Conservation

What is Conservation?

  A careful preservation and protection of something. Especially Earth’s natural resources include air, minerals, water, soil and wildlife, so that they can persist for future generations.

Conservation is similar to preservation. But while both relate to the protection of nature, they signify in different ways. Conservation seeks the sustainable use of nature by human activities such as hunting, logging or mining while preservation means protecting nature from human use.

What is Conservation Biology?

  Conservation biology is multidisciplinary science addressing the current biodiversity crisis. Its main goal is to protect species, their habitats and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and erosion of biotic interactions.

 Why Bird Conservation is important?

 Because bird plays an important role in our environmental ecosystem as well as our health. Also birds are the KEY TOOL of our ecologists to measure the health of our environment.

 How can we Conserve Birds?

 Some important ways to protect our Birds:

§  Mark Windows : Birds tend to hit the windows because they can not see them as an obstruction and leads to death after accidentally crashes on the windows. It can be reduced by marking the windows.

§  Keep the Pets Indoor : Cats and other house pets hunt animals, especially birds. It can be avoided by keeping the pets inside, if possible.

§  Use Natural Pest Control: Some food sources of birds are tampered by using chemical pest control. These chemical pest control slowly accumulate fatal amount of chemicals within their bloodstream. It can be avoided by using natural pest control.

§  Do not purchase Birds illegally: Stop purchasing birds from the market and protest against them.

§  Reduce Carbon Footprint: Global warming increases the temperature as a result pests such as ticks and mites can lead to weakened bird population because of rise in the parasite in the wild.  We can reduce it by controlling the greenhouse gas emission.

§  Join Conservation Groups: Join conservation groups to protect our ecosystems.

§  Place Trash in appropriate Bin: Birds tend to be curious about garbage and it causes diseases and infections.

§  Learn and Obey the Wildlife Law: Follow the Wildlife Law in your region (Wildlife Protection Act.1972 in India)

§  Slow Down the Cars on the Bird sight: If folks of birds are sighted, slow down your cars if possible in those regions.

§  Avoid Plastic Products: Foods left in plastics leads to digestion complication to the birds and even death, when they try to consume it.

§  Share your Interests: Share your love or interest about birds which can encourage others to be aware about them.

§  Do not attempt to handle the Fledglings: Fledgling means young birds that has just fledged. By handling these birds, they can be affected by bacteria which is introduced by human causing physical harm.

§  Plant Native Species: Some particular birds are adapted to some indigenous plant types which also hosts other types of animals and insects and it is very important for our ecosystems.

§  Create Small Habitats: Most birds are lost due to human expansions. It can be restored by creating some small habitats which includes bird feeders and baths. As a result it attracts more species and increases their populations to restoring them.

§  Change Farming Technique: Modern farming technique is very destructive because of the usage of harmful chemical. By opting organic farming we can stop birds extinction.

§  Stop Destruction of Forests: Destructions of forest land destroy both the food and the habitat of birds and other animals. To avoid it, stop forest destruction.

§  Reduce Interaction with Birds: Birds are very sensitive to human action. Close proximity, attempts to approach nests forces the birds to fly away.

§  Protect Existing Habitat: Protect existing habitat by stopping the commercial activities such as protecting the nation parks, logging and deforestation. These can be done by proposing to the Government and the local communities.

§  Make Donations and Volunteer at Conservation Parks: Another way to protect the endangered species is to get involved in the conservation projects as a volunteer and collect donations for conservations.

§  Limit Energy usage: Limiting the energy usage can reduce harmful carbon emission which is very important to our ecosystems as well as survival of the birds.

§  Awareness about Bird and Nature: Being active in bird watching and nature walks ensures that there is a constant appreciation for birds’ beauty which can be shared among people and continue to help awareness about birds’.