IIOJK wetlands expected to host 8 to 10 lakh migratory birds this season.

ISLAMABAD -- In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), at least 8 to 10 lakh migratory birds are expected to arrive in the territory's wetlands this season. According to reporter, Wildlife Warden Wetlands, Kashmir, Ifshan Dewan in an interview said so far ten to twenty thousand migratory birds have arrived in Hokersar wetland. She said, no new bird species has arrived yet and birds that usually come are arriving in large numbers. 'The arrival of birds starts from October onwards and they stay in Kashmir till March end,' she added. Ifshan Dewan said that this season, they expect the arrival of at least eight to ten lakh migratory birds in IIOJK wetlands this year. It is to mention here that occupied Kashmir has some 400...

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