Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary

Nandur Madhameshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Interactive map of Nandur Madhameshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Area	100.12 km²
Established	1986
Designations Ramsar Wetland Official name Nandur Madhameshwar Designated 27 Jan 2020 Reference no. 2410 [1]

Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary is located at Niphad Tehsil of Nashik District, known as the Bharatpur ^[2] of Maharashtra.

It is designated as Ramsar site and it's a Maharashtra's first Ramsar site. ^[1]

A stone pickup is constructed across river Godavari at Nandur Madhmeshwar. ^[3] This resulted into the formation of rich environment for biological diversity. Many species of plants like Babul, Tamarind, Neem, Jamun, Vilayati, Maharukh, Pangara, Mango, Eucalyptus, are found here, also some aquatic plant species are available. ^{[4] [5]}

Gallery

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  Marsh Harrier Female Hovering
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  Wetland of Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary, India
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  Eurasian Wigeon Pair

See also

• List of lakes in India
• List of national parks of India
• Ramsar Convention
• Tiger reserves of Maharashtra

References

1. "Nandur Madhameshwar". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
2. "Welcome to Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Bharatpura of Maharashtra
3. "Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 2015-01-31.
4. "Maharashtra Forest Department". Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
5. "Flamingos, Indian coursers flock Nandur Madhmeshwar sanctuary | Nashik News - Times of India". The Times of India .