Bird Sanctuaries See Trip Reports Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary - KARNATAKA Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary (Bharatpur) Nalaban Island, Chilika Lake, Orissa Thattekad Bird Sanctuary Okhla Bird Park and Wildlife Sanctuary Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary Harike Bird Sanctuary Lake City, Kolkata - Urban Wetlands National Chambal Sanctuary The Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary Santragachi Jheel Assan Barrage Bird Sanctuary Vedanthangal Water Birds Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu) Manjira Bird Sanctuary Neelapattu Bird Sanctuary Pulicat Lake Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary National Parks See Trip Reports Bandhavgarh National Park Bandipur National Park Corbett National Park Dachigam National Park Gir Forest National Park Kanha National Park Kaziranga National Park Manas National Park Nagarhole National Park Periyar National Park(Thekkady) Ranthambore National Park Sariska Forest Reserve Sunderban National Industrial development vs National Park Corporates and Wildlife Little Known Destinations See Trip Reports Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary Kabini, Karnataka Bhimeshwari Bhadra Sanctuary Biligiri Rangana Hills Little Rann of Kutch Netarhat, Bihar Cheerapunji Desert National Park. Rajasthan Eravikulam National Park, Kerala Pindari Glacier, Uttar Pradesh Trekking On The Trans Himalayan Routes Bhitarkanika, Orissa

The Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary The Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary along with the adjoining Great Vedharanyam swamp in Tamil Nadu is one the best wintering habitats for waterbirds, especially the migrant shorebirds from their artic breeding grounds. The area also provides wintering grounds for thousands of terns and gulls migrating from Europe and West Asia, flamingos from Iran Caspian Sea and Rann of Kutchh. Particularly noted for its flamingos, also for herons, teals, curlews and plovers and black buck and wild pig. In the early 1980s the waterbird population was over 1 million birds. Under the stewardship of late Dr Sálim Ali, bird migration studies were carried out, where over 2 lakh birds at Pont Calimere were ringed till 1990. The birds ringed in Point Calimere were reported from 14 countries, revealing its linkages with other wetlands across the country. Presently, over 70% decline in the waterbird population is recorded. This decline is attributed mostly to human activities, climatic changes and poaching. Now the population fluctuates between 1 lakh to 2 lakh only. The BNHS will be establishing a permanent Bird Migration Centre with the assistance from the Chemplast Sanmar Company based at Point Calimere to undertake habitat restoration measures. The Centre will undertake research, monitoring of waterbirds and impart training on monitoring techniques for bird populations, wetland ecology, management and habitat restoration. It will also give emphasis to nature education and awareness How to get there: By Air: Tiruchchirapalli 200km By Rail: Point Calimere 0.5km Accomodation: Forest Resthouse Best time to visit: November - March