Counting of birds will begin through the 'Chhimeki Chara' app in 66 districts including Kanchanpur from February 19.
The Bird Conservation Nepal is going to carry out the counting of birds through an app for the first time in Nepal. Ornithologist Hirulal Dagaura said that the organization is mobilizing volunteers to count birds through the app.
"The volunteers will download the 'Chhimeki Chara' app on their mobile phones, take photos of birds found near the house, schools, streets, parks and upload them in the app for archiving", he shared.
Dagaura added that province, district, and local levels have been categorized within the app and volunteers would upload the photo of birds with their species from their location.
Birds counting would be conducted through volunteers for half an hour on February 19 in the first phase, he said.
After analyzing the result of bird counting of the first phase, it would be deicide in which months counting of birds would be done in the second phase. Dagaura mentioned that adding the result of bird count would be published in local media and the website of Birdlife Nepal.
More than 1,000 volunteers would be mobilized for the same. Bird counting through the app is being done to show the importance of birds, to make neighborhoods bird-friendly, and to make people aware of bird conservation.
The app has a list of birds found across the nation.
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