Samanatham Tank to be converted into bird sanctuary

Newsdesk:
Chennai, Aug 26 Following the recommendations of the Madurai Nature Cultural Foundation, the Tamil Nadu forest department will convert Samanatham tank in Madurai district into a bird sanctuary.
 On July 22, members of the Cultural Foundation submitted a letter to the Madurai district collector, saying that during their visit to the Samanatham tank, they had documented 300 rare species of birds, including Enhinga melanogaster, Micteria leucocephala, Threschiornis melanocephalus, Pelecanus  includes philippensis, Limosa laponica, Sterna aurantia and Pandion haliatus.