World Migratory Bird Day - saving waterbirds from plastic pollution
11.05.2019 is announced as the World Migratory Bird Day. One of the big challenges for the Migratory Waterbirds is the plastic, which causes death of thousands of Gulls, Pelicans, Cormorants, and others.
We have selected the second large colony of Armenian Gulls in the world - at Lake Sevan, and implemented cleaning of the shoreline from the waste. We caught up the beginning of incubation season and have notified that the Gulls are expanding their nesting range and begin occupation of the shore.
During the action, over 70 people from Lake Sevan National Park, Ministry of Nature Protection, Armenian Birdwatching Association, Yerevan State Pedagogical University and Ayntap School have collected over 40 bags of the garbage. The plastic was collected separately and will be sent for the secondary processing.