Photographer: Mehdi mohebi pour
Title: The gradual death of the wetland
Location: Iran Miankaleh lagoon
Period: 10/2021 - 09/2023
Category: Environment

The Miankaleh Wetland located in the north of Iran has hosted birds and animals for many years. Today it is in danger of destruction due to lack of attention and proper management. Water shortage and drought on the one hand. On the one hand..unauthorized hunting and hunting..and intentional fires on the one hand..planting and harvesting drugs on the other hand..the area above the wetland and the lack of sufficient forces and facilities to preserve and protect this national capital, all And that's all the problems there are



Solidarity

Flamingos come together to protect each other when they feel threatened br

A good day in the lagoon

Every year in the fall season tens of thousands of migratory birds visit the lagoon

Wetland hunters

Dozens of illegal hunters attack the wetland during the migration season and the efforts of environmental forces have not been enough

Deliberate fires

In order to disrupt the concentration of environmental forces hunters set fire to some corners of the wetland so that they can easily hunt in another corner

hunt

In the absence of environmental factors hunting continues until the last cartridge and bird

Escape

Birds flee from one corner to another for fear of being hunted

air rescue

The efforts of the government and rescue forces to extinguish the fire continue and this story continues throughout the year

Drought is the bane of the lagoon

Climate change and global warming have affected the body of the wetland and finished the work and more than 70 of the area of the wetland has dried up

Final breaths

Fishermen s boats have run aground due to drought

Forgotten buildings

Fishermen who used to catch sturgeon and local fish from this place are now unemployed and have to demolish their buildings one by one

the nightmare

There is no more news of flocks of birds nor the glory of the lagoon It is painful to review the memories and it is scary to imagine what happened to the lagoon in a short period of time

End

Considering the lowering of the Caspian Sea and climate change there is no hope for the future and a miracle is needed to bring the Miankaleh wetland back to life