Nagi-Nakti Bird Sanctuaries | 16 Jan 2021
Why in News
Recently, Bihar’s first state-level bird festival ‘Kalrav’ started at the Nagi-Nakti bird sanctuaries in the Jamui district, Bihar.
- It is a 3-day event and is expected to draw experts and bird lovers from all over the country.
Key Points
- About:
- The Nagi Dam and Nakti Dam are two sanctuaries so close to each other that they can be taken as one bird area.
- The Nagi- Nakti Bird Sanctuaries have been the home of a wide variety of indigenous species of birds and of migratory birds that turn up during the winters from places like Eurasia, Central Asia, the Arctic Circle, Russia and Northern China..
- Avian Fauna :
- Over 136 species of birds have been spotted at these sanctuaries.
- Bar-headed geese: Around 1,600 bar-headed geese, which is about 3% of the global population of this variety, have been seen here, as per a report of the Wetlands International and because of this rare phenomenon, the Birdlife International, a global body, has held the Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary to be globally important for conservation of birds' population and has declared it as an important bird area.
- Wetland International is a global not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wetlands.
- BirdLife International is a global partnership of conservation organisations (NGOs) that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources.
- Other major birds: Indian Courser, Indian Sandgrouse, Yellow-wattled Lapwing and Indian Robin.
- Major threats to the biodiversity of the sanctuaries: Agricultural runoff; Land dispute between Irrigation and Forest Departments; Leasing out of the site for fishing.
- Other Bird Sanctuaries of Bihar:
- Gautam Budha bird sanctuary, Gaya
- Kawar Jheel bird sanctuary, Bigusarai
- Kusheshwar asthan bird sanctuary, Darbhanga