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India’s 1st ‘Coastline-Waders Bird Census’ to begin in Gujarat
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: The country’s first-ever ‘Coastline-Waders Bird Census’ will begin at Marine National Park and Sanctuary in Jamnagar today. The three-day census which has been jointly organized by the Department of Forest and the Bird Conservation Society will also host significant events focusing on counting wader and coastal bird species.
The event has been organised by the Forest department and an NGO, the Bird Conservation Society Gujarat (BCSG).
The Marine National Park and Marine Sanctuary in Gujarat is India’s first marine national park. Spread across three districts of the state – Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar and Morbi – the Marine National Park and Marine Century comprises an estimated 170 km long coastline from Okha to Navlakhi and 42 islands.
This protected area is geographically part of the Central Asian Flyway, making the bird diversity of this area highly rich.
It extends from the breeding grounds of Siberia in the north to the non-breeding wintering grounds of Southwest Asia, the Maldives and the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Migratory birds, especially waterbirds, complete their journey through this flyway, passing through several countries during their annual migration.
