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Fr h h fMAGIC POT, HE WEEK
MANORAMA YEARBOOK, VANTHA &HE MAlAYAlA MANORAMA DAiY
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Indi's fist ntionlpk ws estblished in36 t ws clled theHiley Ntionl Pk,but hs now beenenmed im Cobett
Ntionl Pk
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What ar natnal ar?
If yu e ste ntn prk yu w knw tt t s pe were Nture s been e unsturbe n
yu n see nms n ter ntur surrunngs n terwrs t s prk tt preseres r nseres Nture frfuture genertns t stuy n enjy Eery untry n tewr s ts wn ntn prks n tere s n nterntn rgnztn te UCN- nterntn Unn fr teCnsertn f Nture tt s regnze s regutyby fr tese prks Arng t te UCN tere re mretn 6500 ntn prks n te wr ty Te frstntn prk t be estbse ws te ewstneNtn Prk n te U SA. t ws ere ntn prk n 2 e rgest ntn prk n te wr s te NrtestGreenn Ntn Prk
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Why i th Mhvir Hrin Vnthlitinl Prk n intrting l?
he Mhi Hn VnshiNon Pk ies on he ousks
of Hyeb Sine i ws esbisen 1 975 e ye of he 2500 bihnniesy of e ge n sinMh i ws nme e m beme Nionl Pk in 1 994
Te pk is fme s he pesee of
e enngee blkbuk e seniml of An Pes Thee elso hls n es of wi boPges quls peoks oespon heons eges kngfshes nomons e foun ee s well sbs of pey lke kies n uues f
you e uky you my een h sgof e shooe ege ey e b
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Ntinl AquticAnimlTh GngticDlhin h bndlrd thntinl uti
nim f Indi.Thi i nimpnt tp inth cnrvtinnd rrvtinfthi ndn-grd niml,whih i uniu t
Indi.
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Wh the Kau Brahaananda Redd atonalPark unue?
he Ka Bahamananda Reddy Natonal Pak o
KBR Pak a t popaly known i namedafte a fome chef mnite of Andha Padeh It ilocated n the Jbiee il in the heat of ydeabadcity The pak ha ove 600 pecie of pant andtee A fa a wdlife i concened the pak i hometo appoximately 1 3 pece of bid 20 pecie ofepte 20 pece of mammal 5 pece of btte
fie and a wide vaiety of nvetebate a wel apalm civet and mal jnge cat
The pak nqe n that in addton to it magnfcentfoa and fana t ao ha awe-inping hitoictcte wthn t bondaie ike the ChitanPaace of the fome Niam of ydeetabhed a a National Pak n 1 998 to afegad
the bodvety and it i lke a beath of feh aJungle Cat amdt the noe and polton of the cty
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Wh th Mrugavan atna ar auar turt dtnat?
Mugavan National Pak i locatedabout 25 kilomete fom
Hydeabad and wa declaed a a NationalPak n 978 The pak coveed with teakandawood and bamboo a wel a manyvaietie of hub and heb woodlandand galand t home to anmal lkethe Indan hae foet cat cvet Indan atnake Ruel vpe and chital. Thee ae
ove 1 00 pece of bd includingwabe peacock gey patidge quaillapwing and fowe peke a wel amyiad of butteflie With it 600 dfeenttype of plant life amang widife andwide ange of natue fiendly activiteMugavani National Pak ha become a
favoute detnaton of both dometc wel a ntenational tout
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ths i a Natona
Park?
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The MountHiet NtionlPkinthe
AndmnndNicob Islnds,is nmed fteMount Hiet,the highest pekin the chi-pelgo The pek,in tun, is nmed
te HietTytle, who isemembeed fohe notes t thetime of the evoltof .
lga
Why i th Si Vnktwaa NationalPak ld by thi n
he S enkatewaa Natona Pak ocated in the Chittoo and
Cuddapah ditct of Andha Padeh tcove an aea of 35362 q km of uggedhly tean and abound n deep gogeteep ope lofty plateau geen valleyand beathtaking watefal
The pak i famou fo ove 1 500 plantpecie and ao fo it ae pece ofwdfe Thee nclude the lende loethe golden gecko and fyng ladThee ae ao many mamma ike thenigai wd boa the occaonal eopadand hyena Nilga the laget Aian
antelopeo bd-watche thee ae ove 1 00pecie of bid to be een The pakwhich wa notfed a a National Pak in998 ut 1 0 km fom Tiupat theabode of Lod enkatewaa and named ae the Lod
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Nicobar Pigeon
k&tch
I you arewalkngaround theSultanpurBrdSanctuary, tw take up to
two hours tocover theentre areaBut wth over speces omgratorybrds to lookout or, tmewl just ly!
