Pakistan Army and Houbara Foundation International Pakistan jointly broadcasted seeds of desert plants over the Cholistan Desert on Tuesday for the 18th consecutive year.
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.
220 kg seeds of houbara’s favourite food plants have been broadcasted this year bringing the total seeds broadcast in the last 18 years to 2,000 kg. Monitoring of the habitat shows encouraging results, and higher yields of germination are expected as the work goes on.
