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North India Wildlife Tourism |
National
Parks In India
- Bandhavgarh
National Park
A wildlife retreat where history and
nature meet, Bandhavgarh is too far away from Kanha. Set amidst
the Vindhyan ranges, the park has a series of ridges running
through it. This park was the former hunting preserve of the
Maharaja of Rewa and at present is a famous natural hub for
White Tigers.
- Corbett
National Park
Located in the foothills of the
Himalayas is the majestic Corbett National Park. Home to a
variety of flora and fauna, it is famous for its wild population
of Tigers, Leopards and Elephants. Corbett national park was
established in 1936, as the Hailey National Park.
- Ranthambore
National Park
The former hunting ground of the
Maharajas of Jaipur, the Ranthambore National Park is situated
in Eastern Rajasthan at the confluence of the Aravali hill
ranges and the Vindhyan plateau. Two rivers flow through the
Ranthambore National Park - the Chambal River in the South and
the Banas River in the North. Six man-made lakes and many
perennial streams pass through the entire national park.
- Kaziranga
National Park
Kaziranga is the only national park
reserve in India where the rhinoceros can be seen in its natural
habitat. You also get to see the tiger, elephant, the hyena,
Indian deer, sambar (spotted deer), nilgai (blue bull), chinkara
and the chowsingha (antelope), along with the crocodile and the
long-tailed langur. Kaziranga is also home to a wide variety of
exotic birds.
- Kanha
National Park
Located in the Mandla district of
Madhya Pradesh, Kanha national park cum Tiger reserve extends
over an area of over 1,940-sq-kms. The major feature of this
region's interesting topography is the horseshoe shape valley
and the whole park area is surrounded by the spurs of the Mekal.
- Sundarbans
National Park
Sundarbans National Park in India is
one of the world's largest deltas and the mangrove forest formed
by the confluence of three rivers- the Ganga, the Brahmaputra
and the Meghna- covering an area of 2,585 sq km wildlife
sanctuary, which extends into Bangladesh too.
- Manas
National Park
The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is
located on the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in Assam,
India. This wildlife park is spread over an area of 2,837 square
kilometers and is covered with grasslands and dense Sal forests.
This wildlife sanctuary got its name from the River Manas that
flows nearby.
Wildlife
Sanctuaries In India
- Bharatpur
Wildlife Sanctuary
One of the finest bird parks in
the world, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (Keoladeo Ghana National
Park) is a reserve that offers protection to faunal species as
well. Nesting indigenous water- birds as well as migratory water
birds and waterside birds, this sanctuary is also inhabited by
Sambar, Chital, Nilgai and Boar.
- Sariska
Wildlife Sanctuary
This park is situated only 200
km from Delhi and 107 kms from Jaipur. Although larger than
Ranthambor, it is less commercialised and has less tigers but a
similar topography. It covers an area of 800 sq km in total,
with a core area of approximately 500 sq km.
- Gir
National Park & Sanctuary
The Gir National Park,
was established on 18th September, 1965, as a Forest Reserve,
primarily to conserve the Asiatic lion. The total area under
national park status is about 2,450 hectares. It is located in
the Junagadh District of Gujarat, about 65 km south-east of
Junagadh city, and 90 km east of Keshod Airport, in the
Kathiawar (Saurashtra) Peninsula. Sasan, with a forest
rest-house, is the headquarters of the sanctuary.
- Periyar
Wildlife Sanctuary
Situated on an area of 777
square kilometers in the Cardamom hills region of the Western
Ghats the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the largest and
most frequented wildlife reserves in India. 350 square
kilometers area forming the core region was declared as a
National Park in 1982. In 1895 a dam was built across Periyar
River to provide irrigation facilities in Tamil Nadu.
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