The main goal of the international ecological holiday is to popularize the protection of the world wild life, and to teach people to be responsible the fate of rare birds.
The International Bird Day was first celebrated in the USA at the end of the XIX century, and hundred years ago - in Europe and Russia.Nowadays, the holiday is celebrated in many countries of the world, including Turkmenistan.
The events dedicated to the Bird Day are focused, first of all, on the youth.Traditionally, on this day, teenagers take part in the in ornithological excursions to observe birds and register them, in the cities - children build birdhouses and hung them out.
The annual events were interrupted by the Great Patriotic War and the earthquake in 1948.Soon, the movement on the protection of birds revived, the holiday united more and more enthusiasts.
On this day, adults and children improved the habitats of waterfowl, arranged feeders for them.Environmental NGOs, including the Nature Protection Society of Turkmenistan joined the events.Ecologists continue the tradition to celebrate this day with various events, thematic competitions, and lectures dedicated to rare species of ornithofauna, registered in the Red Book of Turkmenistan.
The Bird Lovers Club on the Caspian coast in Turkmenistan organizes excursions to the Museum of the Hazar State Nature Reserve, children's drawing contests, garbage collection activities on the coast of Turkmenbashi Bay.
The National Falconers Society of Turkmenistan plays an important role in the protection of birds.The members of the society actively promote the protection of birds of prey and the careful attitude towards the national traditions of falconry.
Every year in mid-May, many countries celebrate another ecological holiday the International Migratory Bird Day, which is supported by the international Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) and the Ramsar Convention. This day is celebrated in our country as well.