Fewer ponds in Candaba mean fewer migrant birds

Even in perfect weather, a smaller number of migratory birds returned to the Candaba Swamp this time around, partly because farmers now grow rice on what used to be idle ponds. Only 5,475 waterfowls of 31 resident and globetrotting species were recorded in the Asian Waterbird Census conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural … Continue reading Fewer ponds in Candaba mean fewer migrant birds