Only a few months back up concrete jungle like in many parts of the world wild animals often rarely get to pick forests came into cities is this pandemic teaching us coexistence or is it warning us thats what we talk about to be how long welcome this is equal india and im sunk that im coming to you from my makeshift home studio here in mumbai. I mean cause other pride of. This year with reduced human activity due to the lockdown exploits of the Bombay Natural History Society that their numbers might have increased by 25 percent year on year the society has been conducting an Important Research exercise to find out how and why for me. By 2 late autumn and early spring. From. Mumbai witnesses one of the greatest natural spectacles on earth when thousands of breeding flamingos descend on its creeks. Earlier this year their numbers were some of the highest ever recorded since they began arriving in the 1980s. This yr the birds were given an extra treat india impose its own coronavirus logged on and most humans disappeared from the breeding grounds. Locals could get no closer than their balcony as pommies vet land served up a feast for the birds died off crustaceans equity plants and blue green algal attract them annually from Southern Europe asia and the middle east the double court works with the bomb in Natural History society and is heading a 10 year long monitoring project. 2 years. Removed from all these outer banks east and west bank march 2000. Recorded on all. 4000. 00 flying will soar that is the high us so far from mumbai. Mumbai urban rush might seem. But the city hall is the 2nd largest population of flamingoes in india after the salt plains of the vest. Flamingos are one of the few species whose numbers have actually increased on a taller just call this phenomenon. The human interference in an ecosystem can occasionally actually benefit my life. And the interference in tiny creek is enormous as it acts as a dumping ground for untreated domestic and industrial be used for a large part of the city the sea which in turn promotes the growth of on which the flamingos tribe. Are mythologists son jim has been following these birds since they 1st arrived he believes that by and they are doing well at the moment the balance is a delicate one. So one of the reasons for that the expansion of the flamingo in the memory region along the tiny creek may have been the refineries themselves in our long my will. Which really is warm water so creeks may have been just polluted as i say you know just sort of the effect of warmth is there in the water because that is what is going to also go from ingos in the huge numbers of. Also congregating. Researchers have found that under the long down the birds thrived on humans withdrew and they had to have adapted themselves but the air while increasing pollution is a problem not so easily dealt with and could easily tip the scales against the flamingos. Completely disappeared the story ends right i mean theres nothing left for the readers and the flamingos i mean doesnt the flamingos on the other waiters so. Primary point of saving the sites. Over the last 2 years the b n h s has been looking at building a Knowledge Base for these and other migratory birds a long term study to define their behavioral trends. From studying them in their habitat to creating awareness tribes and tagging and bringing them for a population count the organization is currently studying close to 80 migrate 3 species that will help them build a case to protect the great lands. Of migration. In. The modeline. Landscape. If we see this and. All these. All this was. More. Than. The vast numbers of birds serve as a reminder of a time when nature was truly in charge here if the right steps are taken to understand why life and protect habitat hopefully the flamingos will continue to return in the same numbers long into the future. All through a lot after sea. Has seen social media wild animal sightings in cities saying maybe the big have turned because of less pollution less noise and fewer people how true is that we try to get to the core of these observations. What do you mean its remaining self isolated in their homes several videos like this proposed flooded the internet even making International Headlines a range of vie life had been spotted across several centers in the water under lockdown. But have these animals suddenly bounced back to reclaim their lost habitat as many viral videos insist. The answer is it quickly underwhelming. The heartening sentiment that nature is reclaiming its spaces is sadly a mits. Wildlife experts say most of these birds and animals have existed in close proximity to open spaces for years while these videos claim that humpback dolphins only reason to get it done to mumbais waters they have actually been documented here for the last 15 to 20 years people who would know why life people who enjoy looking at animals they will be seeing them theres no new species that are coming. Instead of the people that started all doing them much more because now they are you know like situation so its basically become world no one but what you see was always did even people who dont know. You know sign off on dimes if you fake videos also turned up in the mix one post circulated widely on social media claiming blue whales were also frolicking in the crystal blue waters off the coast of mumbai soon after it was debunked. So why do people keep falling for misinformation about animals especially during a time of crisis. People 1st of all complain they are going to be well guarded lord no. And then there is and then we see a world outside over you or the animal walking on the street really. Kind of a lot of respect you know Everybody Knows this is happening because your photos. Over social media borst is often counterproductive and undermines genuine knowledge about the environment the lock down put the brakes frantic pace of living returning peace and fresh air to our cities but biodiversity needs more than a few weeks to recover and figure to use to spread the kind of deceptions only serve to distract from the very real consequences of environmental destruction. To the steady destruction of white