Kerala Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture University (KAU) has launched a waterbird census and monitoring in wetlands declared as Ramsar sites in the state. The year-long study will be conducted in 20 select spots in Ashtamudi Kayal, Sasthamkotta lake, Vembanad Kayal, Kuttanad and the kole lands in Thrissur.
href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/light">Light on the specificities and status of these sites. It will also seek to explore if there is any link between the avian influenza and the arrival of migratory birds. A KAU release said the study proposes to draw up an action plan for conserving the unique
ecosystem of the wetlands and the birds there, through a participatory approach.
The study will be conducted in collaboration with the state governments Directorate of Environment and https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change and the State Wetland Authority.