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Porbandar Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in the Porbandar District of Gujarat state, India, which was dedicated in 1988.^[1]

It is the only bird sanctuary in Gujarat that provides legal protection to the birds which nest there. It is small, only covering one square km (about 9.33 hectares).^[2] The sanctuary has a lake attracting migratory birds and other birds such as teals, fowls, flamingos, ibis and curlews.^[2]

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The area was dedicated as a sanctuary in 1988 by the governance of the Porbandar District. In 1990 the sanctuary came under the oversight of the Gujarat Forest Department.^[3]

References edit

^ "Porbandar Bird Sanctuary". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Porbandar bird sanctuary needs Narmada water, say activists". The Times of India. 3 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ "Porbandar Bird Sanctuary - Wildlife Sanctuaries". Retrieved 20 March 2023.

21°38′06″N 69°37′08″E / 21.635°N 69.619°E / 21.635; 69.619

[1] "Porbandar Bird Sanctuary". Retrieved 25 September 2016.

[:0-2] "Porbandar bird sanctuary needs Narmada water, say activists". The Times of India. 3 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[3] "Porbandar Bird Sanctuary - Wildlife Sanctuaries". Retrieved 20 March 2023.

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