life habitat humans have been putting animals under stress species have become crowded together then be forced to come into contact with some even porch and sword in market experts think this not surpass but that creates the conditions for new viruses and this seems so just scored 90 twilights. Wild animals in cages many of them injured and weak its filthy ancram and the animals are in close contact with humans. The corona virus may have started to spread in an animal market like this is the perfect breeding ground for new diseases. Markets like this provide an opportunity for pathogens to make the leap from one species to another. In the process the pathogen can develop characteristics that make it easier to spread to a 3rd species in this case to humans. Experts have long been warning that the trade in wild animals could be a ticking time bomb more than 2 thirds of Infectious Diseases that affect humans originating wildlife those include deadly diseases such as the ebola virus sars and hiv aids scientists call such diseases zoonotic because they originate in animals. Zoonotic diseases can be dangerous because the pathogen can develop new capabilities in its new host the new host has no immunity so infection can often lead to serious disease and. The current a virus pandemic has thrust these wild animal markets into the spotlight around the world many are calling for a total bound. The animals are sold not just for food for private households some species assault to make traditional medicines or aphrodesiac others and as pricey delicacies on restaurant menus Animal Protection activists like these in vietnam say that the only way to reduce the risk of pandemics is to ban the commercial trade in wild animals the would be of the viruses dont really make a distinction. You know a lot of the higher trade chain they dont make that distinction which whether their trade is legal or illegal whether their training is for bush meat for of food for medicine or as exotic pets. Activists agree the desire for an exotic pet is part of the problem theres a flourishing illegal online trade in them especially involving reptiles. That wild animals are also sold online illegally they pose the highest risk for transmitting viruses to humans. All of the countries are having well that right in this very world we live in and so now more than any time. More than any other time we need to unite all of the countries need to be a night to address while that crime which is the rule of. China has now temporarily banned the trade and consumption of wild animals but as long as the Worldwide Market exists the threat of new viruses will continue while its great the dissing the animals who have it with us those animals who may not always come out interview opens in the middle of traffic or huge crowds bottles capitalist but hes hold the power of white casts and since the last year theyve been very busy with an important docket had. They proles through the streets in silent pursuit of their prey. Lisbons cats are helping sort out the citys rodent problems. Some 6000000 rats live here and the feline forces are out to get them. And to watch a and her colleagues from the organization animals on the street go around picking up feral cats. Then they relocate them in places where the rat plague is at its most severe. With cats. So the smell of the cats keeps the rats away from the surface so its a good thing for them to do you give them a home and in exchange they keep the rats away from your house. Lisbon authorities are keen to build up a cappy troll but rounding up the citys feral cat colonies is anything but easy. This attempt fails. And her team make another attempt ideally theyd like to catch the entire colony. Have to make sense so its usually much easier to relocate a colony if you put friends together. Usually sleep together play together. Brothers or sisters and then if you do it individually. Lisbon is home to thousands of cat colonies. Lisbons ombudsmen for animal rights. Shes one of the initiators of the rat control program. The cats when. People win and of course the rats because this is another way to control rats in the city well redskin course for. Cats and they just disappear from the places where they are seen success one cat is trapped. It panics that has no idea that this will work out well. These cats are pioneers so to speak a lot is expected from them. But theyre taking it easy as the hunt begins. To domesticate animals move the doctor in bangalore has come up with a much needed solution during the lockdown he has introduced a Remote Support Service to help parents. In egypt physical danger or in argentina for. The feedback has been almost bellamy and his dialogue with service is highly request. Surrounded not ganguly is treating one of the 70 plus patients at a Trauma Center for animals in bangalore. The number of critical cases coming into the clinic has soared since the destructions due to the coffin 1000 crisis began. The Biggest Issue with the with the lockdown and the animals was that a lot of people went back home and there was obviously restriction on travel so we couldnt attend as many cases as we normally do so the number of animals that received attention from us was we deal with and the animals that started coming into us we stream a critical you know animals that are really in a terrible way so i think that the the worst we see animals were affected was that they did not get enough attention at the early stages of the illnesses or you know when the if you only needed attention. This site the daily veterinary work dr ganguly and her husband shanta knew columbia realized during the lockdown that other services were necessary so. They set up the wolf wagon a service that offers consultations on the phone all true video calls for those who cannot access proper help for strays pets. Begin and a lot of places which have no access to vets we have small towns and villages where there are government vets but they arent very good with small animals and so we started getting a lot of calls from the small towns so when we started up we looked at. We started up with a very reasonable place where people from anywhere in the country could