{"id":355484,"date":"2026-02-06T15:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=355484"},"modified":"2026-02-07T13:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:38:00","slug":"nalsarovar-bird-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nalsarovar-bird-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Nalsarovar Bird sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>News: <\/strong>Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary has recorded more than five lakh birds from over 200 species in its latest census, showing a significant 21% increase from 4.12 lakh in 2024.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">About Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_355567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355567\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-355567\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-Research-Gate.jpg?resize=298%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-Research-Gate.jpg?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-Research-Gate.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-Research-Gate.jpg?resize=768%2C774&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-Research-Gate.jpg?w=871&amp;ssl=1 871w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-355567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>Location:<\/b> Located\u00a0to the west of Ahmedabad near Sanand village, Gujarat.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">It is a natural lake with shallow waters and muddy lagoons, dotted by 360 islets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>River associated<\/strong>: Nalsarovar Lake is situated across the <strong>Sabarmati River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was <strong>declared as a Ramsar site in 2012.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Flora:<\/strong> The sanctuary has<strong> 48 species of algae and 72 species of flowering plants<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<strong style=\"font-weight: 400\"> locally famous \u2018pilu\u2019 trees<\/strong> which harbour a red berry type edible fruit are also found here.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>common aquatic plants<\/strong> found here are <strong>Cyperus sp., Scirpus sp., Typha ungustata, Eleocharis palustris, Ruppia, Potamogeton, Vallisnaria, Naias, Chara<\/strong> etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Fauna:<\/strong> It is <strong>home to more than 250 species of birds.<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong> Important birds<\/strong> including<strong> greater and lesser flamingoes, pelicans, ducks &amp; geese, rails,<\/strong> coots, cranes, cormorants, herons, egrets, storks, ibises, spoonbills, teals, sarus cranes, moorhens and waders etc are found here.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Other animals:<\/strong> Other animals like<strong> wild ass, Mongoose, jungle cat, Indian fox, jackal, wolf and hyena are also found here.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary has recorded more than five lakh birds from over 200 species in its latest census, showing a significant 21% increase from 4.12 lakh in 2024. About Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary Location: Located\u00a0to the west of Ahmedabad near Sanand village, Gujarat. 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