“Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!” is the theme of this year’s World Migratory Bird Day, an annual global campaign dedicated to raising awareness of migratory birds and the need for international cooperation to conserve them.
SPNL celebrates #WorldMigratoryBirdDay2021 with a message of hope and peace. A COMMON BUZZARD was released into the wild after being treated in our Bird Rescue center in Mount Lebanon Hima Center.
His story is one of many migratory birds. He was shot by poachers, badly wounded. SPNL team was called to the rescue. Since that time, he was treated and found his strength back to FLY HIGH.
“Today we celebrate #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! to highlight the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats”. Said Assad Serhal, SPNL Director General and Midori Prize Winner.
“We are honored to Name, Mr. Matthieu Tétaud, General Manager of Air France- KLM group for the Near East, as our first ambassador and ally to spread awareness around our efforts for Nature and Peace”. Said SPNL President Mrs Afaf Osseiran Saidi.
Environmental education is vital for migratory bird #conservation because it provides the opportunity for everyone to experience the wonder of migration.
“We want people of all ages to connect in their shared desire to celebrate migratory birds and unite in a common, global effort to protect them and the habitats they need to survive”. Said SPNL SPNL treasurer Mr Chawki Saidi.
The 2021 World Migratory Bird Day theme is an invitation to people everywhere to connect and re-connect with nature by actively listening to – and watching birds – wherever they are. At the same time the theme appeals to people around the world to use their own voices and creativity to express their shared appreciation of birds and nature.
Birds can be found everywhere: in cities and in the countryside; in parks and backyards, in forests and mountains, and in wetlands and along the shores. They connect all these habitats and they connect us, reminding us of our own connection to the planet, the environment, wildlife and each other. Through their seasonal movements, migratory birds are also regularly reminding us of nature’s cycles.
As global ambassadors of nature, migratory birds not only connect different places across the planet, they also re-connect people to nature and to themselves like no other animals on the planet.
In fact, billions of migratory birds have continued to sing, fly and soar between their breeding and non-breeding sites. During the pandemic, which slowed down many activities by limiting our movements, people across the world have been listening to and watching birds like never before. For many people around the world, bird song has also been a source of comfort and joy during the pandemic, connecting people to each other and to nature as they remain in place.
