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Gujarat: Grey Hypocolius emerges as star attraction at Chhari-Dhandh Wetla
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The presence of the rare Grey Hypocolius has turned the Chhari-Dhandh Conservation Reserve in Gujarat's Kachchh district into a major global destination for birdwatchers and ornithologists. Recently designated a Ramsar site, the wetland is experiencing a steady influx of international tou
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Foreign tourists from over 52 countries regularly visit Chhari-Dhandh to t
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Chhari-Dhandh, a rare habitat lying at the ecological intersection of desert and grassland, attracts thousands of migratory birds every year, including the globally significant Grey Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus). The wetland was declared Gujarat's first Conservation Reserve in 2008, w
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Gujarat: Foreign tourists from over 52 countries regularly visit Chhari-Dh
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Chhari-Dhandh Wetland Conservation Reserve was officially designated as a Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) on January 31, 2026, marking a major milestone in India's wetland conservation journey.
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Chhari-Dhandh Bird Sanctuary added to Ramsar List, Gujarat's total reaches
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Chhari-Dhandh Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat's Kutch district has been accorded the prestigious Ramsar Site status, marking an important milestone in India's wetland conservation efforts. With this inclusion, the total number of Ramsar wetlands in Gujarat has increased to five, further rei
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Chhari-Dhandh becomes Gujarat's fifth and Kutch's first Ramsar Site
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Banni's jewel Chhari-Dhandh has been officially declared a Ramsar Site. It is now Gujarat's fifth and Kutch's first wetland of international importance. With the inclusion of the Chhari Dhandh Bird Sanctuary from the Kutch district, the total number of Ramsar Sites in Gujarat has increase
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"Reflects journey of policy, protection and preservation": UP CM welcomes
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday welcomed the inclusion of Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah and Chhari-Dhand in Gujarat as Ramsar sites.
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PM Modi congratulates locals as Patna Bird Sanctuary, Chhari-Dhand become
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhari-Dhand in Kutch, Gujarat, have been added to the Ramsar sites list.
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"Determined to destroy every bit of India's ecology": Aaditya Thackeray sl
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Centre over the Aravalli Hills row, accusing it of trying to damage India's environment.
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Mining not permitted in NCR region, says Union Minister Bhupender Yadav am
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Amid a row that erupted over the revised definition of the Aravalli hills, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, on Monday, assured that mining is not allowed in the NCR region.
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Assam civil society groups seek Ramsar status for Roumari-Donduwa wetland
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A one-day workshop on "Conservation of Wetlands of Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaziranga Tiger Reserve" was recently held at Nowgong Girls' College, Nagaon. The event was jointly organised by the Centre for Sustainable Development, Nowgong Girls' College, and the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve
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Gulab Chand Kataria chairs meeting of Chandigarh Wetland Authority; propos
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Fourth Meeting of State Wetland Authority of Chandigarh was held on September 19 under the chairmanship of the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria.
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Purnima Devi Barman of Assam's Hargila Army leads groundbreaking conservat
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A transformative community-led conservation initiative took place at the Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary, a Ramsar site in Cambodia's Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, inspired by Assam's Hargila Army - a women-led movement to conserve and protect the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork.
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