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'''Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary''' is a sanctuary for birds, 759&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> in area, located in the [[Nellore district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and a [[Protected areas of Tamil Nadu|protected area]] of the [[Thiruvallur District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India. [[Pulicat Lake]] is the second largest [[brackish-water]] [[eco-system]] in India after [[Chilka lake]] in [[Orissa, India|Orissa]].<ref name=TFD/> The sanctuary's international name is Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, [[Important Bird Area|IBA]] Code: IN261, [[Important Bird Area#Criteria|Criteria: A1, A4iii]].<ref>[[BirdLife International]] [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMFindResults.asp&INam=Pulicat%20Lake&Reg=2&Cty=99 Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary]</ref><br />
[[File:Pulicat-Spotted Pelican.jpg|thumb|Pulicat-spotted pelican]]<br />
[[File:Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) in Garapadu, AP W2 IMG 5311.jpg|thumb|Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala)]]<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Central location is: {{coord|13|34|N|80|12|E|region:IN_type:waterbody}}. 327.33&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> is managed by the [[Andhra Pradesh Forest Department]]<ref>Andhra Pradesh Forest Department, [http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20PULICAT.htm PULICAT Wildlife Sanctuary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125021545/http://forest.ap.nic.in/WL%20PULICAT.htm |date=25 January 2014 }}</ref> and 153.67&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> is managed by the [[Tamil Nadu Forest Department]]. 108&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> is a National Park area. Rainfall ranges from 800–2000&nbsp;mm. Temperature varies from 14&°C to 33°C. Altitude ranges from 100’ above mean sea level to 1200’ above mean sea level.<ref name=TFD/><br />
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==Fauna==<br />
The sanctuary has many [[greater flamingo]]s.<ref name=TFD>Tamil Nadu Forest Department retrieved 9/9/2007 [http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/WildBiodiversity/bs_plbs.html Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162827/http://forests.tn.nic.in/WildBiodiversity/bs_plbs.html |date=4 January 2017 }}</ref><ref>Bird Forum, [http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pulicat_Lake_(Andhra_Pradesh) Pulicat Lake (Andhra Pradesh)] (2008)</ref> It also attracts many [[migratory birds]] and also is a feeding and nesting ground for aquatic and terrestrial birds such as [[pelicans]], [[storks]], etc. The [[biodiversity]] of this lake attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors per year.<br />
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==Threats==<br />
Pulicat Lake may disappear within 100 years by being filled up with [[silt]].<ref name=Raj>Raj, P. J. Sanjeeva. [http://www.nbaindia.org/docs/bulletin6-pulicatlake.pdf Macro Fauna of Pulicat Lake] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727112950/http://www.nbaindia.org/docs/bulletin6-pulicatlake.pdf |date=27 July 2011 }}, National Biodiversity Authority Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. (2006)</ref> Efforts by government and private non-governmental organizations are working to halt lake destruction. The Art & Architecture Research, Development and Education (AARDE) Foundation does regular activities at Pazhaverkadu to create awareness on the vanishing lagoon.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Bird sanctuaries of India]]<br />
* [[Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary]]<br />
* [[Guindy National Park]]<br />
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