Marine National Park of Gujarat encloses an area of 458 square kilometers in the Gulf of Kutch, that is 30 kilometers from Jamnagar. Marine National Park of
Gujarat is the first marine park of the country, acknowledged in 1982.
The protected area of Marine National Park of Gujarat comprises of an archipelago that is made up of 42 islands in the Gulf of Kutch.
Marine National Park of Gujarat has a large population of sponges, Sea turtles, finless porpoise, dugong and corals. During the months of monsoon, more than 30 different species of migratory birds nests here in the Marine National Park in Gujarat in the mangrove forests.
The Marine National Park in Gulf of Kutch at Jamnagar has a rich wild life species. The mammals that harbors in the Marine National Park in Gujarat are as follows:
- Dugong
- Gangetic Dolphin
- Jackal
- Jungle Cat
- Black-naped Hare
The reptiles of the Marine National Park in Gujarat are as follows:
ggar Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Grey Francolin
Indian Courser
Great Thick-knee
Rufous-tailed Shrike
Southern Grey Shrike
White-eared Bulbul
Variable Wheatear
Clamorous Reed Warbler
Flamingo
Crab-plover
Great Cormorant
Western Reef Egret
Pelican
Demoiselle Crane
Pied Avocet
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Curlew
Godwit
Pacific Golden Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Yellow-legged Gull
Caspian Tern
Great Crested Tern
Last Updated on : 30 September 2011
