The ‘Pelican Bird Festival – 2018’ was held for the first time in Atapaka Bird Sanctuary at Kolleru Lake in Andhra Pradesh.

• During winters thousands of pelicans migrate to Kolleru lake and Atapaka Bird Sanctuary is recognized as one of the largest pelicanry in the world.
• Kolleru lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the country located in Andhra Pradesh and spans into two districts of Andhra Pradesh – Krishna and West Godavari.
• It was declared as Wildlife Sanctuary in 1999 under Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 and wetland in November 2002 under Ramsar Convention.