Where s Capel Bay atona ar?
he Campbel Bay Naiona Pak s onhe Gea Nicoba sand he ages
of he Ncoba Isands These isands aeocaed n he ndian Ocean Campbe Baywas esabshed as a Naona Pak n 1 996,and foms a pa of wha s known as heGea Ncoba Biosphee eseve
The pak coves an aea of 42623 sq kmof opica evegeen foes abondng inochds and ee fens The ochds ae lyspecaca and in smme when al heflowes ae n f boom he pak s abeahakng sigh The anmals nhabinghis pak ncde he cabea ng macaqehe megapode he gian obbe cab andhe Ncoba pgeon Thee ae also myiadspecies of bids ha yo can wach fomspecay bi wachowes
Gve mesome cas o leave
immediatel.
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Why i th Gaatha Natinaar ia?
he Galathea National Paki in the nion Teitoy of
Andaman and Nicoba IlandLocated on Geat Nicoba landit occpie an aea of 1 1 0 q km
Thi pak i home to many aepecie of pant and animathat ae fond only heebecae of the elativegeogaphica ioation of thiegion
he pak i epecially famofo the peence of the giantleatheback te an endangeed pecie Othe animalfond hee incde the watemonito liad the eticlatedpython the endangeed Nicobatee hew wid pig obbecab and the Malayan boxttle The wildlife ao incldethe Nicoba cbfowl theedible net wiftlet the Nicobalong-tailed macaqe andatwate cocodile heGalathea Nationa Pak i alo ageat place fo enthiatic bidwatche and a holiday hee ity a niqe expeience
ng-tailed Macaque
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Wh th Mahata Gadh Mar atalPar l d wth tur7
he Mahama Gandh Mane Naonal ak sn he Wadoo ego of Souh Andaman
Thepakcovesaaeaof281 5 sq km,and s madeup of a goup of 1 5 slands and ope sea ceeksThs was declaed as a Naonal ak n 1 999
Mos of he pak aea s doed wh sads andsles coveed wh magoves o opcal foess,along wh open ockfaces, and shalow beachesThe mane wondes clude a vaey of coal eefs,myad fsh n all szes ad coous, molusks, shellfsh, safsh, ues, and salwae cocodles
Ths pak s a majo nesng gound fo sea ules,who comehee n hundeds evey yeao ay heeggs Ths naonal pak has many exceleocaos fo snokelg ad scubadvng, and s ahospo fo ecoousm.
An Isandin theMahatma
GandhiMarineNationaPark
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IMiddle Button snd Ntionl Pk
Middle Button Islnd Pk is lso in the
Andmn nd Nicob islnds It is nePot Bli, nd is fmous fo its spotted dee,long with mny othe species of wildlife, swell s fo its beth tking beuty
Wh s the rth Buttn Ilnd Ntol Pr a dealh da st?
he Norh Buon sland Naonal ark coves 044 sq km ofmarine area in he Andaman and Nicoba slands off he eas
coas of Inda I s a wonderful place fo scuba divng andsnorkeling as he boom of he sea is made up mainy of coacovered ocks inerspesed wh paches of sand. his is he homeof he dugong dolphins blue whale waer monor zd and
oher forms of maine lfe ere you will aso find humpbacksnappers gan groupers and schools of spny foo and unconfsh Bouder corals sag horns and fnge corals are some of hesighs o be seen on he reef fas he aea receves heavy anfallfrom June o Ocober every yea and so he bes ime o vsi heNoh Buon Island Naonal ark s from December o Al
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CoralReef
Why the Rn Jhn Mrne ton Prk cedthe ecotourm hub of Ind?
he Ran Jhans Mane Naona ak s he ecoousm huboflndals ocaed n heAndaman
and Ncoba Isands, on he pcuesque Rche'sAchpelago, and s spead ou ove hee sands sabou 40 km fom Baaang sland and coves a oalaea of abou 2561 4 sq km Fom he ecoousmpon of vew, Baaang povdes an excelen oppouny o vew a vaey of habas, fom mangoveso loa foess, o mud vocanoes, as well as nauallmesone caves, mane fe, and bdlfe The panlfe and wldlfe found hee ncude he eesalfoess, mangoves, coa eefs, cocodles, dugongsand bds. Fu-eang bas ae aso found hee Thesands suoundng hs Naona ak oe geaocaons fo scubadvng and snokeng
Ran of Jhansel me n mbatteson coralreefs.
