Sultanpur National Park Shut down After migratory Birds found dead

Sultanpur National Park Shut down After migratory Birds found dead 

Sultanpur National Park Shutdown on January 11th 2015 after 47 days of migratory birds found dead on Jan 10th 2015.The dead birds included of Eurasian Coots 36 and common moorhen 9 and one each of spot Billed duck and jungle babbler.

Deaths of these birds were figured of Bird Flu but the clear cut of the death of these were not clearly revealed.Sample of the dead birds were sent to the National Institute of High security Animal diseases in Bhopal.

Sultanpur National park was considered as the bird sanctuary in Gurgaon this was a seasonal wetland that attracts 200 species of migratory birds.The decision of granting the Sanctuary status was taken after the 1969 Conference of the International Union of Conservation of nature and Natural resources (IUCN) in New Delhi.