The Asan Conservation reserve is the first wetland from Uttarakhand to get the Ramsar site statues. The reserve got this coveted tag last year. A team of wildlife scientists and bird experts conducted the bird count.
Till February 2020, only 37 sites from India were in the Ramsar site list, which has now been extended to 39. Located 40 kms from Dehradun, Asan attracts a big population of migratory birds in winters.
The suspense prevails as almost all the Ruddy Shelduck, who had migrated to Asan in winters last year, have departed for their habitat areas in central Asia as summer season began.
