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Asan Conservation Reserve (ACR)

22-01-2025

09:30 AM

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Overview:

A bird counting campaign at the Asan Wetland in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand has yielded impressive results, with volunteers identifying 5,225 birds across 117 different species.

About Asan Conservation Reserve (ACR):

  • It is a 444-hectare stretch of the Asan River running down to its confluence with the Yamuna River in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand
    • The Asan River, unlike other rivers which flow north to south, flows in a west to east direction.
  • It was declared as a Conservation Reserve in 2005 under Section 36A of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
  • It is the first Ramsar site in Uttarakhand
  • It is also listed as an Important Bird Area (BNHS and BirdLife International) and is popular for sightings of native and migratory birds. 
  • Strategically located within the Central Asian Flyways (CAF), the reserve homes 330 species of birds, including critically endangered-white-rumped vulture, Baer's pochard; endangered-Egyptian vulture, steppe eagle, black-bellied tern; and vulnerable-marbled teal, common pochard, Indian spotted eagle, etc.
  • Other non-avian species present include 49 fish species, one of these being the endangered Putitor mahseer

Q1: Who declares conservation reserves?

Conservation reserves in India are declared by the State Governments under the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Source: IE