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'''Bonal Bird Sanctuary''' sometimes spelled '''Bohnal Bird Sanctuary''' ({{Lang-kn| ಬೋನಾಳ ಪಕ್ಷಿ ಧಾಮ }}) is bird sanctuary and wetland near Bonal village in the [[Shorapur]] [[taluk]] of [[Yadgir district]] in [[Karnataka]] state, [[India]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063952/http://envfor.nic.in/report/0708/Annex-07.pdf List of identified wetlands under national wetland conservation] Ministry of Environment.</ref> It is the second largest bird sanctuary in the state, after [[Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary|Rangantittu Bird Sanctuary]] in [[Mandya]], and around 21 species of birds have been recorded here, including purple heron, white-necked stork, white ibis, black ibis, brahminy duck, and bar-headed goose.<ref name=hin11/><br />
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==History==<br />
The sanctuary has its origins in thetank of bonal, a water conservation tank built by the 17th century ruler of Shorapur, Pam Naik, later during the [[British Raj]], [[Meadows Taylor]], the British administrator at Shorapur, extended it to 1,600 acres with 12 feet average depth, as he mentions in his autobiography, ''The Story of My Life''. It was one of largest amongst the twelve such water tanks built in the drought prone region, and gradually started attracting migratory birds. Most of these tanks were using were also used for fishing, and numerous families were dependent on it. In 1998, heeding to calls by conservationists, the state government transferred the area to the Forest Department from the Fisheries Department. Subsequently, fishing was banned the tank, but it took many more years before it was formally declared a bird sanctuary.<ref name=hin11/><ref>{{cite news |title=Row over sanctuary status to Bonal tank |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec252004/d20.asp |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=25 December 2004 |accessdate=2012-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806161921/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/dec252004/d20.asp |archive-date=6 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Finally in 2010, government declared its plans to invest Rs. 1 crore towards converting Bonal Tank to a bird sanctuary.<ref name=hin11>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/08/stories/2011010854020700.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016084418/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/08/stories/2011010854020700.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-16 |title=Karnataka News : Rs. 1 crore sanctioned for developing Bonal Bird Sanctuary near Surpur |date=2011-01-08 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Industries, entrepreneurs asked to set up units in Saidapur |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/24/stories/2010112458470300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322170107/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/24/stories/2010112458470300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=24 November 2010 }}</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
Bohnal Bird Sanctuary is 10&nbsp;km west to the city of Shorapur.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Shorapur]]<br />
*[[Yadagiri]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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*[[Philip Meadows Taylor]]. ''[https://archive.org/details/cu31924013558162 The story of my life, by M. Taylor. Ed. by his daughter (A.M. Taylor)'']. Oxford University, 1882.<br />
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