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	'''Porbandar Bird Sanctuary''' is situated in the [[Porbandar District]] of [[Gujarat]] state, [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/5/275\|title=Porbandar Bird Sanctuary\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=\|publisher=\|access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref>

	It is ~~the only~~ sanctuary ~~in India, which lies~~ in the ~~heart of city of~~ [[Porbandar]] ~~and is a unique example of co-existence~~ of [[~~man and nature~~]].		{{Infobox protected area
	It is the only bird sanctuary ~~of the~~ Gujarat that provides legal protection to ~~varied species of~~ birds which nest ~~here~~. Porbandar ~~Bird Sanctuary is the smallest~~ bird sanctuary ~~spread over in an area~~ of ~~1 square km~~. The sanctuary has a lake attracting [[migratory birds]] and other birds such as [[Anas\|teals]], [[fowls]], [[flamingos]], [[ibis]] and [[curlews]]		\| name = Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
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			'''Porbandar Bird Sanctuary''' is a [[Animal sanctuary\|bird sanctuary]] in the [[Porbandar District]] of [[Gujarat]] state, [[India]], which was dedicated in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/5/275\|title=Porbandar Bird Sanctuary\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=\|publisher=\|access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref>

			It is the only bird sanctuary in Gujarat that provides legal protection to the birds which nest there. It is small, only covering {{convert\|9.33\|ha\|sqkm}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|date=2023-03-03 \|title=Porbandar bird sanctuary needs Narmada water, say activists \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/porbandar-bird-sanctuary-needs-narmada-water-say-activists/articleshow/98376769.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=2023-03-20 \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The sanctuary has a lake attracting [[migratory birds]] and other birds such as [[Anas\|teals]], [[fowls]], [[flamingos]], [[ibis]] and [[curlews]].<ref name=":0" />

			== History ==
			The area was dedicated as a sanctuary in 1988 by the governance of the Porbandar District. In 1990 the sanctuary came under the oversight of the Gujarat Forest Department.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Porbandar Bird Sanctuary - Wildlife Sanctuaries \|url=https://www.gujaratexpert.com/porbandar-bird-sanctuary/ \|access-date=2023-03-20 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]] ~~caters for the forestry research needs of the Arid and semi arid region of Rajasthan, Gujarat & Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman-Diu.~~		* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
'''Porbandar Bird Sanctuary''' is situated in the [[Porbandar District]] of [[Gujarat]] state, [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/5/275|title=Porbandar Bird Sanctuary|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref>

It is the only sanctuary in India, which lies in the heart of city of [[Porbandar]] and is a unique example of co-existence of [[man and nature]].
It is the only bird sanctuary of the Gujarat that provides legal protection to varied species of birds which nest here. Porbandar Bird Sanctuary is the smallest bird sanctuary spread over in an area of 1 square km. The sanctuary has a lake attracting [[migratory birds]] and other birds such as [[Anas|teals]], [[fowls]], [[flamingos]], [[ibis]] and [[curlews]]

==See also==
* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]] caters for the forestry research needs of the Arid and semi arid region of Rajasthan, Gujarat & Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman-Diu.

==References==
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