Around 5,000 migratory birds have arrived at the Gharana Wetland Conservation Reserve in the outskirts of Jammu.
About:
Location:
Gharana wetland is located along the border with Pakistan in RS Pura tehsil of Jammu district.
Gharana is surrounded by wetlands of Makwal, Kukdian, Abdullian and Pargwal where hundreds of migratory birds, including the bar-headed goose species arrive during the winter.
Conservation status:
Gharana wetland is a notified wetland conservation reserve under the Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Protection Act 1978.
It has international recognition as one of the Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in the world, declared by BirdLife International (UK) and Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
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