On the Occasion of World Wetlands Day, observed annually on February 2, Environment Conservation 
Group, a city-based NGO has called for protecting the wetlands in the city. The theme for this year is 
‘Wetlands for our future’.
In a statement issued here, R. Mohammed Saleem, president of the group, said that the wetlands of 
Coimbatore were created centuries ago for mitigation of flood situations and agriculture.
Coimbatore, with just one per cent, has the least percentage of geographical area under wetland with 
the average area in Tamil Nadu being seven per cent. Yet, he claims, the wetlands are often viewed as 
wastelands and used as a dumping ground for debris, industrial and medical wastes besides poultry 
waste.
Wetlands support a number of plant and animal species including birds, butterflies, dragonflies and 
reptiles. Thousands of migratory birds flock to wetlands in the city during winter migration. Birds as 
far as Europe and Russia spend their winter in the lakes of Coimbatore.
More than 150 species of birds can be spotted in and around our wetlands.

Photos of the day: a celebration of wetlands (for World Wetlands Day)

Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com
February 02, 2012




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The vast peatlands of Borneo are being destroyed at record rates. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.
The vast peatlands of Borneo are being destroyed at record rates, leading to among other 
impacts vast carbon emissions. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. 

Forget the groundhogs, February 2nd is also World Wetland Day, commemorating the historic 
convention of wetlands in Ramsar, Iran in 1971. The Ramsar Treaty was an international 
agreement meant to address the loss and degradation of wetlands worldwide.

Wetlands provide a multitude of ecosystem services to humanity including safeguarding 
unique biodiversity, buffering against flooding, acting as fish nurseries, purifying water, 
replenishing soil with moisture, and storing carbon among others.

Despite their importance wetlands face an abundance of threats including conversion for 
agriculture or livestock, draining for development, pollution and sewage, rising sea levels 
due to climate change, invasive species, and efforts to control wetlands with dams and dikes.



Jabiru stork taking flight in the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil. Wildlife competes with cattle and other land-use pressures in this ecosystem. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.
Jabiru stork taking flight in the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil. Wildlife competes with cattle 
and other land-use pressures in this ecosystem. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.



An aerial view of a herd of African buffalo in the Okavango Delta, a massive wetland in sub-Saharan Africa. Photo by: Jeremy Hance.
An aerial view of a herd of African buffalo in the Okavango Delta, the world's largest 
inland delta. Photo by: Jeremy Hance.



Sunset in the Pantanal. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.
Sunset in the Pantanal. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.




Wetlands area near the Osa Peninsula. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.
Wetlands near the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.




A caiman waits in the Ilanos wetlands of Colombia. Wetlands are home to many unique species. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.
A caiman waits in the Ilanos wetlands of Colombia. Wetlands are home to many unique species. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.




Lake Alaotra, a wetlands in Madagascar. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.
Lake Alaotra, a wetlands in Madagascar. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.




Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. Photo by: Jeremy Hance.
Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, 
New Mexico. Photo by: Jeremy Hance.



Sun setting in the Okavango Delta. Photo by: Jeremy Hance.
Sun setting in the Okavango Delta. Photo by: Jeremy Hance.

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