5th July 2019, Adobe India initiated a nature trail for their team of volunteers in partnership with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Group of 45 enthusiastic volunteers from Adobe India were a part of this green initiative at Okhla Bird Sanctuary with birding guides, naturalists and other officials from Wildlife Trust of India. This initiative is an example of how a corporate can join hands with conservation-oriented not for profit organizations, thereby promote the values of biodiversity and sensitize their employees on the ecological importance of wildlife and its habitat.
Notified as a sanctuary in 1990, Okhla Bird Sanctuary is roughly four sq km in size and is one among 15 bird sanctuaries in Uttar Pradesh. Its unique positioning attributes to the presence of bird species of thorny scrub, grassland and wetland, making it as one out if the 466 IBAs (Important Bird Areas) in India. The team spotted several species of birds during the bird walk – Painted stork, grey hornbill, oriental magpie robin, spot-billed duck, pheasant tailed jacana, yellow bittern, black bittern, streaked weaver, purple moorhen, red-whiskered bulbul, yellow-bellied prinia, red wattled lapwing, green bee-eater are to name a few birds seen by the team.
The threats looming over India’s wildlands and biodiversity are increasing by the day, and we must ensure that our future generations have a healthy environment to survive. It begins with an appreciation of our natural world. Swift through the slideshow for beautiful pictures of birds.
To engage your employees in activities related to biodiversity conservation, please reach out to Shilpa Singh at po1.development@wti.org.in
