Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary (India)

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Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis	EN	breeding	2004	present	A1
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	2004	present	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2003) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2003	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1990	Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin	Sanctuary	100

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Mandar Nature Club (Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary)	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary (India). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vikramshila-gangetic-dolphin-sanctuary-iba-india on 23/11/2024.