Vankalai Sanctuary

Vankalai Sanctuary Wetland
Wetland
Vankalai Sanctuary Wetland is located in Sri Lanka
Vankalai Sanctuary Wetland
Vankalai Sanctuary Wetland
Coordinates: 8°56′N 79°55′E / 8.933°N 79.917°E / 8.933; 79.917
LocationVankalai, Mannar, Sri Lanka
Part ofMannar District
Area
 • Total4,839 hectares (11,960 acres)
Official nameVankalai Sanctuary
Designated12 July 2010
Reference no.1910[1]

Vankalai Sanctuary, also known as the Mannar Bird Sanctuary, is located in the northwest of Sri Lanka in the Mannar District. This site covers an area of 4,839 ha (11,960 acres).

The region was designated as a sanctuary by the Department of Wildlife Conservation in 2008, and it offers a range of ecosystems (mangroves, salt marshes, lagoons, waterholes, and grasslands). In July 2010 it was selected as the fourth Ramsar wetland in Sri Lanka.[2]

The sanctuary harbours more than 150 distinct bird species, including the Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), the Eurasian Wigeon (Anas Penelope), Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha), Comb duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola), Long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta) , Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), and Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa). The marine ecosystem has over sixty species of fish, marine turtles, and threatened species such as Dugong (Dugong dugon) Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), and Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vankalai Sanctuary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ Thasarathan, Nadarajapillai; Suthakar, Karunakaran (2017) Mangrove cover change detection in Vankalai birds sanctuary in Mannar District of Sri Lanka using Landsat satellites imageries NARA Scientific Sessions
  3. ^ "Introduction of a community-based management model for Vankalai Wetland Ecosystem, Mannar, Sri Lanka". Mangroves for the Future. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

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