World environment day: Exhibition on birds at BCN
As part its World Environment Day (June 5) celebrations, Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) began a week-long painting and photography exhibition on birds on Wednesday.
Painting and photography of birds are powerful media to educate people about the growing environmental problems and to encourage them to support conservation efforts.
‘Birds are an important indicator of healthy environment and the conservation of these species is a must for bio-diversity conservation,” said Hum Gurung, chief executive officer of BCN, a partner of BirdLife International, on Thursday.
According to him, more than 8,000 people have visited the exhibition in last two days. Kiran Manandhar, chancellor of Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, during the inauguration on Wednesday, stressed the importance of such paintings and photographs in society.
“Supporting nature art and photography is an innovative way of appreciating birds and nature,” he said.
Nepal is rich in bird diversity with 867 species which is over 8 percent of the world’s known birds. Of the species, 149 are nationally threatened whereas 35 are globally threatened.
Meanwhile, BCN, in support with different national and international organisations, is playing an important role in conserving the bird species and their habitats by establishing 27 critical sites as Important Bird Areas in the country.
Speaking at the inauguration on Wednesday, US Ambassador to Nepal, Scott H DeLisi said, although Nepal is a small country, it is unique for rich bird biodiversity and their conservation is crucial to maintaining the delicate ecosystem.
The exhibition has 15 paintings and more than 60 photos of birds including 10 globally and nationally threatened species such as Spiny Babbler, the only endemic bird in Nepal.
Some of the highlighted birds on the occasion are Himalayan Monal, Black hooded Oriole, Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Red-billed Blue Magpie, Green Sandpiper, Grey-backed Shrike, Snow Partridge, Common Coot, Darter, Slender-billed Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Cinereous Vulture, Swamp Francolin, Bristled Grassbird and Sarus Crane.
Posted on: 2011-06-03 08:25
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