Vol. 5 (03) pp. 2228-2243 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3746

STUDY OF SOME SELECTED AQUATIC AND SEMI-AQUATIC FAUNA OF BAANGANGA WETLANDS, HARIDWAR (UTTARAKHAND, INDIA).

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  • Northern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, 218, Kaulagarh Road, DehraDun, Uttarakhand 248195.
  • High Altitude Regional Center, Zoological Survey of India, Solan, Himachal Pradesh Central University of Bihar, BIT, campus Patna 800014.
  • Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic plains Regional Centre, Patna 800016.
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Abstract

Baanganga, the riverine wetland lies between Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh and Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve, in Uttarakhand is considered a major habitat for wintering waterfowl. The habitat, known for swamp deer and hog deer and also for aquatic and semi aquatic fauna, is deteriorating as revealed by the analysis of physico-chemical properties of water. The present study recorded the occurrence of four species of freshwater turtles, marsh crocodile, three amphibians and 18 species of fishes in the Baanganga wetland. Freshwater turtle, Morenia petersi recorded from the area is a new record for the State. We suggest measures for conservation of these wetlands.

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Bahuguna Archana, Sharma Indu Gopal Sharma, Hasko Nesemann and Kumar Parmod. (2017); STUDY OF SOME SELECTED AQUATIC AND SEMI-AQUATIC FAUNA OF BAANGANGA WETLANDS, HARIDWAR (UTTARAKHAND, INDIA)., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 5 (03), 2228-2243, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3746

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Dr Archana Bahuguna
Scientist, Northern Regional Center, Zoological Survey of India
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