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'''Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a [[protected area]] located in [[Kalyanpur taluka]], [[Devbhumi Dwarka district]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. Established in November 1988, it is 332.87 [[hectares]] in size and is situated in the [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] [[peninsula]] on the coast of the [[Gulf of Kutch]].<ref name="SinghFoundation2001">{{cite book|author1=H. S. Singh|author2=Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation|title=Natural heritage of Gujarat: forests and wildlife in Gujarat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HM3sAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=23 November 2012|year=2001|publisher=Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation|page=92}}</ref> The [[flora]] consists of [[grassland]], saline [[Shrubland |scrub]], ''[[Prosopis chilensis]]'', kerdo (''[[Capparis decidua]]''), gorad (''[[Senegalia senegal]]''), and piloo (''[[Salvadora persica]]''). There are several important animal species, such as [[nilgai]], [[golden jackal]], [[jungle cat]], [[mongoose]], and [[Indian wolf]]; and [[bird|avifauna]], such as [[flamingo]]es, [[great Indian bustard]], [[lark]], [[partridge]], and [[sand grouse]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gujenvfor.gswan.gov.in/wildlife/national-park/wildlife-gaga.htm |title=Gaga Wild Life Sanctuary |work=Forests & Environment Department |publisher=Government of Gujarat |accessdate=23 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117065557/http://gujenvfor.gswan.gov.in/wildlife/national-park/wildlife-gaga.htm |archivedate=17 November 2012 }}</ref><br />
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Along with [[Kutch Bustard Sanctuary]], Gaga Wildlife is one of two great Indian bustard sanctuaries in [[Gujarat]], though the bird has disappeared from all Gujarat sanctuaries which were established for its protection over two decades ago.<ref name="Munjpara2011">{{cite journal|last=Munjpara|first=Sandeep B. |author2=B. Jethva |author3=C.N. Pandey|date=September 2011|title=Distribution of the Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps (Gruiformes: Otididae) in Gujarat State, India|journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa|volume=3|issue=9|pages=2090–2094|doi=10.11609/jott.o2756.2090-4|doi-access=free}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]]<br />
* [[List of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Gujarat, India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Protected areas established in 1988]]<br />
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Jamnagar district]]<br />
[[Category:1988 establishments in Gujarat]]<br />
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