{"id":72360,"date":"2025-11-07T13:21:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T07:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=72360"},"modified":"2025-11-07T13:40:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T08:10:06","slug":"vedanthangal-bird-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vedanthangal-bird-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary has come alive with the arrival of thousands of migratory birds marking the start of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the <\/span><b>Chengalpattu District of Tamil Nadu<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>oldest bird protected areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the country as well as in the State of Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <\/span><b>freshwater wetland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a<\/span><b> people-protected<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> water bird area.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The history of which goes back to centuries where local people have been <\/span><b>protecting this heronry (Breeding ground of Herons) and in return<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, have been benefited by the manure-rich water from the lake that increases the agriculture yield multifold\u2013<\/span><b>Liquid Guano Effect.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This site is also recognized internationally, as an <\/span><b>Important Bird and Biodiversity Area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IBA). It belongs to the <\/span><b>Coromandel Coast biotic province.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was<\/span><b> designated as Ramsar Site in 2022.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It includes Alangium salviflorum trees, Acacia nilotica, thorn forests and dry evergreen scrub.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to <\/span><b>black-headed ibis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Threskiornis melanocephalus), <\/span><b>Eurasian spoonbill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Platalea leucorodia), <\/span><b>black-crowned night heron<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Nycticorax nycticorax) and painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chennai\/vedanthangal-bird-sanctuary-welcomes-thousands-of-migratory-birds-this-season\/amp_articleshow\/125137677.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is located in the Chengalpattu District of Tamil Nadu. 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