Supporting local wildlife
Youth volunteers in Kifri reopen water springs
KIFRI — A dedicated group of young volunteers in Belega, a village in the Kirfri district of Garmiyan, wielded shovels and digging tools Saturday to reopen and expand local water springs. Their efforts are aimed at mitigating the impacts of severe heat and drought on the area’s wildlife.
Goran Jalal, the supervisor of the volunteer project, emphasized the critical nature of their work in an interview with 964media. “With our shovels and digging tools, we have started to open and clean the water springs in the area that were blocked by debris and waste,” Jalal said. He further noted that the group successfully reopened eight water springs in Belega and plans to extend these efforts to surrounding villages.
The initiative is part of a broader effort to support local wildlife during the hot summer months, a period when rising temperatures pose a dehydration risk to animals in this notably warm region. Such community-driven projects are vital in preventing the displacement and potential fatalities of wildlife due to environmental stressors.
This project builds on previous initiatives aimed at enhancing water availability for wildlife in the region. In March, two cousins from the same district constructed a reservoir on their agricultural land to collect and store rainfall. Measuring 300 meters in length and over six meters deep, the reservoir serves multiple purposes, including crop irrigation and supporting local wildlife, with potential plans to establish a fishery.
“This year’s rainfall has been particularly beneficial,” one of the cousins remarked, highlighting the positive impact of their efforts on the local ecosystem.
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