About Long-tailed ducks:
- The attractive Long-tailed Duck breeds in the high Arctic and spends winters mostly along ocean coasts.
- They are amazing divers—able to swim down as deep as 200 feet to forage.
- Unlike other ducks, Long-tailed Ducks do not use their feet to propel their dives, but they flap with partially opened wings.
- It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)
- Conservation Status
IUCN: Vulnerable
Key points about the Wular Lake
- Wular Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia. It is located in the Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activityand is fed by the Jhelum River.
- The Tulbul Projectis a "navigation lock-cum-control structure" at the mouth of Wular Lake
- It is designated as the Ramsar site.
What is the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)?
- It is an intergovernmental treaty dedicated to the conservation of migratory water birds and their habitats across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Greenland and the Canadian Archipelago.
- Developed under the framework of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
- The Agreement is subject to and governed by international law and its rules comply with the provisions of the Vienna Convention of the Law of Treaties.
