IRNA -- Drought
has lowered number of certain birds such as partridges and dull-yellow
partridges in Gachsaran, said Head of the Environment Protection
Office in Gachsaran Abdollah Dianati here Saturday.
Dianati told
IRNA that this year population of rare species of yellow-dark
partridges in their habitats in this province has drastically
declined. He said each yellow-dark partridges laid between about
15 to 20 eggs over the past years but the figure has declined
by one third this year.
He said depletion
of water in many springs of the region, including the tropical
areas, have exposed tough conditions to animals. He added that
number of dark-yellow partridges was estimated to be about 12,000
last year but due to drought and unauthorized hunting the figure
has declined sharply.
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