More trees planted for birds at Mt Popa

At Mount Popa, an extinct volcano and well-known oasis in Anya (central Myanmar), further trees are planted for birds, according to the Yenatha Dinga Brothers Parahita group.
The philanthropic group has been growing shade trees at Mount Popa since 2019, and this year’s planting project prioritizes trees which birds like. Despite being small quantity, trees were planted in a systematic plan. Of trees, Muntingia calabura, which re-grows itself after birds pooped, is included.
“We just planted 250 perennials yesterday. This time, trees such as Gangaw, champac, Nyaung-che-daunk and Mungtingia calabura (Matakut in Myanmar) are included, aiming to provide food for birds in particular. Champac is a symbol of Popa. It is raining here non-stop. Trees that we planted this time are not very big, just medium-sized,” said the group’s founder, Ko Dinga.
Now, birds have become scarce at Mount Popa, and the sounds of birds can no longer be heard like before.
“Birds like fruits of Matakut very much. The bird population becomes scarce at Mount Popa, and we don’t hear their sounds much like before,” he said.
So far, Yenatha Dinga Brothers has grown more than 30,000 shade trees and built lakes, zayat (shelter for travellers) and roadside drinking water pots (Yechansin in Myanmar) in Anya. — Thit Taw/ZS