The Urban Ecology project continues successfully

On May 24, as part of the City Ecology project of the IDEA Public Association, a squirrel was released into the green area of ​​the ADA University campus. The Urban Ecology project is aimed at preserving and restoring fauna species characteristic of the urban environment and widespread in the past.

Initially, 25 squirrels were released onto the campus, where favorable conditions for squirrels live.

The event was attended by Leyla Aliyeva, vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of the IDEA Public Association.

Another purpose of releasing squirrels into this area is for them to move into the territory of the new Zoological Park and Deda Gorgud Park, where pine trees predominate, and reproduce naturally.

As is known, in addition to multifaceted efforts to preserve wildlife, on the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, extensive measures are being taken to protect species belonging to the urban environment. In this regard, the IDEA Animal Protection Center has been created in Baku, whose activities are aimed at protecting stray animals; special houses for cats are being built throughout the city, IDEA bird nests are being hung, and a number of other works are underway. The Urban Ecology project provides for the enrichment of public places in Baku and its environs with species of animals and birds that can comfortably live and breed in the urban environment, as well as the implementation of consistent measures to protect these species. The main goal of all these efforts is to create harmony between the people living in the city and the environment, and to foster closer and healthier relationships.

In the past, the city of Baku was home to many squirrels and parrots, which roamed freely among people in parks and other green areas. However, at the end of the last century, due to environmental problems, the numbers of these species declined sharply. Thanks to the large-scale landscaping and beautification work carried out in the country in recent years, especially through the efforts of the IDEA Public Association, fertile conditions have been created for the return of many species of fauna to the city as a result of a reduction in the incidence of illegal tree felling and the planting of countless new trees. As part of the project, squirrels released on campus will move to Dede Gorgud Park, where there are many pine trees, and to the territory of the new Zoological Park, where they will breed naturally.

The IDEA Public Union calls on everyone to support the process of restoring the number of species of our fauna that are able to live in an urban environment, take care of animals, and be sensitive to them during the period of adaptation to a new habitat.