Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

A CASE STUDY ON VISITATION OF MIGRATORY BIRD BARHEADED GEESE TO MAGADI LAKE (MAGADI KERE), GADAG, KARNATAKA, INDIA

G. Manohara and B.B. Hosetti

Abstract

The present study confirmed that the migration of Bar-headed geese to Magadi bird’s sanctuary, Gadag district, Karnataka from Magnolia in large numbers up to 6000-7000 every year is a regular phenomenon during the past 10 – 15 Years. Some of the Bar-headed geese are tied with collar IDs. Among them some Bar-headed geese with same collar ID are visiting repeatedly every year to the Magadi Lake. It revealed that they are very much loyal to the Magadi Lake since more than a decade. These Bar-headed geese are also facing tremendous conservation risks by the anthropogenic activities around the lake and low rain fall in the catchment area during consecutive years. The census data revealed that the bird population was 6000 in 2015 and 5000 during 2016 respectively.