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| November 20, 2009 | About half a million birds wetland in Kashmir | | Srinagar: About half a million migratory birds have arrived for their annual sojourn at the Hokersar wetlands in Kashmir from Central Asia, adding colour to Kashmir's wetlands and fresh water lakes in the winter. Some of the popular migratory birds visiting the region are waterfowls, goose, shoveller, red-crested pochard,
white-eyed pochard, common teal, mallard, pintail, gadwall, wigeon, coot and greylag.
The winged visitors from Siberia , China , Central Asia, North Europe and the
Indian subcontinent add colour to Kashmir 's wetlands and fresh water lakes in
the winter. These birds begin their flight to Kashmir in early September and stay
on till spring. "Till December, we will wait for the migratory birds. They'll
keep coming, and their number would rise. About 4.5 lakh birds are here already,"
claimed Ghulam Hassan Dar, a wildlife guard. Wetland authorities are hopeful that
the migratory birds will cross last year's record of nine lakh birds. Wildlife
warden in charge of the Kashmir wetlands division, Ghulam Ahmad Lone, said steps
like improved water level in the wetlands, better infrastructure and intensified
patrolling have ensured an improved bird population. "We are taking anti-poaching
measures here at this time. During the militancy period we could not conduct night
patrolling. But now that difficulty is no more there. Our staff members go there
for night patrolling and during the evening as well. Our staff members have helped
us in decreasing the number of poachers. And even if at any point of time we catch
hold of a poacher, we would take strict action as per the wildlife act," said
Lone. The Kashmir Valley has a number of lakes like the Wullar, Manasbal, Anchar,
Dal and Nagin where migratory birds congregate. | |
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