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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India}}{{Infobox protected area<br />
| name = Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary<br />
| iucn_category = IV<br />
| image = Thol Lake - Gujarat, India - Flickr - Emmanuel Dyan (12).jpg<br />
| image_caption = Flamingos in Thol lake sanctuary<br />
| map = India Gujarat#India<br />
| relief = 1<br />
| mapframe = Yes<br />
| location = Mehsana district, Gujarat, India<br />
| area_km2 = 6.49<br />
| established = 1988<br />
}}'''Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary''' is a [[List of wildlife sanctuaries of India|wildlife sanctuary]] in the [[Mehsana]] district of North [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=થોળ પક્ષી અભ્યારણ્ય પર તાલુકા પશુ ચિકિત્સકો ની સતત નજર |url=https://www.gujaratsamachar.com/news/mehsana/constant-eye-of-taluka-veterinarians-on-thol-bird-sanctuary |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=www.gujaratsamachar.com |language=gu}}</ref> It is one of the major wetland in Gujarat and it surrounds the [[Thol Lake|Thol lake]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-07 |title=Gujarat: Statewide count this Dec-Jan to assess population of waterbirds, identify wetlands |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/rajkot/gujarat-statewide-count-this-dec-jan-to-assess-population-of-waterbirds-identify-wetlands-9058999/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> It is famous for its migratory birds and was notified as Sanctuary in 1988 under Sec. 18 of [[Wildlife Protection Act, 1972|Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-19 |title=Surprising yet true! Visit these little known places which make Gujarat a bird watcher's paradise |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/travel-tourism-surprising-yet-true-visit-these-little-know-places-which-make-gujarat-a-bird-watchers-paradise-1553537/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> It was declared as a [[Ramsar site]] in 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=15 August 2021 |title=Four new Ramsar wetland sites recognised in India |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/four-new-ramsar-wetland-sites-recognised-in-india-101628965266784.html |access-date=28 July 2024 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> It covers an area of 6.49 hectare and in 2013 its surrounding regions stretching at different places from 0.308 km to 2.244 km were declared as eco-sensitive zone.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-11-13 |title=Stretches from 0.3 km to 2.24 km from boundary of Thol |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/stretches-from-0-3-km-to-2-24-km-from-boundary-of-thol/articleshow/25690247.cms |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Fauna ==<br />
The sanctuary lies on the [[Central Asian Flyway]]. It supports more than 320 bird species including more than 30 threatened waterbird species such as:<ref name=":0" /><br />
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* the critically endangered [[White-rumped vulture]] and [[Sociable lapwing]]; <br />
* the vulnerable [[Sarus crane]], [[Common pochard]] and [[Lesser white-fronted goose]].<br />
* The [[Red-breasted goose]] from Arctic Siberia was also spotted in the sanctuary.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-15 |title=Back again: Migratory flocks, two lone birds |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/back-again-migratory-flocks-two-lone-birds/articleshow/106006397.cms |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Issues ==<br />
With its rise in popularity, illegal restaurants have popped up in the surrounding of the lake to cater to birders and tourists which release wastewater to the take. Newly constructed Housing societies around the region are also polluting it due to the lack of proper sewage network. <ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-04 |title=Gujarat: Sewage pollutes Thol, Ramsar tag under threat |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-sewage-pollutes-thol-ramsar-tag-under-threat/articleshow/94629828.cms |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Bird Sanctuaries}}<br />
{{Ramsar sites in India}}<br />
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[[Category:1988 establishments in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Mehsana district]]<br />
[[Category:Ramsar sites in India]]<br />
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