The Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Administration (ARBDD) has organized this month several activities to protect wild birds affected by the low temperatures recorded in recent days, which led to the freezing of some lakes and canals in the reservation, known as bird-feeding places.
The wild bird-feeding activities were announced on the Facebook account of the institution subordinated to the Ministry of Environment and were carried out after the ARBDD ecological inspectors observed clusters of birds of the species whooper swan, winter swan, summer goose, coot, duck, merganser or white wagtail.
"We had activities throughout the entire perimeter of the reservation. All strictly protected areas were visited by my colleagues and a significant amount of corn was dumped to feed the birds that remained over the winter in the Reservation's perimeter. We know that in this cold weather the birds have no food and it is normal, and humane, and also the job description of the ecological inspectors state helping animals and birds in general get through this difficult period", the Governor of the Reservation, Bogdan Bulete told AGERPRES.
He also said that so far no deaths in the avifauna have been recorded.
"Obviously, when such a situation occurs [mortalities], the first to arrive on the scene are the Delta's sanitary officers, respectively the jackals," Governor Bulete said.
According to him, the grains distributed to the bird colonies come either from donations by private companies or from the ARBDD employees' own resources.
The Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve is renowned for its ornithological fauna, with 365 species being inventoried in the area, in addition to the 520 identified in Western Europe. In winter, the Reserve hosts large groups of swans and geese, including almost the entire population of red-necked geese, an internationally protected species.
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