Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's birthplace has a new identity: as a bird sanctuary. For the past decade or so, lakhs of migratory birds from all parts of the world have made Porbandar their winter home, settling within the city's 20-km radius. The main draw for the winged species is that Porbandar is located on India's west coast and offers saline as well as sweet water bodies.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/porbandar-takes-wing
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/uday-mahurkar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/india-today-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migratory-species
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/porbandar