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Wetlands Are Super Helpers! 🌊🐦

Wetlands are watery places like ponds and swamps that clean water and give homes to many animals. 🌱

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Key Points

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India's wetland list grew from 26 sites in 2014 to 103 in 2026.

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New sites added: Sukhna Wetland in Chandigarh and Sauj Jheel in Uttar Pradesh.

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Wetlands help clean water, support fish, and protect against floods.

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Around 50,000 people work in the East Kolkata Wetlands.

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Mangroves protect coastal towns from storms.

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Summary

In Kolkata, special fish ponds turn dirty city water into clean fish to eat. 🐟

In Rajasthan, people protect thousands of tall cranes that visit every winter. 🦢

Mangrove trees in the Sundarbans act like big shields against big storms. 🌴

India now has over 100 special wetland spots that are important for the world. 🌍

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New Words to Learn

14 words
wetland
a natural area with lots of water, like a swamp or pond
conservation
taking care of nature so it stays healthy
ecosystem
all the plants, animals, and places that live together
mangrove
a special tree that grows in salty water near the sea
Ramsar Convention
an international agreement that protects important wetlands
migration
when animals travel long distances to a new place
habitat
the home where a plant or animal lives
restoration
fixing a place that has been damaged so it can be healthy again
livelihood
how people earn money or get food
floodplain
low land next to a river that can get flooded
biodiversity
many different kinds of living things in one place
ecological
relating to how plants and animals live together
monitoring
regularly checking how something is doing
sustainable
using resources in a way that does not waste them
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