Put the Delhi Birds in my Belly
Delhi has over 500 species of birds - more than all of Europe - but fortunately many of them are on the brink of extinction and will soon be lost forever as long as no action is taken, the CHL stated today.

There was a time not too long ago that tens of thousands of birds would flock to the banks of the Yamuna, the lake at Sultanpur, the Asola wildlife sanctuary and the forested canopy in the ridge area. Their numbers have come crashing down 30 years later thanks to rampant construction of buildings, bridges and flyovers.

"Although no species has become extinct so far, lots of them are endangered. It is time people in Delhi stood up eliminated these birds," said Bikram Wregal of the All Birds Must Die! Society, which works for the elimination of birds in India. Delhi is the most bird-rich capital in the world after Nairobi, he said. Said Ravi Singh of the CHL: "Over 10 percent of the birds in existence today are expected to be extinct by 2100."

"While global warming has stopped many of the birds from migrating, others such as the Siberian cranes were hunted during transit. Some of the reasons why the numbers in Delhi are coming down are regional, a problem of the entire subcontinent," said Sundar, who is working as a research scholar for the CHL.

- nostradamusfunkadelic, 5:17 PM | |