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Porbandar
Wildlife Barda Wildlife Sanctuary The Sanctuary hardly has 192.31 sq. km area, but has one of the most diverse floral compositions and therefore a potential source of remedies of many ailments. The terrain of Barda is almost hilly and undulating with an altitude ranging from 79.2 m to 617.8 m. above mean sea level. At places, there are gentle slopes with exposed rocks. The two main ephemeral rivers are Bileshvary and Joghri. Khambala and Fodara are important dams in the Sanctuary. The area supports 750 'maldhari' families (4000 people) in 68 'nesses'. The agriculture fields and wasteland, where acute water scarcity is experienced during the summer months, surround the forest area. However, this green patch of forest provides ecological security and environmental stability, since it improves the water regime of the area by recharging the ground water and forming catchments for the minor dams in the Sanctuary. Located barely at distance of 15 km from the Arabian Sea, the forest is standing as the guard against the salinity ingress in the region. The forest is endowed with very rich floral composition and it was also a home of Asiatic lion in not a distant past. Kileshwar, a temple and camping site developed by 'Jamsaheb' of Jamnagar, is a beautiful site in the heart of the forest. Among mammals ratel, leopard and wolf are threatened species. Amongst the reptiles found here, crocodile and chameleon are rare and endangered. Of the four common venomous snakes, three are found here. At least two species of birds, which were found in the Sanctuary, are rare/ endangered. They are Spotted Eagle and Crested Hawk-Eagle. Apart from this, the Sanctuary exhibits great variety of invertebrate species including variety of butterflies. Lion, Chinkara, Sambar and Spotted Deer found in the recent past, are now exterminated from Barda. Although the area of Sanctuary is small, it has different types of forests. How to Get There
Porbandar Birds Sanctuary The area was taken over by the Forest Department from the Porbandar Municipality on 26.7.1990, and the Sanctuary was notified by the State Government under section 18 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The Sanctuary was declared based on recommendations made by Mr. Peter Jackson, a naturalist of an international repute, who visited Porbandar in 1981. This is the smallest bird Sanctuary of Gujarat, having an area of 9.33 ha. It covers a fresh water lake, which receives water from city's gutters in addition to the rains. This is the only bird sanctuary in the State, which is established amidst the city. It provides the practical example of co-existence of man and nature. The area supports good population of Flamingos and other resident and migratory waterfowl. In the past, flamingos had attempted nesting also. The Sanctuary covers the fresh water lake, which receives considerable waters from the city's gutters. This is a wetland with permanent water resource. Its waters become slightly saline due to the salinity of land. Getting There
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