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Imperal Pgeon
South Button IsndNtionl Pk
The South Button IslndNtionl Pk in theAndmn nd Nicob
islnds is fmed fo itsshllow wte coleefs, which mkes it popul site fo scubdiving. It is lso home tothe dugong nd wtemonito lizd. It as
declared as natinalak in the ear
Indas atonal Paks
i the Sddle PekNtionl Pak clled b thisnme?
he Sadde eak Naonaak s ocaed n Noh
Andaman Isand I coves anaea of 325 sq km, and snamed afe he hghes ponn he Andam and Ncobasands, Sadde eak was
decaed as a naona pak nhe yea 996The cmae hee s humd,
wam, and we, and he pakabounds n uxuan, ush geenopca anfoess
A unque feaue of hs pak s
he suned evegeenvegeaon suoundng hepeak, whch s 732 mees hghThe man anma speces n hepak compses Andaman wdpgs, wae mono zad, andSa Wae Cocode Thempoan bds found hee ae
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he Andaman h mynah andmpea pgeon
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Wh th aaha atnal ar an Nadaphanrttal xrn? Naionalark
he Namdaha Naonal Pak covengan aea of 1 80782 sq km s ocaed n
Aunachal Padesh n noheas nda hemaesc gau eehan malayan blackbea wd goa musk dee and sow loscan be seen hee along whges leoadshe ae snow leoad and couded
leoadSome of he ans and anmals foundhee canno be seen anywhee ese n hewold o he bd-enhusas he foesshees many ae and heaened secesfound ony n he Noh Eas such as geyeacock heasan ed headed and Wads
ogons wedgebled wen babbe snowyhoaed babble h adges hebeaufu nuhach and fve df r nseces of he maesc honbl
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Whh Natnal Park n Ind a aated wththe nehrned Indan rhner?
he azanga Naonal ak n Assam s a Wod
eage Se and he naual home of hefamous onehoned ndan hnoceos. ee youw fnd hck foess eephan gass mashesshaow poos and eeds spead ou ove 85898 sqkm
The pak conans abou , 5 speces of nda'sheaened mammals has he wold's lages
popuaon of ndan hnoceos Ohe mammasnclude capped angus hoolock gbbons gesGanges dophns gaus sambas swamp dee andhe ndan munac
azanga Naona ak s pehaps one of he asaeas n easen nda undsubed by a human
Indian pesence and as such s one of nda's_naual
Rhinoceros easues.
Please pll otone of my horns I
have to vst Kazranganext week
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Great Wh the Mn Ntnl Prk Ind rde?Hornbill
he Manas Naiona Pak ocaed n he foohills
of he Himaayas n Wesen Assam wasdecaed a ige eseve in 974 and a Wod HeiageSie in 985 and a naonal pak n 990 The focaponof Manas Naonal Pak is he enchaning ManasRve
The sancuay is home o a gea vaey of widlfeha ncudes he golden langu hspid hae pygmy
hog capped langu ndan onehoned hnoceoselephan gau and hog dee I is one of he igeeseve sancuaes in Inda Manas s known fo spoec ges hnos and eephans and is one of hewo ige poecs n Assam The dvese haba ofManas is an ideal home fo a vaiey of speciazedbds oo The pak boass of he ages popuaion of
he endangeed Bengal foican n he wold and isalso a gea pace o see he gea honbil
el Me Why
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Hello Sam ar,wold o lke to taste
soe samar?
Whr th Nar Natona ar?
he Namer Naonal ark n Assam ssuaed n he foohs of he Hmalayas
and covers an area of 200 sq km The ark s aTger Reserve and here you wll fnd SamarBarkng deer Hog Deer Wd Boar and Gaur aswell as Tgers Elephans eopard Couded
eopards and Sloh Bears The Capped angurand Jacka along wh ndan Bson angonndan Wld Dog and Cve Ca are amongs hespeces found n he park
Many rare rds have aso een spoed herencudng he Whe Bled Wood Duck and fourspeces of Horn
The lion-
tildcque inndngdpece ofonkeyfound onlyn pocket of
vgnforet inouthwetIndi.
