Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary

Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary lies on the Gulf of Kutch coast of the Saurashtra peninsula and was declared a sanctuary in 1988. Its grasslands and salt-tolerant scrub sit between a tidal belt to the north and farmland and wasteland to the south, with a freshwater lake and the Khari river inside. Plants include Salvadora, Capparis, Prosopis juliflora and Suaeda.

The sanctuary records 88 bird species, 12 mammals and 8 reptiles. It is a stop on the Indo-Asian migratory flyway, drawing pelicans, flamingos, spot-billed ducks and demoiselle and common cranes, and it shelters the endangered Indian wolf and Houbara bustard as well as jackals, jungle cats, mongooses and blue bulls.