A
group of Foundations students is making 4 visits to the
National Avian Research Center as part of our
environment project.
NARC
was started in 1993 to look after the birds of the UAE
especially the houbara bustard because it is an endangered
species that means it could be extinct one day.
The
houbara is found in China, Pakistan, Kurdistan and other
places.
Unfortunately
birds are imported to the UAE illegally, many birds die
just getting here. A lot of money is paid by falconers for
the birds. NARC
wants to stop the black market and protect the houbara by
breeding them in in captivity.
On
our first visit we learned a lot of things about houbara.
The male displays when he wants to attract a female.
Also
we learnt how to look after the birds by the transmitter,
first we tracked transmitters which were hidden in the
desert.
We
found out that there are two kinds of tracking :
1-Satellite
tracking for birds which are faraway and we use the
satellite to look after them.
2-Radio
tracking, this type is used for the near birds and we
learned how to use it. It was very easy and interesting.
That’s
all about our first visit, and to be continued………