CloudedLeopard
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Why doe the Diru SaihowaNationa ar have a peiapae in Aam?
he DbuSakhowa Naoalak Assam, ad spaws
ove 340 sq km was fomed bymegg he wo eseve foessof Dbu ad Sakhowa, ad wasdeclaed a aoal pak 1 999
DbuSakhowa s amog he
mos vba wdeess o Eah,ad s also dsc fo s psescec beauy Suaed hefood plae of he Bahmapua,Dbu-Sakhowa s a safe have fomay edageed speces of wldlfe, cudg ove 300 speces of
bds, boh edageed admgaoyOve 25 speces of mammas
have bee ecoded cludgges, eephas, eopads, uglecas, beas, smal Ida cves,squels, Gagec dolphs, slow
os, ad Assamese macaquesThe ma aacos, howeve,ae he whe wged wood duckad he bghy cooued wldhoses, kow as fea hoses
' TheMouing
Nationa ar i inArunaha radeh. t inamed ater thehighet pea in thetate, Mouling.'Mouling' mean 'red
poion,' and reer tothe red latex rom atree whih i oundonly in thi area. Thepar ha een reog-nized a one o the biodiverity hotpoto the world.
Eehat
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Why the Kange Valley Pa a anatng plae?
he Kanger Valey Naonal ark is spread ou
over 200 sq km of picuresquey hlly erran nChhasgarh Saehe beauiful park derives s name from he Kanger
River which flows hroughou is lengh The KangerValley aaned he saus of a naiona park n 1 982The park has foress of sal eak and bamboo reesTigers eopards mouse deer wid ca chal sambar
barkng deer ackas angurs rhesus macaque slohbear and wld boar are some of he wild animalsfound here
Hill myna spoed owle red ungle fowls rackeailed drongos peacocks parros and seppe eagesare jus a few of he brd species ha make he park afascinang place Besdes wdlfe and pans here
are many ouris aracons nside he park such ashe Kuamsar Caves Kailash Caves Dandak Cavesand Tirahgarh Waerfals
Chtls
Tell Me Why
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Why i the Indravati NatinalPark au?
he ndava Naona aks famous fo s ge
eseve In fac s he onyge eseve n he sae ofChhasgah The pak ges sname fom he Indava Rvewhch flows hough he pak
fom eas o wes.The pak boass of exocvaees of opcal flowesespecay ochds The gassands abound n wd bufaloesbakng dee and heds ofngas The wdfe aso
ncudes baasnghas gaussambas wld dogs sloh beahyenas and manyohe specesHoweve he ndava Naonalak s mos famous fo heepes found hee One cansee cocodles baskng n he
sun as wel as Indan chameleons cobas and ndan ockpyhons
The ak also has an neesng vaey of bd fe hancludes he hl myna ceege paos bulbu koes fly
caches and weave bds
Smbr
Indas Natonal Paks
Im off toKanger Vae Pa
to hunt mousedeer.
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H dd th Guru Ghada atna argt t a?
he Guru Ghasdas Naonal Park nChhasgarh s named aer a famous
reforms, Guru Ghasdas, who ved beween1 756 and 1 850 The Guru Ghasdas NaonaPark s acuay a par of he former SanjayNaonal Park Ths park was formed whenChhasgarh was sp from Madhya Pradesh
o form a separae sae.The parks hly erran, dense fores, grasslands, and rvers perfecysupporhewdfepopuaon of he regon Tgers, leopards,chal, nlga, chnkara, jackas, sambar, fourhorned anelopes, junge ca, barkng deer,porcupne, monkey, bson, srped hyena,
sloh bear and wld dogs are some of hecommon speces found n hs regon Thebes me o vs hs pace s from Novemberoune
Stried Hyena
Te eseve
TheVlktonl Pcoves n e
of33565sqkmTheVlm Tereeve wsestblshed n It s thesecond terreserve n
Bhr nd theehteenth nInd
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Whh atal park latd Ga?
