1. IMPORTANCE OF BIRD
SANCTUARIES
Presented by,
Nimmi Jayadevan
MACMATES

2. INTRODUCTION
Bird sanctuaries are
referred to as
“NO HUNTING AREAS”.
Bird sanctuaries are the home for various types
of birds. These are the perfect place where
birds can be found in plenty.

3. ABOUT BIRD SANCTUARIES
Bird sanctuaries are bestowed with
enriched flora and fauna. Several
species of trees, plants and rare herbs
can be found in these sanctuaries.

4. One of the most notable
thing about bird sanctuaries
in India is that here all of the
creatures and faunas are
available in their truest
state, completely untouched
with hustle bustle of human
disturbance!!

5. BIRD SANCTUARIES IN INDIA
 Bharatpur bird  Rajasthan
Sanctaury
 Kunthankulam  Tamil Nadu
Bird Sanctuary
 Mayani Bird  Maharashtra
Sanctuary
 Nal Sarovar Bird  Gujarat
Sanctuary
 Nawabgani Bird  Uttar Pradesh
Sanctuary

6. Cont…
 Porbandar Bird  Gujarat
Sanctuary
 Kulik (Raigani) Bird  West Bengal
Sanctuary
 Ranganathittu Bird  Karnataka
Sanctuary
 Sultanapur Bird
Sanctuary  Haryana

7. BIRD SANCTUARIES IN KERALA
 Kumarakom Bird  Kottayam
Sanctuary
 Mangalavanam Bird  Ernakulam
Sanctuary
 Pathiramanal Bird  Alapuzha
Sanctuary
 Kadalundi Bird
Sanctuary  Calicut
 Thattekad Bird
Sanctuary  Eranakulam

8. Strategies to Attract Birds
• Leave dead and dying trees for the food
insects they attract and the nesting cavities
they contain.
• Leave leaf-litter and rotting logs for ground
feeding birds.
• Create brush piles for shelter
• Erect birdhouses

9. Cont….
• Create shallow pools when natural water
sources are not available
• Rather than providing food in the winter, let
the birds find their own.
• Expect to find butterflies, deer, rabbits, frogs
and harmless snakes attracted to your
sanctuary

10. IMPORTANCE OF BIRD
SANCTUARIES
Bird sanctuaries have been in
existence in North America for
more than a century. As of
2009, thousands of bird
sanctuaries have been
established throughout the
world in a variety of biomes.

11. According to Bird Life International, there are 9,856
identified living bird species which play an
important role in the world's biodiversity, with
each species being "unique in its ecology and
distribution."

12. Due to the vast and
varied geographical
setting, climate and
extended coastline,
bird sanctuaries
provide shelter to
thousands of bird
species.

13. They are the artificial provisions to increase –
seasonal migrations, security, more forested
area and bird-watching. They provide natural
settings for birds to take shelter.

14. "Important Bird Areas" program and
the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission's (FWC)
"Critical Wildlife Area" program are
designations that reflect areas of
biological significance to birds. These
areas must have a recorded historical
importance to wildlife to be designated
as such.