World Migratory Bird Day: Naveen Calls for Protection of Odisha’s Unique Coastal Wetlands & Habitats for Winged Guests

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day today, has called for protection of unique coastal wetlands and habitants of the State for the winged guests every year. 

“On World Migratory Bird Day, reaffirm our commitment to protect Odisha’s unique coastal wetlands & habitats to welcome these winged guests every year”, the CM tweeted.

Migratory birds are symbols of our interconnected planet as they fly thousands of miles to different parts of world to breed & feed.On #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, reaffirm our commitment to protect #Odisha’s unique coastal wetlands & habitats to welcome these winged guests every year pic.twitter.com/iiUv4KnWaF

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) October 12, 2019

Naveen said, “Migratory birds are symbols of our interconnected planet as they fly thousands of miles to different parts of world to breed and feed”.

World Migratory Bird Day is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.

It has a global outreach and is an effective tool to help raise global awareness of the threats faced by migratory birds, their ecological importance, and the need for international cooperation to conserve them.

Notably, Odisha sees arrival of lakhs of migratory birds every year to its wetlands like Chilika from Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and across the Himalayas.