G
oas Moem Naional
akis inheWesenGhas nea he own ofMolem 60 km souheasfom anaji he caia ciyof Goa he ak was ealieknown as Moem GameSancuay I was decaed
a widlife sancuary in 1 969,and enamed BhagwanMahavee Sancuary Thehick junges of he akae home o a vaiey ofwidlife ha includes hebaking dee bengaige
eoad bonne macaqueand he Maabar giansquie
Bonnet Macaue with its baby
The ak is so famousfohe 2 cenuyambdiSua eme Devi'sCanyon Sunse oin and
ambdi Wae Falls
ndas Natonal Parks
o P
Th Og Ntol Prk s th oldest gmerese i the stte of Assm. It les o heorther bk of the Brhmputr iver, d
covers r of km.
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Wh th r Frt atnalar rtant t atln?
he G Foes Naoa ak Guaa was esablshed
1 975 I coves a aea ofabou 25871 sq km, ad s hesoe home of he pue Asaclos
The foes ad he os wee decaed as poeced' he eay 1 900's by he awabof he pcey sae of JuagadhThs was a mpoa ep hecosevao of he os whosepopuao had plummeed ooy ffee, because hey weehued as ophes oday, hesacuay s eaoalyaccamed fo successfulysavg hs pecous specesfom he bk of exco
G I'm non Gi his is a nice
pace indeed!
The sacuay s also famousfo s emakabe bdpopuao addo o helos, he G Foes suppos ach bodvesy compsg 32specesofmammals 26specesof epes I also has hedsco of beg home ohe ages leopad populaosof da
Lion in Gi FoestNational Pak
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Hw dd th VlavadarBlackuck Natna Park gtts na?
This national park in Gujaratgets its name from the fact
that it s meant primarily to be asanctuary for blackbucks. Ths sa land of wide-spread goldengrasslands, where spiralhorned
antelope or the blackbucks canbe seen boundng up out of thegrasses.
Close to the coast, there arewetlands full of birds. Pelcansflamingos, ducks, waders, coots,white storks, paintd storks, andderent species of cranesmakethe park a treat forbirdwatchers.
Blackbuck
Thousands of harrers fromEurope stay here durng winter,and one of the fy rarest brdsn the world, the lesser florcan ,
is also a regular visitor.
Anima Populati
The Dibru Saikhow National Park has astaggring ppultn f nials- ver 3spcies f mphbins, species f reptiles,2 spces f birds, 2 spcis of mamals,
and6
specis f fsh! Is t any wndr tht iths been declrd bisphere reserve
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Wh u Kuth Marar unu?
Indas fs mane wdlfesancuay and fs mane
naonal pak wee ceaed nhe Gulf of uch n 1 980 and1 982 especvey Thesancuay coves 458 sq kmof whch he pak coves
1 6289 sq km I s an achpeago of 42 opcal sandsha le along he nohencoasof amnagadscandhe souhen coas of uch
Wh th Sutan ur B rSatuar and ataar a ut t rrd vr?
he Sulanpu BdSancuay and Naonal
ak n ayana s a populaous desnaon especayn wne when mgaoyds fom al ove he woldfock hee Suaed conveneny close o New DelhGugaon Fadaad and
Noda he pak coves an aeaof .43 sq km The sa aacons ae he hundeds of
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The sancuay s n he nedalzonehs s he aea eween heowes and hghes de evels
whch means ha les eowwae n hgh de and s exposeddung low de Ths unquefeaue gves he vso a chanceo oseve he ches dvesy ofmane haas n he counyncludngsalnegassandsmashy
aeas ocky shoes mudflasceeks esuaes sandy sandscoa eefs and mangoves
The mangove ees can edenfed y he pecula oos
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which each up hough he mud and
ou of he wae They ae he beednggounds fo coonies of neaheaenedspeces of bds such as paned sokdae and blacknecked Ibis
Some of he fnescoal eef finge islandsae found hee oo.Thesecoouful ock-lke
fomaons povdeshee and safebeedng gounds fovaous ny manespecies In sho heGulf of uch Maineak is a easue ove
of maine life haaffods he vso aunique and hllngexpeience
dfeen mgaoy ds
whch fly in fom RussiaTukey and Eas Euopeancounieseveyyeaduingwne These incude heSbeian cane geaefamingo uf nohenpnal yelow wagailwhie wagal osy pelicanspoed edshank andongbiled pip
In summe au 1 scesof mgaoy bds such asAsan oe comb duck andcuckoos can be seen
Grar Flamgs
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Bids in Molem
Mollem Ntonl Pk is idwtche'sdem. The iy lueid, wgtils,
theetoed kngshe, dongo, goldenoiole nd the get Indn honill e
some o the species oud hee. Buttelies o mny specieslke lue momo, nd cimson ose dd to the euty othe pk.
