{"id":87385,"date":"2020-10-08T17:43:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T12:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=17787"},"modified":"2020-10-08T17:43:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T12:13:26","slug":"plan-to-build-temporary-bird-shelters-near-sambhar-lake-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/plan-to-build-temporary-bird-shelters-near-sambhar-lake-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan to build temporary bird shelters near Sambhar Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Rajasthan government has decided to build temporary shelters for migratory birds near the Sambhar Lake (near Jaipur) before 2020\u2019s winter season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/upRw11LtIzzGVHjm735-ao0An8DF8riUrqvqD9G8rPOPebsFE_2zhDAVgBdhMBeo-A11aspbgXu-Q7Mv2IT1JcaNUSdYi1vAhQhEyumWbq-ILvS_lMQWT6QPsaaXzMGKPxFYJY9l\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Sambhar Lake:<\/strong> It is India&#8217;s largest inland saline water body located near Jaipur in Rajasthan.<\/li><li><strong>Geography:&nbsp;<\/strong><ul><li>The lake is surrounded on all sides by the Aravali hills and is spread across Jaipur and Nagaur districts and also a part of Ajmer district in Rajasthan.<\/li><li>The lake receives water from five rivers Medtha, Samaod, Mantha, Rupangarh, Khari and Khandela.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Significance: <\/strong>The lake was also designated as a Ramsar site in 1990.It is also famous for salt production and is also an Important Bird Area(IBA).<\/li><li><strong>Why there is a need for shelters: <\/strong>Every year, a large number of birds from the cold northern regions of Central Asia come to Sambhar Lake.In 2019, more than 20,000 migratory birds died due to avian botulism in the lake.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Avian Botulism: <\/strong>It is a neuro-muscular illness caused by Botulinum (natural toxin) that is produced by bacteria, Clostridium botulinum.<ul><li>The bacteria is commonly found in the soil, rivers, and seawater.It affects both humans and animals.<\/li><li>The bacteria also need anaerobic (absence of oxygen) conditions and do not grow in acidic conditions.<\/li><li>The illness affects the nervous system of birds, leading to paralysis in their legs and wings.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Rajasthan government has decided to build temporary shelters for migratory birds near the Sambhar Lake (near Jaipur) before 2020\u2019s winter season. Facts: Sambhar Lake: It is India&#8217;s largest inland saline water body located near Jaipur in Rajasthan. Geography:&nbsp; The lake is surrounded on all sides by the Aravali hills and is spread across Jaipur&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/plan-to-build-temporary-bird-shelters-near-sambhar-lake-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Plan to build temporary bird shelters near Sambhar Lake<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9326,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4182],"tags":[5141,5142],"class_list":["post-87385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","tag-avain-botulism","tag-sambhar-lake","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704836338},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}