It is a matter of pride for us that four Indian sites get Rams | UPSC Current Affairs Daily

It is a matter of pride for us that four Indian sites get Ramsar recognition

Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary:
This wildlife sanctuary in Haryana is a human-made freshwater wetland.
It is also the largest in Haryana.
Over 250 bird species use the sanctuary throughout the year as a resting and roosting site.
The site supports more than 10 globally threatened species, including the endangered Egyptian Vulture, Steppe Eagle, Pallas's Fish Eagle, and Black-bellied Tern.

Sultanpur National Park:
It is also located in Haryana and supports more than 220 species of resident, winter migratory and local migratory waterbirds at critical stages of their life cycles.
More than 10 of these are globally threatened, including the critically endangered sociable lapwing, and the endangered Egyptian Vulture, Saker Falcon, Pallas's Fish Eagle and Black-bellied Tern.

Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary:
This wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat lies on the Central Asian Flyway and more than 320 bird species can be found here.
The wetland supports more than 30 threatened waterbird species, such as the critically endangered White-rumped Vulture and Sociable Lapwing, and the vulnerable Sarus Crane, Common Pochard and Lesser White-fronted Goose.

Wadhvana Wetland:
This wetland is also in Gujarat and is internationally important for its birdlife as it provides wintering ground to migratory waterbirds, including over 80 species that migrate on the Central Asian Flyway.
They include some threatened or near-threatened species such as the endangered Pallas's fish-Eagle, the vulnerable Common Pochard, and the near-threatened Dalmatian Pelican, Grey-headed Fish-eagle and Ferruginous Duck.

SOURCE: PIB