IMPORTANCE OF BIRD SANCTUARIES

Presented by,Nimmi JayadevanMACMATES

INTRODUCTION

Bird sanctuaries are referred to as“NO HUNTING AREAS”.

Bird sanctuaries are the home for various types of birds. These are the perfect place where

birds can be found in plenty.

ABOUT BIRD SANCTUARIESBird sanctuaries are bestowed with

enriched flora and fauna. Several species of trees, plants and rare herbs

can be found in these sanctuaries.

One of the most notable thing about bird

sanctuaries in India is that here all of the creatures and faunas are available in their

truest state, completely untouched with hustle bustle

of human disturbance!!

BIRD SANCTUARIES IN INDIA Bharatpur bird Sanctaury Kunthankulam

Bird Sanctuary Mayani Bird

Sanctuary Nal Sarovar Bird

Sanctuary Nawabgani Bird

Sanctuary

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh

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Porbandar Bird Sanctuary

Kulik (Raigani) Bird Sanctuary

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Sultanapur Bird Sanctuary

Gujarat

West Bengal

Karnataka

Haryana

BIRD SANCTUARIES IN KERALA

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary

Pathiramanal Bird Sanctuary

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

Kottayam

Ernakulam

Alapuzha

Calicut

Eranakulam

Strategies to Attract Birds

• Leave dead and dying trees for the food insects they attract and the nesting cavities they contain.

• Leave leaf-litter and rotting logs for ground feeding birds.

• Create brush piles for shelter• Erect birdhouses

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• Create shallow pools when natural water sources are not available

• Rather than providing food in the winter, let the birds find their own.

• Expect to find butterflies, deer, rabbits, frogs and harmless snakes attracted to your sanctuary

IMPORTANCE OF BIRD SANCTUARIES

Bird sanctuaries have been in existence in North America for

more than a century. As of 2009, thousands of bird sanctuaries have been

established throughout the world in a variety of biomes.

According to Bird Life International, there are 9,856 identified living bird species which play an important role in the world's biodiversity, with each species being "unique in its ecology and distribution."

Due to the vast and varied geographical setting, climate and extended coastline,

bird sanctuaries provide shelter to thousands of bird

species.

They are the artificial provisions to increase –seasonal migrations, security, more forested area and bird-watching. They provide natural

settings for birds to take shelter.

"Important Bird Areas" program and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) "Critical Wildlife Area" program are designations that reflect areas of biological significance to birds. These areas must have a recorded historical importance to wildlife to be designated as such.