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Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary

  • December 7, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary

Subject – Environment

Context – Kazhuveli notified as 16th bird sanctuary in Tamil Nadu

Concept –

  • The ecologically important Kazhuveli wetlands in Villupuram district is the 16th bird sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.
  • The area has adequate ecological, faunal, floral and geomorphological significance for the purpose of protecting, propagating and developing wildlife and its environment.
  • As many as 13 villages fall under the sanctuary. Kazhuveli is a wetland of international importance on the East Coast.
  • The sanctuary lies adjacent to the Bay of Bengal along the east coast.
  • The declaration was made in exercise of the power conferred in subsection (1) of section 18 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
  • Kazhuveli or Kaliveli wetland system is one of the largest waterfowl congregation sites in Tamil Nadu, and a well-known raptor roosting site for species like the Eastern Imperial Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Red-necked Falcon and several harriers.
  • The Grey-tailed Tattler, a rare migratory wader, has been recorded only here and in Pulicat across the country.
  • Kazhuveli is unique as it falls in the Central Asian migratory path of birds and is home to the second-largest brackish water lake in South India.
Environment Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary

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