AUTHORITIES are adopting tough measures to combat the illegal trade of Bahrain’s national bird, the bulbuls – a protected species whose population has plummeted in recent years.
Inspectors from the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE) confiscated 24 bulbuls from local markets during routine inspections and released them into the wild.
White-cheeked Bahraini bulbuls, which are resident breeders, are originally from Iraq and Iran. Although some of the medium-sized songbirds are colourful, with yellow, red, or orange vents, cheeks, throats, or supercilia, the majority have a uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinguishable crests. Bulbul, the Farsi word for nightingale, is the name given to these lovely birds that whistle.
“SCE officials inspected local markets and confiscated 24 Bahraini bulbuls,” SCE chief executive Dr Mohammed Bin Daina told the GDN. However, he did not reveal the time frame during which they were seized.
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