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Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary

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Accommodation is available at PWD Rest House at Mudukalathur 7 km, the Forest Rest House at
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Code: IN261, Criteria: A1, A4i. The sanctuary has been designated as a protected
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trees there. International name: Chitragudi and Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary,
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is slowly encroaching on much of the sanctuary area, retarding growth of
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The sanctuary can be reached by road from Mudukulathur 8 km and
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arrive here between October and February and include:
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Index

Ramsar Wetland
Protected area
Mudukulathur
Ramanathapuram District
Tamil Nadu
India
9°20′N 78°29′E / 9.333°N 78.483°E / 9.333; 78.483
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary
heron
babul
IBA
Ramsar site
tropical dry deciduous
Prosopis juliflora
Bermuda grass
Eremopogon foveolatus
invasive
Prosopis
babuls
irrigation tank
bund
tamarind
fig
neem
portia
silk
drumstick
palmyra
migratory waterbirds
painted stork

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