{"id":71764,"date":"2025-11-03T13:23:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T07:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=71764"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:56:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:26:47","slug":"gogabeel-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gogabeel-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Gogabeel Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Gogabeel Lake Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s one more wetland, Gogabeel Lake in Katihar district of Bihar, has got a tag of international importance as a Ramsar site.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Gogabeel Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a part of <\/span><b>trans-Gangetic plains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of land located in the state of <\/span><b>Bihar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gogabil lake is <\/span><b>an \u2018ox-bow\u2019 type of wetland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is flanked by the river <\/span><b>Mahananda to the North-East<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>river Ganga to the South<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was declared Bihar&#8217;s<\/span><b> first \u2018Community Reserve\u2019.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local cultural <\/span><b>traditional festivals like<\/b> <b>Sirva, Adra , Chhat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are observed in this wetland.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Flora and Fauna of\u00a0 Gogabeel Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These natural landscapes consist of tropical dry deciduous forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides wintering habitat to several <\/span><b>migratory bird species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and species of global conservation significance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to the <\/span><b>Smooth Coated Otter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Lutrogale perspici lata) and <\/span><b>Helicopter Catfish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Wa lago attu).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It serves as a breeding ground for <\/span><b>Vulnerable fish species Walago attu.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is the Ramsar Convention?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ramsar-convention-on-wetlands\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ramsar Convention<\/a> was signed in 1971<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a landmark international treaty dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to <\/span><b>conserve and promote<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>wise use of wetlands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through local, national, and international cooperation for sustainable development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/india-increases-its-tally-of-ramsar-sites-to-94-with-bihar-adding-one-more-wetland-in-the-global-list\/articleshow\/125011370.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gogabeel Lake  is a part of trans-Gangetic plains of land located in the state of Bihar. 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