Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
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Porbandar Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in the Porbandar District of Gujarat state, India, which was dedicated in 1988.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/5/275|title=Porbandar Bird Sanctuary|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=25 September 2016}}
It is the only bird sanctuary in Gujarat that provides legal protection to the birds which nest there. It is small, only covering {{convert|9.33|ha|sqkm}}.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-03 |title=Porbandar bird sanctuary needs Narmada water, say activists |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/porbandar-bird-sanctuary-needs-narmada-water-say-activists/articleshow/98376769.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-03-20 |issn=0971-8257}} The sanctuary has a lake attracting migratory birds and other birds such as teals, fowls, flamingos, ibis and curlews.
History
The area was dedicated as a sanctuary in 1988 by the governance of the Porbandar District. In 1990 the sanctuary came under the oversight of the Gujarat Forest Department.{{Cite web |title=Porbandar Bird Sanctuary - Wildlife Sanctuaries |url=https://www.gujaratexpert.com/porbandar-bird-sanctuary/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |language=en-US}}
==See also==
References
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Category:1988 establishments in Gujarat
Category:Bird sanctuaries of Gujarat
Category:Protected areas with year of establishment missing
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