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Kazhuveli notified as 16th bird sanctuary in Tamil Nadu

DETAILS

• Who declares – Governor on advice of State government
• Who recommends – Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden
• Under Wildlife conservation act 1972
• ABOUT
  • Second largest brackish water lake in South India after Pulicat
  • Notified the Kazhuveli swamp/wetland in Vanur and Marakkanam taluks of Villupuram district
  • Kazhuveli Wetland Birds Sanctuary – 16th bird sanctuary in the State
  • Lake adjacent to the Bay of Bengal along the East Coast Road between Mahabalipuram and Puducherry attracts many long-distance migrant birds from Central Asia and Siberia.