When contacted, IUCN Bangladesh’s Senior Programme Officer ABM Sarowar Alam said they are learning a lot about migratory birds through the research, which is still underway. “Our aim is to know where the birds come from, and the environmental conditions they face during journey to Bangladesh. The data – focused on wind speed, direction, location, and habitat – will be used for conserving migratory birds and wetlands, he further said. Usually, it was a common notion that migratory birds come to Bangladesh every winter, but the return of the first kiswa proved the idea wrong, said Sarowar. “We are looking forward to our other tagged birds return safely to Bangladesh and start our next season's work,” he further added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 17, 2019 18:22 UTC