HARIKE WETLAND

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Context:  The arrival of migratory birds this year to Harike, northern India's largest wetland, declined 12% from 2021, according to the latest census of these water birds.

Details:

• The Forest and Wildlife Preservation department census counted 65,624 birds from 85 species at Harike.

Harike wetland:

• The Harike wetland, one of the largest in northern India, is situated in Tarn Taran district of the Punjab state in India.
• It stands on the confluence of the Beas and the Sutlej.
• It is home to birds visiting from as far as the Arctic and Siberia.
• It is one of the Ramasar sites in India, for conservation, development and preservation of the ecosystem.
• It is a man-made, riverine, lacustrine wetland.
• The wetland was declared a bird sanctuary in 1982 and named as Harike Pattan Bird Sanctuary.

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/migratory-bird-arrivals-at-punjabs-harike-wetland-decline-this-season-latest-census-shows/article66528115.ece