained a major stumbling block in the efforts aimed at their protection and conservation in the country.
Data collection for the Red Data List is based on precise criteria recognized and used globally to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies. In all, 50 wildlife scientists and biodiversity experts, researchers, surveyors and representatives of International Union for Conservation of Nature-Pakistan (IUCN-Pakistan), Worldwide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P), Zoological Survey of Pakistan and Wildlife Conservation Society