<h2 style="text-align:justify">About Saman Bird sanctuary:</h2>

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	<li style="text-align:justify">The Saman Bird Sanctuary in the Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh is a seasonal oxbow lake on the Ganges floodplain.</li>
	<li style="text-align:justify">It is designated as Ramasar wetland in 2019.</li>
	<li style="text-align:justify">It is heavily reliant on the arrival of the south-westerly monsoon in July and August, which provides the vast majority of annual rainfall.</li>
	<li style="text-align:justify">The Sanctuary regularly provides refuge to over 50,000 waterbirds</li>
	<li style="text-align:justify">It is an important wintering site for many migrating birds including the greylag goose (Anser anser), with over 1% of the South Asian population present during winter.</li>
	<li style="text-align:justify">Vulnerable species including the sarus crane and greater spotted eagle are also found in this wetland.</li>
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<h3>Q1) What is an oxbow lake?</h3>

An oxbow lake is a type of lake which is formed when a wide meander from a stream or a river is cut off to form a lake. 

Source:&nbsp;<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/decline-in-migratory-bird-species-this-year-at-saman-bird-sanctuary/articleshow/97932890.cms" style="text-decoration:none">Decline in migratory bird species this year at Saman Bird sanctuar</a>

Where is Saman Bird Sanctuary?

Overview:

The recent Asian Waterbird Census conducted in the Saman Bird sanctuary revealed that there has been a decline in the number of migratory bird species from North Asia and Central Asia.

About Saman Bird sanctuary:

Q1) What is an oxbow lake?

Where is Saman Bird Sanctuary?

Overview:

The recent Asian Waterbird Census conducted in the Saman Bird sanctuary revealed that there has been a decline in the number of migratory bird species from North Asia and Central Asia.

About Saman Bird sanctuary:

Q1) What is an oxbow lake?

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