Main article: Pulicat Lake
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
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LocationTirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Area759
Established1976

Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary is a sanctuary for birds, 759 km2 (293 sq mi) in area, located in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh and a protected area of the Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu, India. Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish-water eco-system in India after Chilka lake in Orissa.[1] The sanctuary's international name is Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (IBA Code: IN261, Criteria: A1, A4iii).[2]

Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)

Geography

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Central location is: 13°34′N 80°12′E / 13.567°N 80.200°E / 13.567; 80.200. 327.33 km2 (126.38 sq mi) is managed by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department[3] and 153.67 km2 (59.33 sq mi) is managed by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. 108 km2 (42 sq mi) is a National Park area. Rainfall ranges from 800–2000 mm. Temperature varies from 14 to 33 °C (57 to 91 °F). Altitude ranges from 100 ft (30 m) above mean sea level to 1,200 ft (370 m) above mean sea level.[1]

Flora

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The green kingdom is represented with about 132 plant species like Walsura piscida; Manilkara elengi, Excoecaria agallocaha, Spinifex littoreus, Calamus viminalis, and many more[4]

Fauna

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The sanctuary is rich in invertebrate life including planktons, molluscs, insects, coelenterates and crustaceans. Jackal, Jungle cat, Black napped hare; are a few of the mammalian species inhabiting the Sanctuary.[5]

The sanctuary has many greater flamingos.[1] It attracts many migratory birds and also is a feeding and nesting ground for aquatic and terrestrial birds such as pelicans, storks, etc. The biodiversity of this lake attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors per year.[6]

Threats

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Pulicat Lake may disappear within 100 years by being filled up with silt.[7] Efforts by government and private non-governmental organizations are working to halt lake destruction. The Art & Architecture Research, Development and Education (AARDE) Foundation does regular activities at Pazhaverkadu to create awareness on the vanishing lagoon.

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary.
  1. ^ a b c Tamil Nadu Forest Department retrieved 9/9/2007 Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Archived 4 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ BirdLife International Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
  3. ^ Andhra Pradesh Forest Department, PULICAT Wildlife Sanctuary Archived 25 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "A.P.Forest Department". forests.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  5. ^ "A.P.Forest Department". forests.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  6. ^ "A.P.Forest Department". forests.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  7. ^ Raj, P. J. Sanjeeva. Macro Fauna of Pulicat Lake Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, National Biodiversity Authority Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. (2006)


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