‘Saving the last birds’
KARACHI: “The quiet departure of avian species indicates city’s fast-deteriorating environment. While many bird species have lost their habitats thanks to increasing pollution and the so-called development, an amazing variety of birds still exists in the rural parts of Karachi and along its beach. We must save these last sanctuaries of birds, now facing serious threat from private developers.”
This was how Mirza Naim Beg, a wildlife photographer, responded when asked about his wonderful photographic collection that he had put on display on Sunday on the premises of Mrs Haque Academy.
Titled ‘Disappearing Bird Life of Sindh’, the show featured 30 photographs taken from Karachi, Kathore, part of Gadap town, Tharparkar, Larkana, Tando Mohammad Khan and Mirpurkhas.