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  2. Allen Park (Salt Lake City) - Wikipedia

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    Allen Park, commonly known as "Hobbitville," is an eight-acre property in Salt Lake City, Utah.The park was developed in the 1930s by Dr. George A. Allen as a bird sanctuary and later became the subject of local folklore, with myths suggesting it was inhabited by small, secretive people.

  3. Nalbana Bird Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    The island gets completely submerged during the monsoon season. As the monsoon recedes in the winter, lake levels decrease and the island is gradually exposed, birds flock to the island in large numbers to feed on its extensive mudflats. Nalbana was notified in 1987 and declared a bird sanctuary in 1973 under the Wildlife Protection Act. [1] [2 ...

  4. Category:Bird sanctuaries of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Thattekad Bird Sanctuary This page was last edited on 11 May 2023, at 19:35 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...

  5. Bird reserve - Wikipedia

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    A bird reserve (also called ornithological reserve) is a wildlife refuge designed to protect bird species. Like other wildlife refuges, the main goal of a reserve is to prevent species from becoming endangered or extinct. Typically, bird species in a reserve are protected from hunting and habitat destruction.

  6. Bird flu rips through sanctuary in Washington, kills 20 wildcats

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    A Washington state wildlife sanctuary is mourning the deaths of 20 wildcats amid a bird flu outbreak as the virus infects poultry farms, dairy cattle and some people across the nation.. The Wild ...

  7. Bird sanctuaries and conservation reserves in Karnataka

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    Bar-headed Geese in Magadi lake. Karnataka is a state in India with rich archaeological and ecological heritage. The total geographical area of Karnataka is 191,976 square kilometres (74,122 sq mi) of which forest area is 37,550 square kilometres (14,500 sq mi) (19.58%).

  8. Larrikin - Wikipedia

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    Depiction of a larrikin, from Nelson P. Whitelocke's book A Walk in Sydney Streets on the Shady Side (1885). Larrikin is an Australian English term meaning "a mischievous young person, an uncultivated, rowdy but good-hearted person", or "a person who acts with apparent disregard for social or political conventions".

  9. Keetham Lake - Wikipedia

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    This scenic lake, is about 20 km from Agra and 12 km from sikandra is located within the Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary. Keetham Lake is linked by Railway track at Keetham Railway Station and was declared as National Bird Sanctuary on 27 March 1991 by U.P. Forest Department. The riverine belt of River Yamuna surrounds the area of Sur-Sarovar.