List of Ramsar sites in India

[1][2][3][4] These are wetlands deemed to be of "international importance" under the Ramsar Convention.According to The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules of 2017, the Indian government's definition of wetlands does not include river channels, paddy fields, or other areas utilized for commercial activities.Loss of vegetation, salinization, excessive inundation, water pollution, invasive species, excessive development and road building, have all damaged the country's wetlands.Since 2014 till date 59 new Ramsar sites have been added across India.Home to Pin-tailed duck, Garganey, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Eurasian Wigeon, Common teal and Cotton teal
Wildlife of IndiaBiodiversityAmphibiansButterfliesEndangered animalsMammalsMolluscsOdonatesReptilesSpidersTiger beetlesProtected areasBiosphere reservesCommunal forestsConservation areasConservation and community reservesNational parksPrivate protected areasReserved and protected forestsTiger reservesWildlife sanctuariesConservationCheetahDolphinElephantIndian Forest Act 1927Wildlife Protection Act 1972Wildlife Protection Act 2002Ministry of Environment and ForestsNational Biodiversity AuthorityInstitute of Forest Genetics and Tree BreedingCouncil of Forestry ResearchIndian Forest ServiceSurveyInstitute of Forest ManagementWildlife InstituteTiger Conservation AuthorityZoo AuthorityConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)South Asian Zoo Association (SAZARC)World Animal ProtectionWorld Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)Environmental issuesFossil parksForestryNatural historyTourismBotanical gardensEcoregionsZoological gardensWildlifeRamsar siteswetlandsRamsar ConventionList of Ramsar wetlands of international importanceWWF-Indiaecosystemssalinizationinundationwater pollutioninvasive speciesdevelopmentroad buildingKolleru LakeDeepor BeelKanwar LakeNagi Bird SanctuaryNanda LakeKhijadiyaNalsarovarThol LakeWadhvana WetlandSultanpur National ParkBhindawas Wildlife SanctuaryChandra TaalPong Dam Lake Wildlife SanctuaryRenuka LakeHokersar WetlandShallabugh WetlandMansar-Surinsar Wildlife SanctuaryWular LakeRanganathittu Bird SanctuaryAshtamudi WetlandSasthamkotta LakeVembanad-Kol WetlandTso KarTsomoriri LakeBhoj WetlandSakhya SagarSirpur LakeYashwant SagarTawa ReservoirLonar LakeNandur MadhameshwarThane CreekLoktak LakePala WetlandAnsupa LakeBhitarkanika MangrovesChilika LakeHirakud ReservoirSatkosia GorgeTampara LakePunjabBeas Conservation ReserveHarike WetlandKanjli WetlandNangal Wildlife SanctuaryRopar WetlandKeoladeo National ParkSambhar LakeChitrangudi Bird SanctuaryGulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere ReserveKanjirankulam Bird SanctuaryKaraivetti Bird SanctuaryKarikili Bird SanctuaryKoonthankulam Bird SanctuaryPallikarnai Marsh Reserve ForestPichavaram MangrovePoint Calimere Wildlife and Bird SanctuarySuchindram Theroor Wetland ComplexUdhayamarthandapuram Bird SanctuaryVadavur Bird SanctuaryVedanthangal Bird SanctuaryVellode Bird SanctuaryVembannur Wetland ComplexNanjarayan Bird SanctuaryKazhuveli Bird SanctuaryTripuraRudrasagar LakeBakhira SanctuaryHaiderpur WetlandNawabganj Bird SanctuaryParvati Arga Bird SanctuarySaman Bird SanctuarySamaspur Bird SanctuarySandi Bird SanctuarySarsai Nawar JheelSur SarovarUpper Ganga RiverAsan BarrageEast Kolkata WetlandsSundarban WetlandAndhra PradeshKanwar Taal or Kabar Taal LakeIndo-Gangetic PlainCentral Asian Flywayred-headed vulturewhite-rumped vultureGyps indicussociable lapwingBaer's pochardCurchoremGujaratKhijadiya Bird SanctuaryJamnagarmigratory