Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), is marking Saturday the World Migratory Bird Day, which aims to highlight the need to preserve migratory birds and their habitats through increasing awareness about the risks facing them and their importance for the environment, besides the need for more international co-operation in this area.
 Larus cachinnans |
 Phoennicopterus roseus |
 Falco Subbuteo |
 Buteo rufinus |
 Burhinus oedicnemus |
Starting from this year, the World Migratory Bird Day will be marked twice a year during May and October to coincide with the bird migration seasons and related events and activities organised across the world. Qatar in particular pays great attention to preserving the environment and considers this as part of the goals of environment development within its National Vision 2030.
Qatar is also considered an important stop for migratory birds flying thousands of kilometres to find the best conditions to breed and raise their chicks. In addition, Qatar is considered a permanent habitat of around 300 different types of birds.
Qatar pays great importance for the protection of wildlife and their natural habitats. Many places are created as natural reserves and protectorates across the country to maintain ecological systems and their various components.
Al Karaana Lagoon has been added to the list after rehabilitation as a new habitat for land and amphibian wildlife, which provides a clean and healthy environment for many birds, besides being a convenient stopover for the flocks of migratory birds.
The long coastal line of the country provides a good living place for some types of birds, in spite of its desert climate. The migratory birds that cross and stopover the country include Streptopelia turtur, Falco Subbuteo, Phoennicopterus roseus, Anser anser, Larus cachinnans, Burhinus oedicnemus, and Buteo rufinus, among others.
Qatar is also considered an important stop for migratory birds flying thousands of kilometres to find the best conditions to breed and raise their chicks. In addition, Qatar is considered a permanent habitat of around 300 different types of birds.
Qatar pays great importance for the protection of wildlife and their natural habitats. Many places are created as natural reserves and protectorates across the country to maintain ecological systems and their various components.
Al Karaana Lagoon has been added to the list after rehabilitation as a new habitat for land and amphibian wildlife, which provides a clean and healthy environment for many birds, besides being a convenient stopover for the flocks of migratory birds.
The long coastal line of the country provides a good living place for some types of birds, in spite of its desert climate. The migratory birds that cross and stopover the country include Streptopelia turtur, Falco Subbuteo, Phoennicopterus roseus, Anser anser, Larus cachinnans, Burhinus oedicnemus, and Buteo rufinus, among others.