Jatinga,Assam (Hotspot of Biodivesity)

Jatinga is a famous place of Assam.Here birds commit/ suicide/////////

1. JATINGA MYTH OR REALITY PREPARED BY MANOJ DUTTA GAU-C-12/31 RISHIRAJ PATHAK GAU-C-12/32 PRIYANKA KUMARI GAU-C-12/33

2. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO BIODIVERSITY JATINGA BIODIVERSITY OF JATINGA MYTH OF JATINGA THE DARK REALITY ACTIONS TAKEN CONCLUSION REFERENCES

3. INTRODUCTION TO BIODIVERSITY BIO = LIFE & DIVERSITY = VARIETY Biodiversity includes diversity within species, between species and among ecosystems . Related to organisms .

4. BIODIVERSITY OF JATINGA The main bio diversity of Jatinga is its birds. In winter, thousands of migrating birds come to Jatinga .

5. Location: DimaHasao district , Assam . Coordinates: 25.149 o North & 92.9437 o East. JATINGA

6. The Myth It is said that here birds commit suicide. For this mysterious phenomenon Jatinga is world famous. During the late monsoon months, mysterious behavior of birds takes place. For this phenomenon to occur the air must be foggy, cloudy or mystery.

7. THE DARK REALITY In reality, contrary to the popular belief,all the birds do not commit suicide . Curiously, most of the doomed birds do not attempt to fly away after they land near the lights. They look dazed and disheveled, perhaps due to the trauma of the whole shocking experience. Such birds fall easy prey to the villagers.

8. The birds get caught in the fog and wind, get disoriented and seek solace of the light sources put out by the villagers. They hit against trees or other objects and get injured in their flight .

9. ACTIONS TAKEN Some NGO’s like Blue Hill Society make a good effort to create mass awareness among local people. But Government has not yet taken any strong step regarding this.

10. CONCLUSION Birds are one of the loveliest creatures

11. Forest department has to take right way for wildlife conservation. If we kill them regularly, they will not come to Jatinga. No bird watcher or nature lover will find any interest in Jatinga. We have to conserve the birds to maintain ecological balance. We have to create a grand mass awareness among the people about importance of birds.

12. REFERENCES 1.www.google.com 2.www.wikipedia.com 3.www.nchills.gov.in

13. Thank you…..