Alaotra diving birds Madagascar is extinct

Alaotra diving bird, one of the world's rarest birds only appears in Madagascar and has not been seen for more than 25 years, extinct, announced by the International Organization for Conservation of Wild Birds (Bird Life International). ).

Now people only know about Alaotra diving birds through pictures - Photo: BBC

Alaotra diving bird (scientific name Tachybaptus rufolavatus ) lives only in Lake Alaotra in eastern Madagascar - an island nation in the Indian Ocean. "Population" of this species declined significantly in the last century after snakehead fish, a carnivorous fish, appeared in Lake Alaotra: the bird cannot fly far, so it is vulnerable to snakehead fish. In addition, fishing boats often use plastic nets to catch fish, making the Alaotra bird vulnerable to getting caught in the net and drowning.

Since 1600, there have been 132 bird species in the world extinct. This number continues to grow because according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, there are one species of eight species at risk of extinction.

Source: Times