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The place that ignited the passions of
Lord Krishna and Radha and inspired the
famed poet Soordas to compose the “Bhakti
Kavya” one of the finest pieces of
devotional poetry ever written. |
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A heaven for
birds that come here in their multitudes
from far and wide, Soor Sarovar was declared
a Bird Sanctuary in 1991. |
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Soor Sarovar
bird sanctuary covered an area of 7.97 sq
km. Within the sanctuary there is a large
lake covering area of 2.25sq km with depth
wearing from 4 meter to 8 meter. |
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Soor Sarovar
is today home to more than 165 species of
migratory and resident birds. |
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U.P. Forest
Department has created woodlands and
developed the shallow areas for waders
around the lake making it a veritable haven
for birds, proof of which lies in the
increasing number of nesting sites and the
number of species. |
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Soor Sarovar
Bird Sanctuary is listed as an important bird
area (IBA) IN135 and is a proposed Ramsar
site. |
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Besides supporting
numerous resident and migratory birds the
sanctuary has around 300 pythons.
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Soor Sarovar has the
biggest Bear Rescue centre for rescued
dancing bears. |
