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Nagi-Nakti Bird Sanctuaries

  • 16 Jan 2021
  • 2 min read

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Recently, Bihar’s first state-level bird festival ‘Kalrav’ started at the Nagi-Nakti bird sanctuaries in the Jamui district, Bihar.

  • It is a 3-day event and is expected to draw experts and bird lovers from all over the country.

Key Points

  • About:
    • The Nagi Dam and Nakti Dam are two sanctuaries so close to each other that they can be taken as one bird area.
    • The Nagi- Nakti Bird Sanctuaries have been the home of a wide variety of indigenous species of birds and of migratory birds that turn up during the winters from places like Eurasia, Central Asia, the Arctic Circle, Russia and Northern China..
  • Avian Fauna :
    • Over 136 species of birds have been spotted at these sanctuaries.
    • Bar-headed geese: Around 1,600 bar-headed geese, which is about 3% of the global population of this variety, have been seen here, as per a report of the Wetlands International and because of this rare phenomenon, the Birdlife International, a global body, has held the Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary to be globally important for conservation of birds' population and has declared it as an important bird area.
      • Wetland International is a global not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wetlands.
      • BirdLife International is a global partnership of conservation organisations (NGOs) that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources.
    • Other major birds: Indian Courser, Indian Sandgrouse, Yellow-wattled Lapwing and Indian Robin.
  • Major threats to the biodiversity of the sanctuaries: Agricultural runoff; Land dispute between Irrigation and Forest Departments; Leasing out of the site for fishing.
  • Other Bird Sanctuaries of Bihar:
    • Gautam Budha bird sanctuary, Gaya
    • Kawar Jheel bird sanctuary, Bigusarai
    • Kusheshwar asthan bird sanctuary, Darbhanga

Source: HT

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