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Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary

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Sanctuary for birds in India

Main article:Pulicat Lake

Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)

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Location	Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Area	759
Established	1976

Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary is a sanctuary for birds, 759 km² (293 sq mi) in area, located in theTirupati district ofAndhra Pradesh and aprotected area of theThiruvallur District ofTamil Nadu, India.Pulicat Lake is the second largestbrackish-water eco-system in India afterChilka lake inOrissa.^[1] The sanctuary's international name is Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA Code: IN261,Criteria: A1, A4iii).^[2]

Geography

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Central location is:13°34′N80°12′E / 13.567°N 80.200°E /13.567; 80.200. 327.33 km² (126.38 sq mi) is managed by theAndhra Pradesh Forest Department^[3] and 153.67 km² (59.33 sq mi) is managed by theTamil Nadu Forest Department. 108 km² (42 sq mi) is a National Park area. Rainfall ranges from 800–2000 mm. Temperature varies from 14 to 33 °C (57 to 91 °F). Altitude ranges from 100 ft (30 m) above mean sea level to 1,200 ft (370 m) above mean sea level.^[1]

Flora

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The green kingdom is represented with about 132 plant species like Walsura piscida; Manilkara elengi, Excoecaria agallocaha, Spinifex littoreus, Calamus viminalis, and many more^[4]

Fauna

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The sanctuary is rich ininvertebrate life includingplanktons,molluscs,insects,coelenterates andcrustaceans. Jackal,Jungle cat,Black napped hare; are a few of the mammalian species inhabiting the Sanctuary.^[5]

The sanctuary has manygreater flamingos.^[1] It attracts manymigratory birds and also is a feeding and nesting ground for aquatic and terrestrial birds such aspelicans,storks, etc. Thebiodiversity of this lake attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors per year.^[6]

Threats

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Pulicat Lake may disappear within 100 years by being filled up withsilt.^[7] Efforts by government and private non-governmental organizations are working to halt lake destruction. The Art & Architecture Research, Development and Education (AARDE) Foundation does regular activities at Pazhaverkadu to create awareness on the vanishing lagoon.

References

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^^a ^b ^cTamil Nadu Forest Department retrieved 9/9/2007Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Archived 4 January 2017 at theWayback Machine
^BirdLife International Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
^Andhra Pradesh Forest Department,PULICAT Wildlife Sanctuary Archived 25 January 2014 at theWayback Machine
^"A.P.Forest Department".forests.ap.gov.in. Retrieved12 March 2025.
^"A.P.Forest Department".forests.ap.gov.in. Retrieved12 March 2025.
^"A.P.Forest Department".forests.ap.gov.in. Retrieved12 March 2025.
^Raj, P. J. Sanjeeva.Macro Fauna of Pulicat Lake Archived 27 July 2011 at theWayback Machine, National Biodiversity Authority Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. (2006)

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Tiger reserves	Anamalai Kalakkad Mundanthurai Mudumalai Sathyamangalam Megamalai
Elephant reserves	Agasthyamalai Anamalai Coimbatore Mudumalai Srivilliputhur
Conservation reserves	Tiruvidaimarudur
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