Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary in Ariyalur district, which was recently recognised as a Ramsar site, hosts over 20,000 feathered visitors in its idyllic surroundings June 19, 2025 e-Paper LOGIN Account ...

The three new Ramsar sites are Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary and Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and Tawa Reservoir in Madhya Pradesh. “As the Nation gears up to celebrate its Independence ...

The Environment Ministry on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) said that three more wetlands in India have been designated ‘Ramsar sites’. This brings the total number of such sites in India to 85.

NAVI MUMBAI: In a boost to wetland conservation, the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (TCFS), spread between Vashi and Bhandup, has been officially given the status of a Ramsar Site by the ...

India has added three more Ramsar Sites to its network to take the total tally to 85 Ramsar sites in the country, covering an area of 1,358,068 hectares in India. Out of three new sites, two are ...

She also mentioned that the Ramsar tag for nine wetlands was received after a gap of 20 years. The first site to get a Ramsar tag in 2002 was Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary.

Upper Mississippi River floodplain wetlands. This vast stretch of wetlands along the upper Mississippi River — more than 240,000 acres — includes the river's national wildlife and fish refuge ...

Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, has been an Audubon-protected site for more than 100 years.

The property was designated as a protected area under the Ramsar Convention in 1975. It is home to a wide variety of rare plant and animal species, making it a valuable ecological hotspot. Spanning ...

This vast stretch of wetlands along the upper Mississippi River — more than 240,000 acres — includes the river's national wildlife and fish refuge, which turned 100 in 2024.

The three new Ramsar sites are Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary and Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and Tawa Reservoir in Madhya Pradesh. Tuesday, Jul 08, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary and Kazhuveli Bird ... India became one of the contracting parties to the Ramsar Convention in 1982 and has so far declared 85 wetlands as Ramsar sites covering all ...