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Wildlife
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Corbett National Park
Corbett National Park, 'the
land of the trumpet, roar and song' where Project
Tiger was launched in 1973, is regarded as one
of India's finest national park. The major wildlife
boasts Tiger, Asian Elephant.
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Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary
The scenic Dachigam
valley is one blissful place of natural world
and its surrounding mountainside contains the
rare Kashmir stag (Hangul), also black and brown
bears. If you go trekking over to the upper reaches.
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Dudhwa National Park
Located at a distance of
46 kms from Delhi, Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is
a haven to a variety of domestic and migratory
birds. Artificial mound, have turned into a green
glade. The marsh has been converted into a water
body. And with the years, hundreds of species
of migratory birds have winged in to stay
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Gir National Park
Gir is the only home in
India of the Lion of which there are nearly 300
in the park. The Gir national park lies in the
Gujarat peninsula in SW India. The terrain is
rugged with low hills and the vegetation is mixed
deciduous.
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Hemis National Park
Hemis National Park is a
high altitude protected area created in 1981 in
the eastern part of the cold desert of Ladakh
for the conservation and protection of its unique
flora and fauna. It covers an area of 600 sq.
kms in the Markha and Rumbak valleys.
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Asan Barage Bird Sanctuary
The Asan Barrage, popularly
known as Dhalipur lake, was created in the year
1967 as a result of the construction of Asan barrage
at the confluence of the river Yamuna & Asan through
Dhalipur power house. Asan Barrage is famous for
bird watching.
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Bandhavgarh National Park
Set amidst the Vindhyan
ranges and the eastern flank of Satpura hill range
Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the best places
to see and enjoy wildlife in India. The Reserve
is named after the highest hill Bandhavgarh (807
m.) in the centre of the Reserve.
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BR Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
Situated at a height of
5,091 feet, B.R Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is a
unique blend of resort and wildlife sanctuary,
a must for wildlife lovers.
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Keoladeo National Park
The marshes of Keoladeo,
more popularly known as Bharatpur, was the private
hunting reserve of the Maharajas of Bharatpur.
It was developed in the late 19th century by creating
small dams and bunds in an area of natural depression.
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Manas Tiger Reserve
Assam's first Tiger project
(the other one is Nameri National Park), Manas
is also famous for its Rhinos and Elephants and
extends over varied territory, taking in hills
and river valleys on the border with Bhutan.
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Namdapha National Park
Namdapha National Park has
perhaps the richest diversity of flora and fauna
in the Indian Subcontinent. This is because of
its biogeographical location within the Indo-Chinese
subregion and its great altitudinal variation.
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Nanda Devi Sanctuary
The centerpiece of the Garhwal
region is undoubtedly the Nanda Devi Sanctuary.
Until 1934, the gorge of the Rishiganga river
and the immediate area around Nanda Devi peak
was one of the least known.
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Nandankanan National Park
Located at a distance of
20 kms from Bhubaneshwar, Nandankanan National
Park justifies its literal meaning i.e. "Garden
of Pleasure". The park is a breathtaking combination
of a botanical garden, a zoo and a sanctuary.
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Himalayan National Park
This park is an investment
in the physical, metal and spiritual well being
of Indians as individuals and of Himachalis in
particular. This gainful investment in something
as simple and fundamental as citizenship.
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Kanha National Park
Kanha is Kipling country
and the nearby forests were the setting for the
"Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. It's an outstanding
national park of Central India, noted for its
last remaining population of the hard-ground race
of the Swamp Deer.
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Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National
Park lies to the south of the mighty Brahmaputra
river and being on the floodplains is inundated
heavily by the monsoon rains. The predominant
vegetation is a mixture of tall grasslands and
riverine forests.
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Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary
Some believe that the name
Sunderbans is derived from 'Sundri' - a plant
found in the local mangroves - and 'bans' meaning
forest. Others believe the name means beautiful
forest.
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Panna National Park
The road to Satna passes
through this recently created park, lying along
the River ken, 32 km from Khajuraho. It contains
large areas of unspoilt forest and a variety of
wildlife. There are tigers here but you'd be very
lucky to see one.
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Periyar National Park
Periyar National Park is
situated in the hills of the Western Ghats in
the state of Kerala in SW India. The centrepiece
of the park is the 5,500-hectare Periyar lake
formed by the construction of a dam on the Periyar
river in 1895.
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Pin Valley National Park
Pin Valley National Park
encompasses the Pin valley of Spiti in Himachal
Pradesh is a typical cold desert. The Pin valley
national park was constituted in 1984 to conserve
and preserve the rare flora and fauna of the region.
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Rajaji National Park
Rajaji National Park is
distinct for its pristine scenic beauty and rich
biodiversity. A paradise for nature lovers and
wildlife enthusiasts. The wildlife of the park
is blessed with elephants, tigers, Leopards, Deer
And Ghorals as its best-known life forms.
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Ranthambore
National Park
Ranthambore National Park
is one of the prime examples of Project Tiger's
conservation efforts in Rajasthan. The forests
around the Ranthambore Fort were once, the private
hunting grounds of the Maharajas of Jaipur.
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Sariska
National Park
Sariska National
Park lies in the Aravalli hills and is the former
hunting preserve of the Maharaja of Alwar. Sariska
itself is a wide valley with two large plateaus
and is dotted with places of historical and religious
interest, including the ruins of the Kankwari
Fort, the 10th century Neelkanth temples, the
Budha Hanumab Temple near Pandupol, the Bharthari
Temple near the park office, and the hot and cold
springs of Taalvriksh.
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Simlipal Wildlife Sanctuary
In the centre of Mayurbhanj
district of Orissa, is Simlipal-one of the 18
tiger reserves of India. 2,750 sq. kms of lush
grassland and Sal forests, this reserved forest
was declared a sanctuary in 1979. It has an awesome
beauty: the water falls, tribal settlements and
mountain peaks add grace to the park.
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Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary
Located at a distance of
46 kms from Delhi, Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is
a haven to a variety of domestic and migratory
birds. Artificial mound, have turned into a green
glade. The marsh has been converted into a water
body.
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