Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

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The Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary has come alive with the arrival of thousands of migratory birds marking the start of the season.

About Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

• It is located in the Chengalpattu District of Tamil Nadu
• It is one of the oldest bird protected areas in the country as well as in the State of Tamil Nadu.
• This freshwater wetland is a people-protected water bird area.
  • The history of which goes back to centuries where local people have been protecting this heronry (Breeding ground of Herons) and in return, have been benefited by the manure-rich water from the lake that increases the agriculture yield multifold–Liquid Guano Effect.
• This site is also recognized internationally, as an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA). It belongs to the Coromandel Coast biotic province.
• It was designated as Ramsar Site in 2022.
• Flora: It includes Alangium salviflorum trees, Acacia nilotica, thorn forests and dry evergreen scrub.
• Fauna: It is home to black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) and painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)

Source: TOI

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