Nagi-Nakti bird sanctuary

Context: 1st bird festival at Nagi- Nakti bird sanctuaries in Bihar to start from Jan 15.

• Nagi-Nakti bird sanctuary has been selected for this event because of its uniqueness.
• Apart from the dense deciduous forests, moram land and variety of birds and animals, there’s unique rock formation in the area.

Kalrav

• Bihar’s first state-level bird festival ‘Kalrav’ will be held at the world famous Nagi-Nakti bird sanctuaries in the Jamui district.
• The event is intended to create awareness about conservation of birds and their habitat, the wetlands.
• And to discuss these issues, the department has invited experts from different parts of the country to explain how to identify rare species of birds and protect them.

Nagi- Nakti Bird Sanctuaries

• The Nagi- Nakti Bird Sanctuaries have been the home of a wide variety of indigenous species of birds and of migratory birds that turn up during the winters from places like Eurasia, Central Asia, the Arctic Circle, Russia and Northern China.
• Over 136 species of birds have been spotted at these sanctuaries.
• Around 1,600 bar-headed geese, which is about 3% of the global population of this variety, have been seen here, as per a report of the Wetlands International.
• The Nagi Dam (791 ha) and Nakti Dam (332 ha) are two sanctuaries so close to each other that they can be taken as one bird area.
• In 2004, Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary was declared an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International.

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