Was only a few months back concrete jungle like in many parts of the world wild animals 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 exports of the Bombay Natural History Society believe that their numbers might have increased by 25 percent year on year the society has been conducting an important exercise to find out how and why for me. By 2 late autumn and early spic. Mumbai witnesses one of the greatest natural spectacles on earth when thousands of breeding flamingos descend on its creeks. Earlier this year their numbers were some of the highest ever recorded since they began arriving in the 1980s. This is where the birds were given an extra treat india impose its own coronavirus logged on and most humans disappeared from the breeding grounds. Locals could get no closer than their balconies as parma is better land served up a feast for the birds died of gas stations equity plants and blue green algal attract them annually from Southern Europe asia and the middle east the double court works with the bomb in Natural History society and is heading a 10 year long monitoring project. 2 years. Removed from all these. Are banks east and west bank march 2000. We recorded all. 4000. 00 flame will soar that is the high us so far from mumbai. Mumbai is urban rush might seem. But the city hall is the 2nd largest population of flamingoes in india after the salt claims of the vest. Coming those are one of the few species whose numbers have actually increased on a college is called this phenomenon. Very human interference in an ecosystem can occasionally actually benefit my life. And the interference in tiny creek is enormous as it acts as a dumping ground for untreated domestic and industrial waste quite a large part of the city the sea which in turn promotes the growth of al be on which the flamingos tribe. Are mythologists 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 the expansion of the flamingo in the memory region along the tiny creek may have been the refineries themselves and i long my will. Which really is a warm water so creeks may have been just perfectly polluted as i say you know just sort of the effect of warmth is there in the waters because that is what is going to also go from ingos in the huge numbers of. Also congregating. Researchers have found that under the long down the birds thrived on humans withdrew and they had to have adapted themselves but the air while increasing pollution is a problem not so easily desolate and could easily the scales against the flamingos. Completely disappeared the story ends right i mean theres nothing left for the readers and the flamingos i mean doesnt the the flamingos and 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. That the modeline. Landscape. If you 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 forwards and seen social media wild animal sightings in cities. The bigger turn 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 twitter post flooded the internet even making International Headlines a range of vidler have had been spotted across several centers in the world under lockdown. 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 a mits. Wildlife experts say most of these birds and animals have existed in close proximity to other spaces for years while these videos claim that humpback dont fins only reason to get it done to mumbais water 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 it is a little unusual species that are coming. Its that the people have started all doing them much more now beyond you know like situations where its basically become world no one but what you see was always did even people that. You know sign a far times 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 be well guarded lord no. And then there is and then we see a world outside over you or the animal walking on the street it really is kind of a bloody nose but you know Everybody Knows that britain because your photos. Over social media polls is often counterproductive and undermines genuine knowledge about the environment the lock down put the brakes frantic pace of living returning peace and fresh air to our cities but biodiversity needs more than a few weeks to recover and fake reasons to spread the kind of deceptions only serve to distract from the very real consequences of environmental destruction. To the steady destruction of white life habit that humans have been putting animals under stress species have become crowded together theyve been forced to create a contact with humans. Even watched and sorted in. Exports see this not have attacked creates the conditions for new viruses and this season so just scored 90 in twilights. Wild animals in cages many of them injured and weak its filthy ancram and the animals are 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 aids scientists call such diseases zoonotic because they originate in animals. Do not have 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 virus pandemic has thrust these wild animal markets into the spotlight around the world many are calling for a total bound. 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 goldy of the viruses dont really make a distinction. A lot under the higher trade chain they dont make that distinction which whether their trade is legal or illegal whether their training is for bush meat for have sold 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 rule of and that 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 worked with us those animals who may not always come out into the opens in the middle of traffic or huge crowds bottles capitalist but is home to paulsen zef whitecaps and since the last year theyve been very busy with an important 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 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. 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 read so way from your house. Listen authorities are keen to build up a capital that 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 or 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 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. To rescue to animals of their movie dr bangalore has come up with a much needed solution during the lockdown has introduced a Remote Service to help parents. In egypt physical danger or in need of. The feedback has been almost bellamy dialup service is highly request. So that youre not ganguly is treating one of the 70 plus patients i did 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 sea anemones was that a lot of people went back home and there was obviously the stiction on travel so we could 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 wait 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 shunned 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 to video calls for those who cannot access proper help for strays but. Being in india there are 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 and 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 they are now planning to go big go and drop in more vets as the lockdown has made them realize how much help they can offer even without physically being present. I dont think the limit telemedicine has been really explored within the country much and so we get its its a very new model scratch her back. And kind of a bureau 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. Ringback. Right. So. When they fill out the form 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 the closest to them. Some cases just cannot be tended to the military like these 2 elephants on the outskirts of bangalore the doctor columbia has been treating for almost 5 years hes continued to visit them taking the necessary precautions and gaining special permission to travel 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 the knees and. Elbows and. Its something thats going to be a lifelong treatment. And moved around the country are getting a little bit of relief thanks to demote 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 fires every summer but in Southern Europe in portugal farmers said 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. The 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. 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. Bring some some value and some occupation back to to the country to be in the desert. For a few decades. Avellino ray go to has switched careers to help. In 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. Me more well more what are. All my time used to criticize what we do what we dont do for major conservation and when i realize that i didnt do anything as well. I decided i need. 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 by Nature Conservation association which Avellino Rego belongs to because even purchased land itself pruning should help these young trees to grow big and strong. Less grass will grow under the shade theyll provide meaning less flammable material probably they dont know they know that they will not take any money from that 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. 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 one just the beginning. 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