Often relegated to pig forests came into cities is this pandemic teaching us coexistence or is it warning us thats what we talk about to be how long welcome this is equal india and im sunk that im coming to you from my makeshift home studio here in mumbai. Show me other pride of. This year with reduced human activity due to the lockdown exploits of the Bombay Natural History Society that their numbers increased by 25 percent year on year the society has been conducting an important. Find out how and why for me. By too late or to at least pick. My witness is one of the greatest natural spectacles on earth when reading flamingos descend on its creeks and. Their numbers were some of the highest ever recorded since they began arriving in the 1980s. This is the birds were given an extra treat india impose its own coronavirus logged on and most humans disappeared from the breeding grounds. And served up a feast for the birds. Plants and blue green algae attract them annually from Southern Europe and the middle east. Works with the bomb in Natural History society and is heading a 10 year long monitoring project. Actually going. From all these outer bands. March 2000. To 4005. 100 from. Urban rush might seem. But the city holds the 2nd largest population of flamingoes in india after the salt plains of the veriest. Claiming those are one of the few species whose numbers have actually increased on the toilet just call this phenomenon. Their human interference in an ecosystem can actually benefit. And the interference in tiny creek is enormous as it acts as a dumping ground for untreated domestic and industrial be used for a large part of the city the sea which in turn promotes the growth of al on which the flamingos try. Ornithologist son jim has been following these birds since they 1st arrived he believes that by and they are doing well at the moment the balance is a delicate one. So one of the reasons for that the expansion of the flamingo in the moment along the creek we have been there finally of themselves and i along my will. Which really is a warm water so creeks may have been just polluted as i say you know just sort of the perfect warmth is there in the water because that is what i was going to also know from ingos and are huge numbers of congregations of other winos also congregating. Researchers have found that under the long down the birds tribe van humans withdrew and they had their habitat to themselves but the arable increasing pollution is a problem not so easily dealt with and could easily the scales against the flamingos. Completely disappeared and right i mean theres nothing left for the readers and the flamingos i mean doesnt the flamingos on the other waiters so. Primary point is saving the sites. Over the last 2 years the b n h s has been looking at building a Knowledge Base for these and other migratory birds a long term study to define their behavioral trends. From studying them in their habitat to creating awareness tribes and tagging and bringing them for a population count the organization is currently studying close to 80 migratory species that will help them build a case to protect the great land. Migration. In. The modeline. Landscape. If we see this and. All these. All this was. More. Than. The vast numbers of birds serve as a reminder of a time when nature was truly in charge here if the right steps are taken to understand why life and protect habitat hopefully the flamingos will continue to return in the same numbers long into the future. All through a lot after sea for once and seen social media wild animal sightings in cities say mainly that they have returned because of less pollution less noise and fewer people how true is that we try to get to the core of these observations. With humans remaining self isolated in their homes several videos like this proposed flooded the internet even making International Headlines a range of vidler have had been spotted across several centers in the world and locked down. But have these animals suddenly bounced back to reclaim their lost habitats as many viral videos insist. The answer is it quickly underwhelming. The heartening sentiment that nature is reclaiming its spaces is sadly amidst. The wildlife experts say most of these birds and animals have existed in close proximity to open spaces for years while these videos claim that humpback dolphins only recently to tend to mumbais waters they have actually been documented here for the last 15 to 20 years people who would know why life people who enjoy looking at animals they will be seeing them theres a little new species that are coming. Instead of the people that started all doing them much more because now they are you know like situation so its basically become world no one but what you see was always did even people who dont. You know sign off on dimes a few fake videos also turned up in the mix one post circulated widely on social media claiming blue whales were also frolicking in the crystal blue waters off the coast of mumbai soon after it was debunked. So why do people keep falling for misinformation about animals especially during a time of crisis. People 1st of all complain they are going to go well guarded lord no. And then there is and then when they see a world outside over. The animal walking on the street really there is that kind of a lot of respect you know Everybody Knows that britain because your photos. Over social media polls is often counterproductive and undermine general knowledge about the environment the lockdown put the brakes frantic pace of living returning peace and fresh citys. Biodiversity needs