MIGRATORY BIRDS CONSERVATION

Wetland ecosystems are interconnected and interactive within a watershed. In Uchalli Wetlands Complex the environmental pressure of drought and growing demand of agriculture has taken its toll of wetlands. The study revealed about 73% decline in the water surface area and 90 % in birds population and loss in the interconnectivity among wetlands disrupting the drainage network and the hydrological regime leading to irreversible changes in wetland quality. Various measures including the creation of wetlands restoration team is suggested to help restore the degraded lakes, and conserve them from the brink of death. In order to restore, conserve and manage the fast perishing wetland ecosystem, the need of the hour is to implement viable plans, policies and management strategies.