23
December 2005
WWF – Pakistan thinks that
the birds must be given a protection
in the Governor House.
With reference to
a news item published in Daily The
Nation on the 16th of December 2005
regarding the installation of devices
to keep the birds away in the Governor
House Lahore, WWF – Pakistan
is concerned about the decision
of installing devices that repel
bats and other scavenger birds from
an area. Using such devices at the
airports seems plausible but to
do the same in the Governor house
needs to be given a second thought.
Governor House is home to many birds
and bat species and some of them
are rare. WWF – Pakistan feels
that birds should be provided protection
instead of scaring them away from
their habitat.
The city of Lahore
has expanded in the last decade
or so and there are very few forested
areas remaining in the city. Cutting
the trees down has been going on
for quite some time in the city
for the purpose of widening the
roads. Less birds and trees would
lead to more pollution and degradation
of the environment. Every bird species
play its role in an ecosystem in
one way or the other so their importance
cannot be neglected. Bats eat 600
mosquitoes in an hour and many other
insects that are harmful and hazardous
for the plants.
WWF – Pakistan
would like the concerned authorities
to rethink the matter. The installation
of such devices are not going to
affect the birds of Governor House
but it can also disturb the birds
of Bagh-e-Jinnah the last sanctuary
of birds in the city. WWF –
Pakistan hopes that the seriousness
of this issue would be felt and
the interest of the environment
and betterment of the ecosystem
would come first.
For further
information:
Amjad Aslam
WWF – Pakistan,
Ferozepur Road, Lahore.
Tel: +92 42 5862360, 5869429
Fax: 042 5862358
e-mail: aaslam@wwf.org.pk
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