KOCHI: “We are worried about the natural disasters and global warming impacts that are visible in front of us. However, the impacts of global warming which are actually hidden from us as of now, will create even greater repercussions for Earth, said Dr R Sugathan, ornithologist and disciple of India’s Birdman Salim Ali.
Dr Sugathan was addressing a gathering at an event held to present the 27th P V Thampy Memorial Endowment Award to Sudha Chandran, fondly called ‘Sudhamma’, a forest guide at the Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary and a person widely considered to be an authority on birds by bird watchers.
“Animals are of two types — cold-blooded and warm-blooded. The life of animals, particularly of the warm-blooded, and the growth of their embryos, are directly dependent on the temperature of nature.
If the temperature keeps varying, the warm blooded animals will be unable to maintain their own temperature leading to their extinction,” he said, adding that global warming should be seen as a ‘silent destroyer of the Earth and living beings’.