Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
# Porbandar Bird Sanctuary

Porbandar Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in the Porbandar District of Gujarat state, India, which was dedicated in 1988.

It is the only bird sanctuary in Gujarat that provides legal protection to the birds which nest there. It is small, only covering one square km (about 9.33 hectares). The sanctuary has a lake attracting migratory birds and other birds such as teals, fowls, flamingos, ibis and curlews.

## History

The area was dedicated as a sanctuary in 1988 by the governance of the Porbandar District. In 1990 the sanctuary came under the oversight of the Gujarat Forest Department.

