Atapaka Bird Sanctuary opens for tourists Updated: Updated: More than 10,000 birds were counted in the pelicanry, says official Share Article AAA Pelicans with their young ones sitting on the iron stands in Atapaka Bird Sanctuary. | Photo Credit: GIRI KVS More than 10,000 birds were counted in the pelicanry, says official Atapaka Bird Sanctuary, located in Kolleru lake on Krishna-West Godavari borders, was opened for tourists after a gap of eight months. The Forest Department declared the pelicanry open for the public on Friday (January 1). Thousands of tourists from Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry and other States visit the sanctuary, also known as bird’s paradise, every year.