Pakistan Army and Houbara Foundation International Pakistan jointly broadcasted seeds of desert plants over the Cholistan Desert on Saturday. Wildlife habitats are being degraded the world over because of over-grazing and wood-cutting by local communities. Consequently, wild animals and birds are unable to find their favourite foods in sufficient quantities, resulting in their rapid decline and ecological imbalances. In 1998, Houbara Foundation International Pakistan undertook to reinforce the diminishing vegetation through aerial broadcast of seeds of desert plants in the Cholistan Desert, which is the prime wintering habitat of the Houbara Bustard. 124 kg seeds of houbara’s favourite food plants have been broadcasted bringing the total seeds broadcast over the last 16 years to over 1,500 kg. Monitoring of the habitat has been showing encouraging results and higher yields are expected as the work goes on.
