Wetlands in biodiversity parks attract migratory birds

New Delhi: Wetlands in Yamuna biodiversity and Kalindi biodiversity parks are attracting migrating birds. Around 50 to 100 Bar-headed goose migratory birds have flocked to the Kalindi biodiversity park for the first time. Scientist CR Basu, Head of Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CMEDE) said, Delhi has a large number of water bodies. […]

New Delhi: Wetlands in Yamuna biodiversity and Kalindi biodiversity parks are attracting migrating birds. Around 50 to 100 Bar-headed goose migratory birds have flocked to the Kalindi biodiversity park for the first time.

Scientist CR Basu, Head of Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CMEDE) said, Delhi has a large number of water bodies. Particularly the flood plains of river Yamuna have hundreds of wetlands.

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“Many of these wetlands for some time have been silted up and therefore there was a drastic decline in migratory birds. The restoration of wetlands in Yamuna Biodiversity Park led to the attraction of thousands of migratory birds from different parts of the world,” he said.

Delhi Development Authority in collaboration with CEMDE, the University of Delhi has been developing 7 biodiversity parks.

The wetlands are very important. It does not only attract migratory birds but also renders a huge amount of ecological services for society.