Are you rarely seen in the North?

“The number of raisins in HA

This quote is the title of an article posted on the Facebook page of registered fisherman Ihavandu. Although I don’t go fishing often, I am a lover of fishing and marine life, and I had a strong desire to find out why there was a lack of birds in the northernmost part of the country. Since vultures are directly related to fishing, a very important industry in Sri Lanka, it is believed that there may be an important reason for the decrease in vulture sightings.

Ihavan is a town in the far north of the country. The town is currently the largest fishing town in Greater Manchester by area. It also has one of the oldest fishing industries in the region.

If there is a change in the number of bird sightings on the Ain Mati River, it is understandable that those who fish in the area would be most aware of the difference, so I was able to speak to a sailor with long-term fishing experience.

Ibrahim Rasheed (Mahora Donbe) of Ihavandu, who started fishing at the age of 12 and has been doing it for the past 40 years, shared details of the changes in the bird’s vision.

The most common birds in the country’s inland areas are the goose-eye and the marrow-eye. The most common type is the goose-eye. Although goose-eyes can also be seen in the sea, the goose-eye belongs to the lower bird family.

Birds, eels and fish are intertwined creatures. If the area is fish-like, bird activity will increase. Because small fish are food for birds.

In the far north of the country, one of the most visited places is the interior of Galandhoo, a forest village famous for its birdlife near Ihavandu. The lakes and hills in the area, including Ihavan and Horaphoshi, are famous for their catch by fishermen.

In the 1990s, only fishermen from Ihavandu, Horaphottu and Diddu would fish in the area. At that time, the Dhvehins used to fish by diving. These boats were much smaller than today’s fishing boats and caught less fish.

Therefore, fish that enter the area stay in the area for several days. As a result, many birds are kept indoors for a long time. This is the main reason why there are so many vultures in the interior of Garanhu at that time.

Sri Lankan fishing has changed significantly since the beginning of this century. The boats have grown many times larger. The way the boats are loaded has changed a lot. The fishermen can communicate easily.

Now it is not just the boats in the area that are fishing from inland. Every fishing season, big boats from all over the country come to the area to fish. Now they fish at night. The big lion boats carry a lot of them. As a result, the area is completely empty within a week. Therefore, vultures are not caught in the area. Where there is no food, there are no birds. So there are fewer birds inland.

Donbe agrees that there are fewer vultures in the northern seas than there were in the 1980s. However, if you look at the past two decades, the number of vultures in the sea is not low.

Are there few sleeping birds in Garland?

H. Galland is a town with unique natural landscape. The village will look like a tall green village with big trees. This is the most famous village in the north of Sri Lanka. Now it is a government protected village.

When sunset approaches, birds come to rest in the village in the interior of Garan. Big birds fly from the sea to the village, and many birds fly in the countryside. That was twenty years ago.

However, the current situation is different. There are no birds in the inland areas, and the number of birds from the ocean is decreasing. Why are there fewer sleeping birds in the village?