KOLKATA: Around 50-odd tribals from areas like Purulia, Birbhum and Ranchi have come together to help green activists put up nests in trees on school campuses in Kolkata and its outskirts. The aim is to provide suitable places for birds to breed. While birds are losing out their natural habitat due to rapid urbanization, these artificial nests will serve as shelters for the local avifauna.
In the past few months, these "special educators" have been reaching out to schools, conducting workshops to teach students how to make nests by using coconut fibre and installing them. They are also taking feedback from the schools about bird counts on their campuses and also checking if the birds are laying eggs in the man-made nests.