LeopardWhy is the Kes NtionlPk d Sctuy clled ythis ?
he Kalesa Naoal arkes he foohls of he
Shvak Rages of hemaayas aog he YamuaRver he Yamua Nagardsc of ayaa Leopadsghora bakg dee sambacha ae some of he amalsha ca be see hee
The pak s aso home o heed ugle fowl Ohe specesof bds ha ca be spoedhere ae he gey hoodedwabe ed bed bluemagpe cesed sepe eagegey capped pygmywoodpecke ad bue beadedbee eae The pak s amedaer a Shva empe ocaed he poeced area
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ncudemaayanmalayan
thetah the
muskdee and snow
eopad.It aso has moe
than 200 speces ofbds. The pak s weknown as the mostmpotant locaty nInda fo the endan
geed westentagopan
Raptos ae aso apomnent featue ofthe pak wth lammegees malayangon vultues and
goden eagles bengseen egulaly.
No doubt,ths hon has madeou an endangeed
one!
Whh are the edagered amasud the P Vae Nat a Park?
he n Vaey Natona ak s n thecod deset egon of Spt n
macha adesh Ths vaey s the
Bharal
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Salim Ali
natua habitat of a numbeof endangeed animasincuding the imalayanibex snow leopad bhaa
woolly hae Tibetan wofand snow cockn summe ae bids like
the imaayan snowcockchuka snow patidge andsnow finch fouish in theaea
This is the time when wildoses with thei gogeouspink blooms add biliantsplashes of colou that foma stiking contast to theaid landscape
The best time to visit the
Pin Valeyis duing summebetween the months ofune to Octobe
das Natona Parks
How dd the Slm Al tonlPr get t nme?
Fomey known as the CityFoest Nationa Pak the Salim
Ai Nationa Pak spead ove 9 sqkm is a potected aea locatedwithin the capita city of Si naga inJammu and ashmi The pak isnamed afte the famous IndianOnithologist and Natuaist Saim
AliThe pak is home to the hangul
the endangeed antelope and thewidife hee incudes the seowchaka mona and the ae snowcock The best season to visit thepak is fom Apil to Octobe .''> ndf.'
:Pk
The nd tonl Prk nGujrt pred over ne of 24 q m, n the
mountn of the WeternGht. It h dene foret ofbmboo nd tll tek treend bound wth orchd,mngo grove nd ggntcceeper. The prk h moethn 250 pece of plnt,ncludng lrge vety of
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Wh a th ahga atna Par ntalratd?
he achgam Naona ak in Jammu and ashmwas fomed by eocang en vllages and he name
ofhe pak lealy means en Vages' The pak has beena poeced aea since 90, fis unde he Mahaaah ofJammu and ashm and ae unde he ndanGovenmen was upgaded o a naiona pak n heyea 9
The hangul o ashmi sag s he mos famous of he
endangeed species found hee and he pak s alsohome o many ohe exoic wldife ncuding musk deeleopad imaayan gey angu leopad ca malayanback bea imalayan bown bea ackal hi fox andmalayan wease
Thee s aso a specacua vaiey of bids pesen fomhe cnnamon spaow back bubul imalayan mona
goden oole pygmy owle and woodpeckeo babblesedsas wagas oange bullfinch andhe ashmi fycache
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Sow Leopard
Wha are the ma eature o the Hematoal Park?
he Hems Natonal Pak s the onynatonal pak n nda that es noth
of the Hmalayas It s a hgh alttude pakn Eastern Ladakh
Spread over 3350 sq km, the pak shome to 1 6 speces of mammas. It s thepotectedhomeforendangered mammalslke leopads Asatc bex betan wolfthe Euasan brown bear and the ed fox
Of these the snow eopard s the starattracton. he pakalso has the dstnctonof beng the ony habtat of shapu o theLadakh ural n nda
he Hems Natona Park s also a dreamdestnaton for bdwatches he park shome to ove 70 speces of brds. he400-yeaold Hems Monastey the lagestmonastey n Ladakh s also ocated wthnthe pak.
