Kanwar lake
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Context:
- Kanwar Lake, Bihar’s only Ramsar site, faces the challenge of survival.
Kanwar lake
- It is a rainfed lake, located in the Begusarai district of Bihar.
- It is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake. It's a rainfed lake that was formed by the meandering of the Gandak River, a tributary of the Ganges, and covers a large portion of the Indo-Gangetic plains in northern Bihar.
- It is the first and only wetland in a state of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
- Kanwar Lake has spread over 6,000-7,000 hectares.
- It's home to 106 bird species, including the Oriental white-backed vulture and Long-billed vulture, and is an important stopover for 58 migratory waterbirds along the Central Asian Flyway.
- In 1986, the state government notified it as a protected area. Later, the central government declared it as a sanctuary to stop the poaching of birds.
- Five critically endangered species that inhabit the site, including three vultures, are –
- The red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus),
- White-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) and
- Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) – and
- Two waterbirds,
- The sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) and
- Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri).
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