World Migratory Bird Day is being celebrated across the world today and Environmental Management Consultants Inc. (EMC) has joined the call for worldwide conservation of migratory birds and their habitats while reaffirming its commitment to support the protection of Guyana’s ecosystems.
A release from EMC said that Guyana is home to more than 850 species of birds and more than 250 of these have been seen in Georgetown, making it one of the few capital cities in the world that can boast of such a high number of avians.
Guyana, it says, also hosts over 90 migratory bird species that depend on a network of sites and habitats, such as wetlands, coastal areas, forests, and grasslands, to survive. This wide avian diversity has made bird-spotting a popular pastime for locals and international tourists and is also a source of revenue for tourism operators and communities.
Unfortunately, EMC said that migratory birds are under threat from loss of habitat, climate change, and predation, including human hunting.
The effects of these threats on bird species have long been observed in Guyana, but the scale of their impact is yet to be thoroughly examined, the release said.
