Bird Sanctuaries in India

What is Bird Sanctuary?

· Each and every bird has a different natural habitat. That is why we can’t find a similar bird everywhere. To protect these birds and their species, their natural environment should be protected.

· Bird sanctuaries in India are built to protect the birds in their natural environment or Habitat. They are natural facilities that serve the conservation of various species and also their natural habitat. Further, it also promotes the survival and rehabilitation of these birds.

Importance of Bird Conservation

· Wild birds are a vital part of the ecosystem and provide many key services, Such as –

o  They help in maintaining the diversity of the planet.

o  They help control rodent populations.  

o  Birds also help control insect populations.  

o  Birds also help greatly with seed dispersal, and increase forest growth and conservation.  

o  They are an important part of ecosystems in that they can function as food for other predators. 

o  Birds can teach us appreciation of natural diversity.  

 

Bird Sanctuaries in India

· India is known for its rich biodiversity and is a home for more than 1200 species of birds including local as well as migrant birds.

· There are more than 60 bird sanctuaries in India. Bird sanctuaries in India act as nature facilities that helps the conservation of various species of birds and their natural habitats while promoting rehabilitation and survival.

 

Important Bird Areas

· An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.

· The Important Bird Areas Programme of Birdlife International aims to identify, monitor and protect a global network of IBAs for conservation of the world’s birds and associated biodiversity.

· The Important Bird Areas serve as conservation areas for protection of birds at the global, regional or sub-regional level.

· According to Birdlife International, designation of Important Bird Areas is based on standardized criteria, namely

§ hold significant numbers of one or more globally threatened bird species,

§ be one of a set of sites that together hold a suite of restricted-range species or biome-restricted species and

§ Have exceptionally large numbers of migratory or congregator birds.

· The IBAs contain a range of habitats, such as wetlands, mudflats, microhabitats in biodiversity hotspots, grasslands and scrublands, making them excellent indicators of biodiversity richness.

· The Bombay Natural History Society and Birdlife International have identified 467 IBAs in India (Islam and Rahmani, 2004).

· Forty percent of these IBAs fall outside the Protected Areas network and thus form an important tool for landscape-level conservation planning.

· The Bombay Natural History Society has also prepared a list of 96 new/potential sites which can be designated as IBAs in the future.

Complete State-wise List of Bird Sanctuaries in India

· In this article, we have provided with you some of the important Bird Sanctuaries in India. Apart from National Parks and wildlife sanctuaries, questions from this topic can also be asked in the exam. This topic is important especially for exams like UPSC, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, and Railways.

· Following is the List of Bird Sanctuaries in India –

 

 

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