According to bird census commander and conservationist DB Chaudhary, a team of 50 people will be divided into groups of 10 each and will participate in the census. The group of ornithologists will count the birds by foot and boat.
A waterfowl census will be conducted on Sunday in the western sector of Chitwan National Park, which is adjacent to Nawalparasi in the east. The census will be conducted in the Narayani River and the surrounding border areas.
According to bird census commander and conservationist DB Chaudhary, a team of 50 people will be divided into groups of 10 each and will be involved in the census. A group of ornithologists will count birds on foot and by boat.
In the previous census, 44 species of birds were found in the western sector of the park. In the bird census being conducted in Chitwan National Park and its surrounding areas, 111 species of birds were found. Out of this, 38 species of birds were found in the western sector last year, conservationist DB Chaudhary informed.
Waterfowl census work has been underway in Chitwan National Park and its surrounding areas for the past 39 years.