more than a few weeks to recover and fake videos that kind of deception only serve to distract from the very real consequences of environmental destruction. To the steady destruction of white life habitat humans have been putting animals on the streets species have become crowded together theyll be forced to create or contact with humans some even watched and sorted in markets experts think this not surpass but that creates conditions for new viruses and this is just over 90 come into our lives. Wild animals in cages many of them injured and weak its filthy ancram its in the animals or in close contact with humans. The corona virus may have started to spread in an animal market like this is the perfect breeding ground for new diseases. Markets like this provide an opportunity for pathogens to make the leap from one species to another. In the process the pathogen can develop characteristics that make it easier to spread to a 3rd species in this case to humans. Experts have long been warning that the trade in wild animals could be a ticking time bomb more than 2 thirds of Infectious Diseases that affect humans originating wildlife those include deadly diseases such as the ebola virus sars and hiv scientists call such diseases zoonotic because they originate an animals. Zoonotic diseases can be dangerous because the pathogen can develop new capabilities in its new host the new host has no immunity so infection can often lead to serious disease and. The current a virus pandemic has thrust these wild animal markets into the spotlight around the world many are calling for a total pound. The animals are sold not just for food for private households some species assault to make traditional medicines or aphrodesiac others and pricey delicacies on restaurant menus Animal Protection activists like these in vietnam say that the only way to reduce the risk of pandemics is to ban the commercial trade in wild animals the would be of the viruses dont really make a distinction. You know a lot of the higher trade chain they dont make that distinction which whether their trade is legal or illegal whether their training is for meat for of thought for medicine or as exotic pets activists agree the desire for an exotic pet is part of the problem theres a flourishing illegal online trade in them especially involving reptiles. That wild animals are also sold online illegally they pose the highest risk for transmitting viruses to humans. All of the countries are having well thats right in this very connected world we live and so now more than any time. More than any other time we need to unite all of the countries need to be united to address while that crime which is the root of that and that mike china has now temporarily the trade and consumption of wild animals. But as long as the Worldwide Market exists the threat of new viruses will continue. Well its great the dissing the animals who have it with us those animals who may not always come out into the opens in the middle of traffic or huge crowds but of capitalist but his hold the power of white cats and since the last year theyve been very busy with an imported stock it had. They prole through the streets in silent pursuit of their prey. Lisbons cats are helping sort out the citys rodent problems. Some 6000000 rats live here and the feline forces are out to get them. And to r. J. And her colleagues from the organization animals on the street go around picking up feral cats. Then they relocate them in places where the rat plague is at its most severe. With cats being. So the smell of the cats keeps the rats away from the surface so its a good thing for them to do you give them a home and in exchange they keep the rats away from your house. Lisbon authorities are keen to build up the capital but rounding up the citys feral cat colonies is anything but easy. This attempt fails. And her team make another attempt ideally theyd like to catch the entire colony cant make sense so its usually much easier to relocate a colony if you put friends together. Usually sleep together play together. Brothers all sisters and then if you do it individually. Lisbon is home to thousands of cat colonies. Lisbons ombudsman for animal rights. Shes one of the initiators of the rat control program. The cats when. People win and of course the rats we know as well because this is another way to control rats in the city well redskin of course for. Cats and they just disappear from the places where they are seen success one cat is trapped. It panics that has no idea that this will work out well. These cats are pioneers so to speak a lot is expected from them. But theyre taking it easy as the hunt begins. Domesticated animals of their movie dr in bangalore has come up with a much needed dog of the lockdown has introduced a Remote Support Service to help parents. In egypt physical danger or it all didnt need to be. The feedback has been all over me and his dialogue is highly request. So random ganguly is treating one of the 70 plus patients at a Trauma Center for animals in bangalore. The number of critical cases coming into the clinic has soared since the destructions due to the cause in 1000 crisis began the Biggest Issue with with the lock down and the animals was that a lot of people went back home and there was obviously the stiction on travel so we couldnt attend as many cases as we normally do so the number of animals that received attention from us was you deal with and the animals that started coming in to us weights 3 me critical you know animals that are really in a terrible way so i think that the the worst ways to animals were affected