Ormara Turtle Beaches (Ramsar Site)

Ormara Turtle Beaches is a stretch of 10 km of sandy beach along the Balochistan coast in Pakistan.^[1] Covering an area of 2,400 hectares, it was designated a Ramsar Site (no 1070) on 10 May 2001.^[1]

Fauna

A considerable number of marine turtles are supported here including the endangered Olive Ridley and Green turtles.^[1] It is possible that the Hawksbill turtle is also supported.^[1] There are no significant numbers of migratory birds.^[1]

Threats

The capture of turtles for export and the accumulation of plastic debris.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 The Annotated Ramsar List: Pakistan Retrieved 08 July 2010

Protected areas of Pakistan

National parks	Ayub Ayubia Broghil Valley Central Karakoram Chinji Chitral Gol Deosai Hazarganji-Chiltan Hingol Khunjerab Kirthar Lal Suhanra Lulusar-Dodipat Machiara Margalla Hills Saiful Malook Shiekh Buddin Toli Pir

Wildlife sanctuaries	Astore Bajwat Baltistan Chashma Lake Cholistan Chumbi Surla Hab Dam Lehri Nature Park Naltar Nara Desert Runn of Kutch

Game reserves	Head Qadirabad Machiara

Protected wetlands	Astola Island Chashma Barrage Drigh Lake Great Rann of Kutch Haleji Lake Hawke's Bay Beach Hingol River Hub Dam Indus River Delta Jiwani Coastal Wetland Jubho Lagoon Keti Bandar Khanpur Dam Kinjhar Lake Miani Hor Lagoon Ormara Turtle Beaches Rasul Barrage Rawal Lake Sandspit Beach Tanda Dam Taunsa Barrage Thanedar Wala Uchhali Complex

Natural monuments	Bazar Caves Chandragup Chitarwata Formation Hingol Mud Volcano Kashmir Smast Paradise Point

Protected forests	Ziarat Juniper Forest Changa Manga Forest Chichawatni Plantation

Biosphere reserves	Lal Suhanra

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