IBA CODE: IN-KA-34
HABITATS: Freshwater
Reservoir/Wetland
JURISDICTION: Minor Irrigation
Department, Zilla Parishat
IBA CRITERIA 1. A1 (Threatened species/Vulnerable) - Spot billed Pelican Pelicanus philipeensis
- Northern
Shoveler Anas clypeata
- Garganey Anas
querquedula
3. A4iii (≥ 20,000 Water birds)
PROTECTION STATUS: Under different
government body
THREATS AND CONSERVATION ISSUES
INDUSTRIAL WASTE: PERSISTING
Sewage of Mandya town and effluents of Sugar Mills takes the route of feeder channel
PESTICIDES IN THE RUNOFF FROM SURROUNDING FIELDS: PERSISTING
OVER-FISHING: PERSISTING
INFESTATION BY WATER HYACINTH: PERSISTING
- This is one of the foremost foraging site of Spot-billed Pelicans that breeds in nearby Kokkare Bellur, an IBA
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