Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
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Overview
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is a group of small islands in the Kaveri near Srirangapatna, Mandya district, Karnataka.
The islands formed behind a weir built in the seventeenth century. The ornithologist Salim Ali persuaded the Mysore government to protect them in 1940. It hosts nesting painted storks, spoonbills and pelicans, and mugger crocodiles bask on the rocks.
It became Karnataka's first Ramsar site in 2022.
Geography and key facts
- Kaveri, near Srirangapatna, Karnataka
- Islets behind an old weir
- Protected since 1940 on Salim Ali's advice
- Karnataka's first Ramsar site (2022)
Why it matters for UPSC
Karnataka's Ramsar sites and Salim Ali's role in conservation are common facts.
Note for UPSC
Ramsar site (wetland of international importance), Karnataka.
Ramsar sites come up as wetland–state pairs and in questions on conservation status.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Ramsar site
- State / UT
- Karnataka
- Coordinates
- 12.400°N, 76.650°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Forests, Wetlands, Mangroves and Coral Reefs (map lesson)