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- We must work collectively to preserve the fragile ecosystem: Advise
- The diversity of Ladakh’s biodiversity must be promoted: Advise
- We have the responsibility to be the guardian of the earth: Forest Official
Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh held its first-ever bird festival to ensure the preservation of the fragile ecosystem and promote the region’s diversity of biodiversity, officials said on Friday (October 29th). Ladakh is home to nearly 350 species of birds identified by various experts from time to time. The festival was held Thursday as part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations by Ladakh’s wildlife protection department in conjunction with the Secure Himalayas project, they said.
Addressing a congregation here, Chief Advisor Tashi Gyalson, who was also the main guest, expressed his gratitude to the Department of Wildlife Protection for leading the festival. He stressed the need to encourage avifauna as part of Indian culture. Emphasizing the importance of the festival, Councilor Gyalson said it should be a reminder for all of us to work collectively to preserve the fragile ecosystem, educate ourselves and promote the diversity of Ladakh’s biodiversity.
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Speaking on the occasion, the Principal Secretary for Forests, Ecology and Environment, Pawan Kotwal, in his inaugural address, said that this event is the first of its kind in Ladakh. He said Ladakh has enormous biodiversity, which falls in the path of migratory birds, and is a paradise for birds and bird lovers. Mr Kotwal said just like humans have highways, birds have migration routes.
We have the enormous responsibility of being the steward of the earth, he added. âLive and let liveâ should not only apply to humans, but should also include all animals and birds, he said. In addition, Mr Kotwal said that, according to some experts, more than 350 species of birds have now been identified in Ladakh. He observed that one of Ladakh’s greatest strengths is that its people do not hunt.
Therefore, it has become a huge refuge for birds and animals. Kotwal also asked the wildlife protection director of the Ladakh wildlife protection department, Preet Pal Singh, to document all the activities planned for the next three days of the festival. Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal congratulated and thanked dignitaries, officials and experts on behalf of the people of Ladakh for organizing the bird festival.
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He said that it is the moral responsibility of all Ladakhis to protect the birds in the region, and assured that he will contribute as much as possible to this area. As part of the festival, a photo exhibition was organized on birds found in Ladakh. The animated storybook âTashi the Explorerâ was also launched for the occasion. The inaugural session was followed by a panel discussion on emerging threats to birdlife in Ladakh, and the role of citizen science in bird monitoring and another discussion on birds in Ladakh culture and history. also took place, officials said.
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Status details
State | Case | active | Restored | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maharashtra |
66 11 887 809 |
19 175 1,102 |
64 52 486 1,901 |
1,40,226 ten |
Kerala |
49 73 954 5,297 |
77,399 2396 |
48 64 506 7,325 |
32,049 368 |
Karnataka |
29 88 521 188 |
8 541 132 |
29 41 896 318 |
38,084 2 |
Tamil Nadu |
27.03.613 990 |
11,309 183 |
26.56.168 1,153 |
36 136 20 |
Andhra Pradesh |
20.66.670 220 |
4.142 213 |
20,48,151 429 |
14 377 4 |
Uttar pradesh |
17,10,161 3 |
106 1 |
16,87,155 4 |
22,900 |
West Bengal |
15 93 633 725 |
8 146 150 |
15,66,338 867 |
19,149 8 |
Delhi |
14.39.888 18 |
317 31 |
14,14,480 49 |
25,091 |
Odisha |
10 41 773 316 |
3 852 575 |
10 29 585 888 |
8 336 3 |
Chhattisgarh |
10,06,074 22 |
300 16 |
9,92,196 37 |
13,578 1 |
Rajasthan |
9.54,436 7 |
37 5 |
9 45 445 2 |
8 954 |
Gujarat |
8 26 597 20 |
196 9 |
8,16,311 28 |
10,090 1 |
Madhya Pradesh |
7 92 862 8 |
116 1 |
7,82,222 7 |
10 524 |
Haryana |
7,71,262 ten |
138 3 |
7.61.075 7 |
10,049 |
Bihar |
7,26,102 4 |
44 3 |
7,16,397 7 |
9,661 |
Telangana |
6.71.623 160 |
3 974 35 |
6,63,691 193 |
3 958 2 |
Assam |
6 10 941 296 |
3,628 46 |
6.01.309 335 |
6,004 7 |
Punjab |
6,02,420 19 |
247 4 |
5.85.613 22 |
16,560 1 |
Jharkhand |
3 48 771 7 |
97 11 |
3 43.536 18 |
5.138 |
Uttarakhand |
3.43,904 8 |
152 1 |
3,36,351 6 |
7,401 1 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
3,32,347 98 |
899 3 |
3,27,012 97 |
4,436 4 |
Himachal Pradesh |
2,24,251 145 |
1,865 77 |
2,18,628 218 |
3 758 4 |
Goa |
1,78,121 13 |
310 42 |
1 74 447 55 |
3 364 |
Pondicherry |
1 28 056 43 |
419 11 |
1 25 779 53 |
1,858 1 |
Manipur |
1 23 787 56 |
712 4 |
1 21 152 50 |
1,923 2 |
Mizoram |
1,22,354 830 |
6 484 5 |
1 15 435 823 |
435 2 |
Tripura |
84,514 ten |
145 2 |
83,553 8 |
816 |
Meghalaya |
83,685 58 |
426 5 |
81,807 61 |
1,452 2 |
Chandigarh |
65,354 3 |
34 2 |
64,500 5 |
820 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
55,161 6 |
85 16 |
54,796 22 |
280 |
Sikkim |
31,984 5 |
179 16 |
31,409 21 |
396 |
Nagaland |
31 859 17 |
216 6 |
30,958 11 |
685 |
Ladakh |
20,971 9 |
76 9 |
20 687 |
208 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
10 682 |
3 1 |
10 675 1 |
4 |
Lakshadweep |
10 365 |
0 0 |
10 314 |
51 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
7 654 3 |
7 3 |
7,518 |
129 |