YEREVAN.- Birds are indicators of health. If green areas reduce, the number of birds will reduce as well, deputy chairman of the Armenian Society for the Protection of Birds Lyuba Balyan said.

 Ecologist is confident there are three main problems with protection of birds in Armenia. The first is elimination of areas where bird live. Another key problem is hunting. It is necessary to ban hunting in January and February as it is the period when birds prepare for breeding.

Lyuba Balyan also noted that the main reason for reduction in number of birds is lack of food.

At present Armenia hosts a checklist of 352 species of birds, where 27 are globally threatened and listed in the IUCN Red List, while 9 are included in Armenia’s Red Data Book.