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Gujarat’s First Coastal Bird Census
January 7 , 2025
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- The Gujarat government has conducted the country’s first-ever census of coastal and wader birds at the Marine National Park and Sanctuary in Jamnagar.
- The Marine National Park and Marine Sanctuary in Gujarat is India’s first designated marine national park.
- It is spanning the districts of Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar, and Morbi, it covers approximately 170 km of coastline and 42 islands between Okha and Navlakhi.
- This protected area in the Gulf of Kutch was established to conserve the marine biodiversity and mangrove ecosystems.
- Jamnagar district hosts over 300 species of local and migratory birds, including more than 50 species of wader birds.
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