While wandering the campus of the Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI), one might get the feeling of being inside a huge aviary or may even mistake the place for a bird sanctuary. It is the only government forest research organisation, and is built over 28 hectares of land. Aiming to facilitate uninterrupted breeding of the birds, the wildlife section of BFRI undertook an initiative of affixing around 300 clay pitchers to the trees on the campus. The already existing charm of an aviary-like environment intensified further following the move – as more bird species keep flocking there for safer breeding and hatching. Kamrul Islam, a BFRI research officer, said they had tied earthen pots to the trees as part of an ongoing research project inaugurated on May 7.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 22, 2017 05:48 UTC