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There are plenty of activity options opened for you within the Indian
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Wildlife National Parks India
Bandhavgarh
National Park
Set amidst the Vindhyan Mountain range in Madhya Pradesh, the Bandhavgarh
National Park is home to the famous White Tigers of Rewa. The prominent
ones captured in the Park include the legendary White Tiger called
Mohan, who supposedly fathered several offspring found in zoos the
world over.
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Bandipur
National Park
The Bandipur National Park is one of the most intriguing wild-life
locales. Established in 1931 by the Mysore Maharajahs, this park is
nestled in the foothills of the Nilgiris. Stretching along the Kerala-Tamil
Nadu border, the park lies on the Mysore-Ooty highway. It has an excellent
internal network of roads through its hilly, forested landscape, and
the many water holes and salt licks that provide wonderful opportunities
for wildlife viewing.
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Kanha
National Park
The lush sal and bamboo forests, grassy meadows and ravines of Kanha
provided inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel "The
Jungle Book". Kanha National Park located in the Mandla district of
Madhya Pradesh came into being in 1955 and forms the core of the Kanha
Tiger Reserve, created in 1974 under Project Tiger. The Park's landmark
achievement is the preservation of the rare hardground Swamp Deer
(Barasingha), saving it from near extinction. Stringent conservation
programs for the overall protection of the Park's fauna and flora,
makes Kanha one of the most well maintained National Parks in Asia.
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Kaziranga
National Park
When Marco Polo first spotted the one-horned Rhino, he thought it
was the legendary Unicorn. With a population of over a thousand, Kaziranga
National Park has the largest concentration of the one-horned Rhino
in the subcontinent, saving it from near extinction.
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Manas
National Park
Situated in the foothills of the Bhutanese Himalayas, is famous
for its majestic tigers and the golden leaf monkey. Named after the
Manas river, which separates Bhutan from India, the park has dense
deciduous forests spread over an area of 2840 sq km which provide
a sanctuary to twenty highly endangered species of birds and animals,
including the hispid hare, pygmy hog and the red panda which can be
seen occasionally at higher altitudes. The sanctuary is situated in
both India and Bhutan, the two parks, both named Manas, being contiguous.
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Nagarhole
National Park
The Nagarhaole National Park in Karnataka shares its boundaries with
the famous Bandipur National Park in Karanataka, which together form
a part of the Mudumalai Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and the Wayanad Reserve
in Kerala. About 643 kms in area, Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuary is
home to the tiger along with the other wild life species and around
250 bird species. Located aside the river Kabini, the dam and the
reservoir of this mighty Kabini river acts as a natural barrier separating
the two wildlife sanctuaries - Bandipur and Nagarhole - in Karnataka.
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Pench
National Park
Pench National Park, situated on the southern fringes of Madhya Pradesh
is known for its fearless tigers. The area was declared a reserve
forest in 1929 but hunting permits were available till 1970-71 when
the government woke up to the serious threat posed to the animal population
and an area of 449.39 sq. km. was notified as the Pench Wildlife Sanctuary
in 1977. Further in 1983, it was accorded the status of a national
park and was made a part of the project tiger in 1992.
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Rajaji
National Park
Nestled in the lap of the mighty Himalayas in the abode of God's
- Uttaranchal, Rajaji National Park is situated at the conflux of
three districts i.e. Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal. The park
was formed in 1983 when three wildlife sanctuaries of the area were
combined into a single large area consisting of a myriad variety of
flora and fauna.
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Ranthambore
National Park
One of the most popular parks with tiger sightings at its best, a
photographers’ dream come true, dotted with lakes and ponds around
which the wildlife abounds. Welcome to Ranthambore where predators
and prey enact their day to day drama. Hailed as one of India's finest
wildlife locales, it is located near Sawai Madhopur township about
100 km south east of Ajmer in Rajasthan.
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Sasangir
National Park
Sasangir National Park was established in order to conserve the Asiatic
Lion, on 18th September 1965, as a Forest Reserve with an area of
about 2,450 hectares. A principal part of the Junagadh District of
Gujarat, it is 90 kms from the Keshod Airport in the Kathiawar (Saurashtra)
Peninsula. A small town named Sasan with a forest rest house, is the
headquarters of the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Simlipal
National Park
Simlipal Tiger Reserve, situated in the Mayurbhanj district of Orissa
is famed for its thriving tiger population which includes the famous
Royal Bengal Tiger. The area forms part of the Mahanadian Biogeographical
region and the forests come under the Chhotanagpur Plateau.
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Sultanpur
National Park
Sultanpur National Park located at a short distance from the national
capital Delhi, is a bird watchers paradise. Declared a water-bird
reserve in 1972 and upgraded to the status of national park in the
year 1991, a visit to the place during winter can be a rewarding experience,
although migratory birds begin to arrive as early as late July or
the early days of August. Large flock of birds in V shaped formations
are a common sight as winter starts to set in.
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Sundarbans
National Park
The Sunderbans, extending over an area of 1,000,000 hectares, is the
world's largest delta, formed by the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghana
rivers.The vast swampy delta extends over areas comprising of mangrove
forests, swamps and forest island, all interwoven in a network of
small rivers and streams. The Sundarbans National Park, home of the
Royal Bengal Tiger and the largest mangrove forest in the world, form
the core of this area. The Sundarban region has got its name from
Sundari trees, once found in abundance here.
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