Sulaymaniyah: Environmental activists announce campaign to save wildlife from thirst

Variety 08:38 PM - 2021-07-10

Photo Credit: Shad Ibrahim

On Saturday, several environmental activists announced a campaign in Sulaymaniyah to collect aid to provide drinking water for wild animals and birds in the Kurdistan Region.

Drought in the Kurdistan Region has dried up natural springs, streams, and rivers where wild animals and birds drink water to survive the summer's heatwave.

Regarding the matter, Choman Taher, a member of the campaign's organizing committee, said in a press conference attended by PUKmedia, that as part of civil society organizations, with the participation of clerics and a number of artists and intellectuals, they set up a campaign to collect aid to provide drinking water for wild animals and birds and save them from thirst.

"Wild animals and birds, rare ones, are exposed to extinction due to the dry season and the lack of water sources and springs," said Taher in the press conference.

Taher highlighted the need to respond to their calls and save those animals and birds from perishing, in addition to being a humanitarian and religious duty.

Taher also called on the clergy and the investors to support and help them in this matter, pointing out that the campaign will continue for some days and that they will be receiving aid in Ali Naji in the center of Sulaymaniyah, Street No. 41, House No. 6.

The Kurdistan Region is currently experiencing drought and extremely hot temperatures due to the lack of rain during winter and water resources within its boundaries.

Many observers believe that the current drought is caused by the Kurdistan Region's neighboring countries, where they block the rivers that enter the region by dams.

In addition, the Kurdistan Region has witnessed a relatively low rain and snowfall during the past winter and spring in compression with the previous years which has raised concerns for many, especially farmers who greatly rely on water for agriculture.

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