Leh: With an aims to celebrate the incredible bird diversity and bring attention to the threatened habitats of the region, scientists and birdwatchers in the Himalayan regions of Ladakh came together on Saturday and documented as many birds of the mountain range as possible.
As part of a sub-programme of the global big bird day event, the bird count took place between 12 a.m. on Saturday till 11.59 p.m. at night.
This is the first edition of the Himalayan Bird Count which is being orgsnised to generate awareness among the birdwatchers to promote citizen science activities.
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About 100 members of Wildlife Conservation and Birds Club of Ladakh in various parts of region, participated in Himalayan Bird Count. pic.twitter.com/mi77vIn3JX— DD NEWS LADAKH (@ddnewsladakh) May 14, 2022
The event is organised by Bird Count India, Bird Conservation Nepal and Bhutan’s Royal Society for Protection of Nature working together to bring the Himalayan birding fraternity together for a common good
Lobzang Visuddha, a member of Wildlife Conservation and Birds Club of Ladakh, said: “We celebrated this event with several bird walks and trails across Ladakh, in Nubra Valley, Hanley, Changthang, Sham Valley, Zanskar, Kargil and others.”