call and get information. A month into the service dr colombia receives 20 calls a day including some from the most remote parts of india they are now planning to go big go and rope in more vets as the lockdown has made them realize how much help they can offer even without physically being present. I dont think the limit telemedicine has been really explored within the country much and so. Its its a very new model the scraps go back. And kind of up your hands down the spine some clients now regularly seek advice live video call and to ensure the aging dogs are comfortable all without the need to leave the house. So. When we differ a lot before the 1st thing i ask is whether its an emergency or not because we dont treat emergencies over the phone so i recommend they go to bed clothes made and based on where they are in the country i suggest a clinic that should go to thats close to them. Some cases just cannot be tended to remotely like these 2 elephants on the outskirts of bangalore the doctor colombia has been treating for almost 5 years hes continued to visit them taking the necessary precautions and gaining special permission to travel. She has a lot of problems like arthritis and these abscess is a critical. One because she had an accident when she was much younger and such cant bend her front legs at all so she gets laser therapy once a week just to take care of the inflammation around those the knees and. Elbows and. Its something thats going to be a lifelong treatment. Animals around the country are getting a little bit of relief thanks to demote treatment that many doctors and vets are now trying out. Combined with actual visits these new methods could turn out to be beneficial and more efficient in a post school that was to. Wildfires are one of the devastating effects of droughts due to Climate Change many parts of the world are hit by fires every summer like in Southern Europe in portugal found myself found a very natural be to prevent these fights with the help of locally. Here in the portuguese mountains near these goats are playing a vital part in preventing forest fires. The 80 animals feed on greenery to create natural fire breaks by eating away the brush which catches fire easily. Im proud of their job and the job are there through the. And. I think that they can be part of the solution for the the forest fires. He remembers the last big blaze in 2017 the flames destroyed vast areas of local forest and half a 1000000 hectares across the country more than ever before. Back then luis was working as a Building Contractor after losing his warehouse and machines to the flames he reinvented his life. Today the 40 year old is a goat herder just like his grandfather before him. Because most local landowners have moved away theres nobody to clear away grass and shrubbery which act as a fire excel and in the summer until now fire breaks had been maintained using expensive machines. With a go through can actually do the same job and. Bring some value and some occupation back to the country to be in the desert than for a few decades. Avellino ray go to has switched careers to help. Prevent forest fires he quit his job as an i. T. Specialist and moved back to his parents in the mountains today the 35 year old works as a cattle farmer. We know about well more but of. All my time i used to criticize what we do we dont do for Nature Conservation and when i realize that i didnt do anything as well. I decided no i need to to try to do some the things i am calm playings that others arent doing. Here to show that merrill needs a traditional domestic breed of mountain cattle can also prevent fires because they too eat grass and shrubs. Montas and Nature Conservation association which Avellino Rego belongs to because even purchased land itself pruning should help these young open trees to grow big and strong. Less grass will grow under the shade theyll provide meaning less flammable material probably there they know that they will not take any money from that from the land but they are ready to adopt another management model so we are trying to demonstrate that with small money we can have a fire thats true but with a lot less damage. Portugal is the european country most affected by forest fires in cooperation with Fire Departments scientists at the university of koa are researching the causes of such fires. They say the countrys climate monoculture tree plantations and rural depopulation all play a major role. If we dont manage our forests better were likely to suffer even bigger fires in extreme weather conditions. Particularly. Portugal is searching for strategies to prevent wildfires from spreading in some cases that means returning to age old methods luis frontin year and his goats just the beginning. Thats all we have for you today as we all come to grips with the effects of the Novel Coronavirus pandemic the answers to many of. Life adapting to this new life well see you again next week until there. Good care of yourself and your. Wildlife preserves in south africa. At 1st glance its beautiful totally devoid of tourists during the corona crisis but how long can it last without jobs. Unemployment benefits only last 3 months together people are fighting for their survival and against poaching. Global 3000. And 30 minutes on d w. When the prices of. Cities will sink into the sea. Entire stretches of land will be abandoned. On the water mr ross. Says brig waters are supposed to prevent flooding but they only delay the inevitable. We live in the future 66 meters and rising sea levels. In the 75 minutes on detail. You. The global corona crisis you can find more Information Online at e. W. Dot com and on t. W. Social media channels. We know that this is very time for the coronavirus is changing the world changing our lives so please take care of yourself good systems wash your hands if you can stay at how we do w. For here for you we are working hard with you keep you informed on all of our platforms were all in this together and together in one make it. Stay safe everybody stacy is very safe stay safe increased stay safe. Didnt armstrong really walk on the moon. 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