Indas Natonal Paks
ew atonal
ParkThree newnatonal parkswereetab-lhed nHmachalPradeh n
200 They arethe Inderklla,Smbalbara,and hrgangaatonal Park.Of the three,the hrgangaNatonal Park sthe largest.
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The Hemis Festivl
held every summerttheHemis
Monstery is big drw for tourists.There re no metlled or motorblerods within the prk but there remny trekking routes tht re verypopulr. There re no hotels either
but there re six villges within theprk where home sty fcilities revilble.
What s Bet atia rk kwn fr?
B
etla National Pak, earlier known as Palamu Sanctuary, is one
of the most wdey known natonal arks in the Noth Easternat of the Indian subcontnent. Pue stands of sa forest, richevegreens, teak trees and bamboo thckets are home to some 37
36
m from thecensus department. need our faml
detals.
tigers, 62 leoads, 21 0elehants and 249 bisonSome of the otherimortant animals foundin this ak are anthers,wild boas, sloth bears,chitals, sam bars, nilgais,angus, jackals, smallIndan civets andanteating angolins.
Thee are also 1 74 seciesof birds, along withretiles, and more than
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Why s th Nghl Ntnl Pk clld by thsn?
T
he Nagarahole Natonal Park n Karnataka alo
known a the Rajv Gandh Natonal Park. On tnorthern part the Kabn Rver and on t outhernrnge the Bandpur Natonal Park dam on theKabn Rver and t reervor eparate the two natonalpark. Nagarahole Natonal Park bleed wth acnatng wldle here are gray wamp lned wth teakand eucalyptu and parklng wateral a well a rch
tropcal oret where the Maharaja o Myore onceued to hunt. he park ha a large elephant and bonpopulaton. here are alo tge leopard loth bearand wld dog a wel a potted deer ambar and wldboar here are around 50 pece o brd too a wella amphban and repte ncludng o coure nake!
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PapiodaNatioa
Pa
The PapiodaNatioal Pa islocated o thebas of theive Godavai,ad stetchesovea aea
coveig theemajo distictsofAdhaPadesh.Located i theegio of theEaste Ghats,this Natioal
Pa is home toseveal aevaieties of wildaimals adbids. Thediffeetspecies offloathat ae foudithePapiodaNatioal Paiclude tea,ose myle,cepe myle,Idia
osewood, adattle pod
Idas Natoal Parks
Wh is he Ash Naoa Parassociatd ith iges?
The Ansh Natonal Pak in Kanataka isthe habitat o Benga tiges as wel as
black panthes an Inan elephants. It hasthe ae stncton o beng the only pakin Asa whee the black panthe s on
natally. he pak abons n wile likethe nian bison, sloth bea, Inian wboa, bonnet macaqe, nothen plainsgay lang, an the gay slene loisThee ae abot 97 ae species o bishe eptile popaton s vey mpessivetoo.
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h the Bandiur N 1lOaarkau?
T
he Bandipu Natona Pak
les at the oothils o theWesten Ghats n Kanataka Iwas set up by the Mahaaja oMysoe in 1 9 3 1 and becamone o nda' sst tige Cjr j.; ::".iIn 1 94, Bandpu became anational pak he entie aeanow constitutes the vast NlgiBiosphee Reseve, one ondia's most extensive tacts opotected oest
Bandpu's vast open spacesmake it a pleasant andconvenent outing o visitosto seethe elephant in ts natualsuoundings
n addition to tiges andelephants, some o the otheanmals that can be seenncude the bonnet macaque,smoothcoated otte commonpalm civet, junge cat, andchtal
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Bndipu Ntionl Pk
Butterl ark
The BnneghttBiologicl Pk hs thecount's it butteflypkIt is sped out oe
7.5 ces , nd includes buttely consetoy,museum nd udioisul ooThe consetoy hs loely topicl settingwith host of plnts ndshubs to attct butteflies
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What th atr tharhatta ata ar?
