Loss of habitat making birds extinct in Rajshahi

Several varieties of indigenous birds have been disappearing from villages and suburbs of the country in recent years.
With the exception of some robust birds like crows and the common 'Shalik', hundreds of varieties of indigenous birds are now on the verge of extinction. As a result, wake-up call of birds has almost become a thing of the past.
Due to loss of habitat, hunting, scarcity of food and indiscriminate use of pesticides in fields, delicate indigenous bird species are unable to readjust with their new habitat and losing their capacity to regenerate. Varieties of indigenous birds used to live in jungles, bushes and trees of rural and urban areas. Nowadays, many large trees are being felled, and jungles and bushes being cleared to make houses and other establishments. As a result, indigenous birds that lived and bred on those trees and bushes lost their habitat and were forced to frequently shift their habitat by endangering their lives.
Now, flocks of birds are rarely seen over fields of crops and even indigenous birds like stork, dove, babui, tuntuni, kite, wild pigeon, pankouri, dahuk, balihaas, cuckoo, bawai, woodpecker, wild parrot, wild munia, kingfisher, bou kotha kao, hargila and owl are rarely seen in rural areas, let alone in the cities. Tareque Onu, Consultant of International Union for Conservation of Nature and a birdwatcher, said that felling of trees, indiscriminate use of pesticides in fields are mainly responsible for the waning bird population. The pesticides are destroying food sources of those birds, often making them incapable of breeding. Indiscriminate use of pesticides are killing dragonfly, footie, butterfly, Moth, Leda, Goali, honeybees and all other sort of insects on which birds survive. Despite a massive awareness campaign throughout the country on saving wildlife, hunting of birds is happening unabated, risking the biodiversity of the region. The role of birds is indispensable in conserving nature, and only awareness and tolerance towards birds can save these excellent creatures, Onu added. According to sources, there were 650 species of birds in the country in the recent past, of which 30 are now extinct. Of the present 620 species, 143 are rarely seen in the country and the remaining 477 species are somehow surviving in the country, braving all odds.

Loss of habitat making birds extinct in Rajshahi

Several varieties of indigenous birds have been disappearing from villages and suburbs of the country in recent years. With the exception of some robust birds like crows and the common Shalik, hundreds of varieties of indigenous birds are now on the verge of extinction. As a result, wake-up call of birds has almost become a thing of the past. Due to loss of habitat, hunting, scarcity of food and indiscriminate use of pesticides in fields, delicate indigenous bird species are unable to readjust with their new habitat and losing their capacity to regenerate. Varieties of indigenous birds used to live in jungles, bushes and trees of rural and urban areas. Nowadays, many large trees are being felled, and jungles and bushes being cleared to make houses and other establishments. As a result, indigenous birds that lived and bred on those trees and bushes lost their habitat and were forced to frequently shift their habitat by endangering their lives. Now, flocks of birds are rarely seen over fields of crops and even indigenous birds like stork, dove, babui, tuntuni, kite, wild pigeon, pankouri, dahuk, balihaas, cuckoo, bawai, woodpecker, wild parrot, wild munia, kingfisher, bou kotha kao, hargila and owl are rarely seen in rural areas, let alone in the cities. Tareque Onu, Consultant of International Union for Conservation of Nature and a birdwatcher, said that felling of trees, indiscriminate use of pesticides in fields are mainly responsible for the waning bird population. The pesticides are destroying food sources of those birds, often making them incapable of breeding. Indiscriminate use of pesticides are killing dragonfly, footie, butterfly, Moth, Leda, Goali, honeybees and all other sort of insects on which birds survive. Despite a massive awareness campaign throughout the country on saving wildlife, hunting of birds is happening unabated, risking the biodiversity of the region. The role of birds is indispensable in conserving nature, and only awareness and tolerance towards birds can save these excellent creatures, Onu added. According to sources, there were 650 species of birds in the country in the recent past, of which 30 are now extinct. Of the present 620 species, 143 are rarely seen in the country and the remaining 477 species are somehow surviving in the country, braving all odds.