INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN Iranian ecologists have proposed developing a special award in acknowledgment of the dedicated Finnish conservationist Ellen Vuosalo,
who made terrific efforts for over fifty years in the Caspian Sea province of Mazandaran for protecting migratory birds, especially Siberian
cranes.Known as the mother of Siberian cranes, Vuosalos substantial and continuous efforts made her a popular and influential figure in
protecting migratory birds in Mazandaran.She was the very first researcher to begin studying cranes in Iran
She was welcomed to go to numerous scientific conferences to provide her experiences, and her efforts were always been honored and
appreciated throughout her life time and continued to be appreciated even after that, IRNA reported.Dedicating more than 5 years of her life
to the protection of these cranes was not encouraged by a desire for recognition however by an unrelenting enthusiasm for wildlife.Despite
regular sees to her home nation, she always returned to the Fereydun-Kenar wetlands, the final migratory stop for the western population of
She supported the formation of Mazandaran Crane Conservation Association.During all these fifty years, Vuosalo attended the Hariri
Scientific Foundation in Babol a number of times each year, teaching and introducing migratory birds and the Siberian crane to trainees and
all those interested.In addition to performing numerous research and scientific activities on zoology, migratory birds, biotechnology,
biochemistry, nanotechnology, and chemistry, Vuosalo likewise teamed up with several universities in the nation, consisting of the
University of Mazandaran.Apart from her scientific activities, she did her finest to inform and persuade hunters, ranchers, and local
communities to stop hunting
Ellens work likewise concentrated on maintaining damgahstraditional wetland-farming systems in Iran.These locations, crucial for migratory
birds, were also a source of livelihood for regional communities
She thought that these systems, if managed sustainably, could secure the cranes while supporting local people.She taught us that
preservation is as much about resilience and gaining from failure as it has to do with success
Her lifes work challenges future conservationists to adapt, innovate, and address the deeper systemic concerns that threaten biodiversity
In honoring Ellens memory, we likewise honor the lessons she left behinda call to persist, even when the odds appear insurmountable.She
passed away at the age of 95 in Royan, Mazandaran province, just as the termination of the types in Iran was confirmed
Her life advises us that love and determination, while vital, are not sufficient in conservation
The interaction of unforeseeable and uncontrollable variablesfrom environment modification to species-specific behaviorsdemands adaptive
methods and systemic approaches.MT/ MG