birdsNalsarovar Bird SanctuaryrelictThar Desertmarbled tealsarus craneIndian wild assHaryanaPong Dam LakeHimachal PradeshBeas RiverPong DamPuntiusRasboraChannaShorea robustaTerminalia ellipticaDalbergia sissoocrimson-breasted barbetsbulbulspheasantsegretsheronsmallardslapwingssambarbarking deerghoralsRenukaShimlaKeralaKollam districtNeendakaraNational Waterway 3karimeenAshtamudi LakeManipurphumdisMoirangBishnupur districtKeibul Lamjao National ParksangaiSendraWest Bengalresource recoveryKolkatawaste water treatment plantspiscicultureworker cooperativesMaharashtraDeccan PlateauGodavariWestern GhatsleopardIndian sandalwoodDeolali minnowIndian vulturecommon water hyacinthOffice of the Conservator of Forests (Wildlife)Sivalik HillsIndian pangolinEgyptian vultureBhakra-Nangal ProjectFive Principles of Peaceful CoexistenceDepartment of Forest and WildlifeUttar PradeshLucknowPallas's fish eaglelesser adjutantwoolly-necked storkafforestationgolden jackaljungle catoxbow lakesgroundwater rechargeTamil Nadusalt exploitationspoon-billed sandpipergrey pelicangreaterlesserChilean mesquiteLord RamaRajasthanbarrageSutlej Riversmooth-coated otterhog deerNotopterusChitalaMystusLabeo batafreshwater scampiIUCN Red Listedthree-striped roofed turtleVijayadashamioxbow lakeGangesgreylag goosegreater spotted eagleRaebareli districtcommon pochardflamingosnilgaiHardoi districtcommon tealred-crested pochardferruginous duckImportant Bird AreaBirdLife InternationalEtawah districtHajari Mahadev TempleKallada Riverpaddy fieldsand miningmangrove forestBrahmaputraSurinsar-Mansar LakesJammu and KashmirJhelum Basinpaddy fieldsIndian flapshell turtleIndian softshell turtlemicronutrientsEurasian cootcommon moorhenblack-necked grebetufted duckMahabharataTsomoririLadakhblack-necked cranebar-headed geeseargaliTibetan wild assTibetan PlateauChangtangKarzokKorzok MonasteryUpper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch)barragesGanges river dolphingharialSaraca indicaEucalyptus globulusFicus benghalensisDendrocalamus strictusTectona grandisAzadirachta indicaEichhorniaVembanadKol WetlandAlappuzhaKottayamErnakulamThrissurMalappuramKumarakomhouseboatsAchankovilKuttanadwater chestnutUttarakhandYamuna RiverDehradun districtruddy shelduckPutitor mahseerOdishaBhitarkanika Wildlife SanctuaryBhitarkanika National ParkGahirmatha Marine Wildlife SanctuaryGahirmatha Beacholive ridley sea turtleKeetham Lakewallago catfishendorheicAsian woollyneckgrey wolfGeological Survey of IndiaHemadpantihaloarchaeasaker falconAsiatic wild dogsnow leopardHokera WetlandPir PanchalSrinagarJhelumlarge egretgreat crested grebelittle cormorantcommon shelduckwhite-eyed pochardPhragmitesEleocharisNymphoidesKali Beinwater hyacinthGuru NanakKhordhaGanjamDaya RiverBay of BengalWhite-bellied sea eaglesgreylag geesepurple moorhenjacanapurple heronsIndian rollerstorkswhite ibisspoonbillsbrahminy ducksshovellersNalbana IslandWildlife Protection ActIrrawaddy dolphinSant Kabir Nagar districtAnatidaeKancheepuramPallikaranai Marsh Reserve ForestPichavaram Mangrove ForestCuddaloreMizoramMadhya PradeshSatkosia Tiger ReserveBhopalBhojtalLower LakeWhite storksblack-necked storkssarus cranesGulf of MannarKarnatakaMandyaRajakkamangalamThiruvarurChengalpattuIndoreThirunelveliHirakund DamDebrigarh Wildlife SanctuarySuchindram Theroor Birds SanctuaryVaduvur Bird SanctuaryPainted StorkBlack-headed IbisAghanashini RiverBar-headed gooseGarganeyNorthern ShovelerEurasian WigeonCotton tealBlack-chinned Nilgiri LaughingthrushNilgiri Blue RobinNilgiri Wood-pigeonSurinsarMansar LakesAnshupa LakeUdayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary