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Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve
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Beas conservation reserve
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Asan Conservation Reserve
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Asan Conservation Reserve, home to many rare and endangered species and a significant wintering ground for migratory birds has been declared as a Ramsar site. The reserve spread over an area of 444.4 ha in Dehradun is the first Ramsar site in Uttarakhand.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chilika Lake in Orissa and Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan were recognised as the first Ramsar sites in India. There are 46 Ramsar sites in India, all of which are recognised as Wetlands of Importance under the Ramsar Convention.
Detailed explanation-3: -World’s First Ramsar site was identified in 1974, which was the Cobourg Peninsula in Australia. The United Kingdom has the world’s largest number of Ramsar Sites i.e. 175. February 2 is celebrated as International Wetlands Day, as the Ramsar Convention was signed on February 2, 1971.