was that they did not get enough attention at the early stages of their illnesses or you know when they have you only needed attention. Besides the daily veterinary work dr gangly and her husband chant the new columbia realized during the lockdown that other services were necessary but they set up the wolf wagon a service that offers consultations on the phone all through video calls for those who cannot access proper help for streets or pets. Being in india there are a lot of places which have no access to vets we have small towns and villages where there are government vets but they arent very good with small animals and so we started getting a lot of calls from the small towns so when we started up we looked at. We started up with a very reasonable place where people from anywhere in the country could call and get information. A month into the service dr colombia receives 20 calls a day including some from the most remote parts of india but they are now planning to go bigger and drop in more vets as the lock down has made them realize how much help they can offer even without physically being present. I dont think delivered telemedicine has been really explored within the country much and so. Its its a very new model scratch her back. And kind of rub your hands down the spine. Some clients now regularly seek advice my video call to ensure the aging dogs are comfortable all without the need to leave the house. When we differ not the phone the 1st thing i ask is whether its an emergency or not because we dont treat emergencies over the phone so i recommend they go to bed clothes made and based on where they are in the country i suggest a clinic. Should go to close to them. Some cases just cannot be tended to remotely like these 2 elephants on the outskirts of bangalore the doctor calumny has been treating for almost 5 years hes continued to visit them taking the necessary precautions and gaining special permission to chop and she has a lot of problems like arthritis and these abscess is a critical. One because she had an accident when she was much younger and such cant bend her front legs so she gets laser therapy once a week just to take care of the inflammation of those the knees and. Elbows and. Its something thats going to be a lifelong treatment. Animals around the country are getting a little bit of relief thanks to the remote treatment that many doctors and vets are now trying out. Combined with actual visits these new methods could turn out to be beneficial and more efficient in a post school that was to. Wildfires are one of the devastating effects of droughts due to Climate Change many parts of the world are hit by fire every summer but in Southern Europe in portugal farmers have found a very natural be to prevent these fights with the help of locally. Here in the portuguese mountains near these goats are playing a vital part in preventing forest fires. 80 animals feed on greenery to create natural fire breaks by eating away the brush which catches fire easily. Im proud of their job and the job of their 3 there with them and. They think that they can be part of the solution for the the forest fires. He remembers the last big blaze in 2017 the flames destroyed vast areas of local forest and half a 1000000 hectares across the country more than ever before. Back then luis was working as a Building Contractor after losing his warehouse and machines to the flames he reinvented his life. Today the 40 year old is a goat herder just like his grandfather before him. Because most local landowners have moved away theres nobody to clear away grass and shrubbery which act as a fire excel and in the summer until now fire breaks have been maintained using expensive machines. With a go through can actually do the same job and that. Brings some value and some occupation back to the country to be in the desert the van for a few there kids. Avellino ray go to has switched careers to help. Prevent forest fires he quit his job as an i. T. Specialist and moved back to his parents in the mountains today the 35 year old works as a cattle farmer. More what are. All my time i used to criticize what we do what we dont do for Nature Conservation and when i realize that i didnt do anything as well. I decided no i need to to try to do some the things i am calm playings that others arent doing. He aims to show that merrill needs a traditional domestic breed of mountain cattle can also prevent fires because they too eat grass and shrubs. Montas and Nature Conservation association which Avellino Rego belongs to because even purchased land itself pruning should help these young open trees to grow big and strong. Less grass will grow under the shade theyll provide meaning less flammable material probably there no they know that they will not take any money from the from the land but they are ready to adopt another management model so we are trying to demonstrate that with small money we can have a fire thats true but with a lot less damage. Portugal is the european country most affected by forest fires in cooperation with Fire Departments scientists at the university of koa are researching the causes of such fires. They say the countrys climate monoculture tree plantations and rural depopulation all play a major role. If we dont manage our forests better were likely to suffer even bigger fires in extreme weather conditions. Particularly. Portugal is searching for strategies to prevent wildfires from spreading in some cases that means returning to age old methods luis frontin year and his goats just the beginning. 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