Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary

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Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wetland area in southern India renowned for its brackish lagoon ecosystem and large populations of migratory waterbirds, especially flamingos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ramsar site ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
wildlife sanctuary ⓘ
country India ⓘ
designation protected wetland ⓘ
governingBody Andhra Pradesh Forest Department ⓘ
Tamil Nadu Forest Department ⓘ
hasClimate tropical climate ⓘ
hasEcosystemType brackish lagoon ⓘ
coastal wetland ⓘ
estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
hasHabitat mangrove ⓘ
mudflat ⓘ
salt marsh ⓘ
sandbar ⓘ
shallow lagoon ⓘ
hasHydrology mixing of seawater and freshwater ⓘ
hasSpecies egret ⓘ
greater flamingo ⓘ
gull ⓘ
heron ⓘ
lesser flamingo ⓘ
pelican ⓘ
plover ⓘ
sandpiper ⓘ
tern ⓘ
knownFor birdwatching ⓘ
large flamingo populations ⓘ
migratory waterbirds ⓘ
locatedIn Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
southern India ⓘ
linked to: South India
locatedOnWaterbody Pulicat Lake ⓘ
linked to: Pulicat
nearCity Chennai ⓘ
partOf Coromandel Coast ⓘ
primaryConservationFocus waterbird conservation ⓘ
wetland ecosystem protection ⓘ
receivesWaterFrom Bay of Bengal ⓘ
local rivers and streams ⓘ
stateBorderBetween Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
supportsActivity bird photography ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
threatenedBy habitat degradation ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
unregulated fishing ⓘ
urban expansion ⓘ

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Pulicat → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary ⓘ
Sullurpeta → hasNearbyAttraction → Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary ⓘ
linked to: Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary