Kadalundi’s shrinking mudflat ecosystem keeps birds away Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: Kadalundi, a village on the southwest coast in Kozhikode district of Kerala, had about 8 hectares of nutrient­ rich inter­tidal mudflats in the early 2000s. Today, the expanse of mudflats in the estuary of the Kadalundipuzha river has reduced to about 1 hectare. This too is gradually being covered with sand, depriving prey to thousands of shorebirds that migrate from colder climes in winter to the village. About Mudflat Ecosystem: Mudflats refer to land near a water body that is regularly flooded by tides and is usually barren (without any vegetation). […]