& nbsp; Lake Nasser was never just a giant water tank that supplies Egypt with life, but rather turned into time to one of the most important international stations in the path of bird migration every year, crossing hundreds of thousands of birds of birds coming from Europe, Asia and Africa, the sky of Egypt, to land over the waters of the lake, in search of comfort, food and safety before continuing its long journey, so the scene of the seasonal immigration was always a wonderful painting For nature, it attracts the attention of hunters, scholars, and local population alike. A sustainable economy through environmental tourism. Creative to defend itself, the Middle East News Agency has a report on the crisis of birds in Egypt: between legal organization, hopes of protection and actual reality & rdquo; The crisis is not only a crisis of birds, but a crisis of environment, society and economics. When the swarms of quail, ducks and migratory blinds disappear, we lose part of our natural history and our cultural heritage, and at the same time we lose a natural wall against many environmental risks.
From the heritage of fishing to the danger of attrition
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& nbsp; at the beginning, Dr. Sharif Bahaa El Din, an expert on nature protection and chairman of the Egyptian Society for Nature Conservation, confirmed that hunting is part of the history of Egyptians since the Pharaonic ages, and it was a limited local activity related to culture and living, but today it turns into a large -scale commercial activity, in which millions of birds are hunting Annually by modern means.
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He explained that modern means such as traps, adjacent nets and sound devices have doubled fishing rates in an unprecedented way, until the numbers of birds are in a clear decrease in the fishermen … noting that & nbsp; studies indicate that among the 39 types of migratory birds that cross Egypt annually, there are 6 types Global threatened.
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Lake Nasser between the threat and restoration
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Dr. Khaled Al -Nubi, President of the Egyptian Society for the Protection of Nature, said that Lake Nasser represents one of the most important environmental stations in the path of migratory birds, and according to what the Egyptian Society for Nature Protection (NCE) documented during the fishing season 2022 & ndash; 2023, 15 hunting flights were recorded to Lake Nasser, and was targeted Rare and threatening types, which contradicts national laws and international agreements. & nbsp; & nbsp;
