Trash spoiling migratory birds’ visits
Arriving at sunrise, it was a beautiful day for bird watching at the Las Pinas- Paranaque Critical Habitat and
Just off Cavitex, LPPCHEA is known as an important resting and refueling stop for migratory birds using the East Asian– Australasian Migratory Flyway The critical habitat hosts around 41 species of migratory birds, with some coming from as far as China, Japan,
As the bird watchers settled by the coastline, dozens of birds were getting a head start on their first meals for the swooping down the water to catch fish, while others were wading about and picking out small fish and crustaceans
Unfortunately, what was supposedly a relaxing experience drew a terribly agitating picture as elegant birds were against a backdrop of assorted plastic,
According to a Department of Environ - signed at LPPCHEA, “Hindi nauubos ang basura dito [We do not run out of trash in from their long journey does not look at all inviting, and if we don’t do anything soon, we might not get these yearly visi
Environmental group Haribon Foundation said there should be a sense of urgency and understanding on how people dispose solid wastes as this directly impacts the environ up eating toxic solid wastes, which also end up in the seas and oceans that humans who eat marine products also
Migratory birds are sometimes greeted by trash when visiting the Philippines, which should cause concern among Filipinos.
What can be done Here are what can be done:
- gle- use and disposable items, when we purchase individually packaged products, when we buy things we don’t need and end up discarding them— we unknowingly add to the
- stead of quickly disposing things,
- eral environmental conservation organizations like the Haribon Foundation conduct coastal clean ups that help rid our waters of trash while at the same time raising awareness about our consumer life or officemates and help make our oceans a little bit cleaner for us and
Everyone can do their part and contribute in little ways, like con
To join Haribon’s conservation activities, visit its Facebook page corpo