Hokera Wetland

Hokersar Wetland is a wetland in the province of Kashmir, India.

Designations
Official nameHokera Wetland
Designated5 December 1974
Reference no.1570[1]

It was designated as meeting the Ramsar convention on November 2005. A natural perennial wetland contiguous to the Jhelum basin, it is located near locality of umerabad and gund hassi bhat and Soibugh from the west.

Fauna

It is the only site with remaining reedbeds of Kashmir and pathway of 68 waterfowl species like Large Egret, Great Crested Grebe, Little Cormorant, Common Shelduck, Tufted Duck and endangered White-eyed Pochard, coming from Siberia, China, Central Asia, and Northern Europe. It is an important source of food, spawning ground and nursery for fishes, besides offering feeding and breeding ground to a variety of water birds.

Flora

Typical marshy vegetation complexes inhabit like Typha, Phragmites, Eleocharis, Trapa, and Nymphoides species ranging from shallow water to open water aquatic flora. Sustainable exploitation of fish, fodder and fuel is significant, despite water withdrawals since 1999. Potential threats include recent housing facilities, littered garbage, and demand for increasing tourist facilities.

References
  1. "Hokera Wetland". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

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