Environmental activities such as construction of shrimp are not new because of the conversion of the Parabon of Sonadia Island of Cox's Bazar. Recently it has joined the project to create infrastructure for the project. The dense parabana before the coast of the island is no longer visible. Along with this, the journey of people on the island has also increased compared to any of the past. Due to this, this island, unique in the biodiversity, has created environmental threats for wildlife. Significantly reduced migratory birds.
According to a research report by Marine Life Alliance, an environmental body, the number of migratory birds in Sonadia has decreased significantly in last eight years. This organization was categorized in the coastal areas of Cox's Bazar in January 2009, with 37 species of migratory birds and 15 thousand 933 water birds of 52 species. Of these 11,878 birds were found in Sonadia region. The survey area was the international flight of migratory birds. In a survey conducted in December 2016, 19 of 59 species of 47 species were found in birds. Among them, 9,500 birds were found in Sonadia, Ujantia and Dachshchar. But in December 2007, only seven thousand aquatic birds were found by counting in Sonadia, Tajiakata, Belekdia, Kaladia, Laldia and Dhalghata.
Marine Life's research report says that habitat loss of birds due to the construction of various structures in neighboring areas including Sonadia is severely affected. As a result, the habitat of birds was destroyed in the Belekardia, Kaladia, Laldia, and Cowar. Development activities, increased mobility, pollution and pollution are major causes.
It is also said in the report that the spoonful or spoonal bird is seen only in Sonadia. The smallest bird is 15-17 centimeters long. Their breeding grounds in the northeast region of Russia, where they spend the entire summer and reproduction. After increasing the intensity of the winter, they traveled thousands of miles to various coastal areas including Bangladesh, Myanmar, India and went back to breeding grounds. The number of spoonbul birds in the world is less than 400 pairs.
Jahirul Islam, executive director of the organization, said that the establishment of various development projects around Sonadia, Paraban erosion and people's ups and downs are increasing. In the past, where the birds used to live, there are now people and people. There is no place for birds. Birds can not rest for electric lighting at night, on the beach. Birds are on the shores of the shore. Mud is covered with clay on the ground. As a result birds can not take food.
On Wednesday, the speedboat from the Bankkhali river in the city of Cox's Bazar came to the Dhalghata near Maheshkhali on the north side of the Bay of Bengal and saw a few small boats. There are numerous white and black birds on the chars. Ear Piercings in Bird Cases Yet, a few birds seen in Sonadia, a bird sanctuary, were just a few minutes away. Sonadia's entrance, on the other side of the river Bahadddarkata, there are some bakas, fish ranges, sparrows, totoini, tia, poster, and dwarf in the huge parabana about 8 kms long.
Sonadia's environmental worker Nasir Uddin said, two years ago, 57 species of migratory and aquatic birds were inhabited by Sonadia's Paraban and coast.
Sonadia is a ward of Kutubjom union of Maheshkhali upazila. Kutubjom UP Chairman Mosharraf Hossain said, most of the people of about 1,000 people of Sonadia are in jail. Driving fish from the sea, drying the fish on the island and keeping people's lives without farming. But some people are hunting birds for livelihood. After the announcement of the international tourism center, Sonadia is also growing in the beach. It's a big threat to the bird.
District administration sources said, the government has accepted Mahaprakla by announcing Sonadia as International Tourism Center. On April 27, 2017, the government of Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) has allocated only Tk.1.11 billion from the Ministry of Land, 9, 467 acres of land worth 26 thousand 307 crores of Sonadia.
In the next five years, Beja has planned to develop sophisticated tourist centers, residential areas, universities of international standards, hospitals, entertainment projects, Cox's Bazar Deputy Commissioner said. Ali Hossain.
But Executive Chairman of Bager Paban Chowdhury said, "The environment and biodiversity of Sonadia can not be destroyed in any way, while keeping the maximum alert, tourism is being planned." Only 25 percent of the land will have the necessary infrastructure and the rest of the land will be kept green and preserved as a bird sanctuary.
According to Forest Department data, 19 species of mammals, 8 species of reptiles, 4 species of amphibians and 27 species of birds live in Paraban in Sonadia. Apart from this, the forest has 70 species of trees and shrubs. Bird shelf is rapidly declining due to various development projects.