T
he Bannerghatta National Park is
n Karnataka Spread aoss anaea of ove 104 sq km, theBannerghatta Natonal Park was established n the year 1 94 A part of the _
u Par
national park has been delared a -boogal park WIhe park houses a zoo, onservatoes, and a museum The pak isfamous fo a wde variety of bids andanmas, and s espeiay known for tstige and ion safaris Leopads, lions,zebas, bengal tges, panthers, porupines, hnoeoses, elephants,spotted dees, whte tges, bson,
panthers, and bears an bespotted wthin the park
The park s dotted withflora that attats over 0dfferent speies of butteflies, and the park has thedstnton of
housing the firstever butterflyonservatory nIndia
pard
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Kada Wateral lsThe Kadambi Waterallsn Kudremukh Natinal
Park s an aweinspiringsight n the nswhen the waterthunders dwn ajesti-cally. The falls can bevewed rmthe radside
itself
Why d tursts lck t KudreukhNatnal Park?
he Kudremukh National Park islocated in the Western Ghats in
Karnataka he park is named aer a peakshaped like a horses ace the name in
act means horse ace' The park coversour mountain ranges named KudremukhKerekatte Kalasa and Shimoga hemountains are clothed with eucalyptuscasuarinas and acacia auriculiormis treeswhile the wide array o wildlie includestigers leopards wild dogs Malabar giantsquirrels common langurs jackals andgiant lying squirrels he park is also hometo several species o birds like the Malabartrogon Malabar whistling thrush greatpied hornbill and the mperial pigeon
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What are the to thnthe Eravula atonalPar ot aou or?
The EravkulamNatonal Park was
oncea huntng preserve o
the Brtsh. t was declareda sanctuary n 19, wththe ntenton o protectnga hghly endangeredmountan goat the Nlgrtahr n 198 t became a ilgiri Thrnatonal park The man
body o the natonal park otter and dusky strped squrrels a hgh rollng plateau. among others About 10 speces o
Spread out along the brds have been recorded here ascrest o the Western Ghats well as 100 speces o butterles nnthehghrangesoldukk addton to the Nlgr tahrdstrct o Kerala the park ravkulam Natonal Park s alsoalso s the abode o other amed or the spectacular mass
lttle known auna such as lowerng o the shrub neelakurunthe Nlgr marten ruddy whch takes place n the grasslandsmongoose small clawed once every twelve years
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Wh was Mathietta Sha decared aatia ar?
Mathkettan Shola n the Idukk dstictof Keala was declaed a national pak
to potect the widlife and ch iodiesty ofthe aea. t s pat of the elephant coido andhome to ae and magnificent widlife ikeelephant tige panthe Indian son and
Nigii tah. he pak poides an ecelenthaitat fo a wide aiety of mammals idsuttefles and eptiles. he aea unde theMathkettan Shola Nationa Pak has pats ofthe Cadamom Hill Resee which was ealeleased out fo plantations he pak is neaothe national paks like Eaikulam and
Pampadum Shola National Pak.
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Cheer up Ths sour natonal park.
Bgica reasures
Silent lleyhs bout000 speciesof flowerinplnts, 07species oforchids, 00ferns nd fenal lies, 200
liewots, 75lichens, andbout 200lae Mnyof these reuniuetothiseion, whileothes re
extremelyre, nd newspecies econstntlybeindiscoeed nddition, the
Silent lleyhs fou typesof foests!
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Keep silence,Ths s Slent
ll
Why th Si lnt VallyNatinal Paralld NaturGift t Manind?
The Silent Valley NatonalPark in Kerala i niqe in
many way It i ht off fromthe world a t i rronded onall ide by montan
contino rdge and teep
cli A a relt it hielded from extreme of climate and at theame time it floa and fana have remained elatvely ntochedince time immemorial.
The Silent Valley Natonal Park i the niqe preeve of a natralrainforet that pobably date back 0 million year he park ihome to 34 pecie of mammal 292 pecie of bird 3 pecie ofreptile 22 pecie of amphibian 1 3 pecie of fihe 00 pecie
of btteflie and moth beide a mltitde of lower for ofanmal life mot of whch are yet to be docmented. Of thee themot famo eident of the park i the lion-tailed macaqe whoename ha become almot ynonymo with that of the valley.
t Vay Natoa Pak
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H did aadu Sha atina arget its nae?
he ampadum Shola Natonal ak islocated in the eastern part of Western
Ghats n Keaa Mistyandcloudythroughoutthe yea, the park has hillocks of aryngheights, forests and grasslands Speciesof trees, 4 species of hebs and shubs and6 species of cmbers make the ark abotanst's dream
n addtion to elephants, gaurs, leopads,wld boars, sambar and common angus,thee ae many ae, endangered and uniquespeces of wldfe too he name of the parkampadum Shoa means the forest wheethe snake dances'
Pmpdum SholNtionl Prk
A So o
Anudi Sholatin Pr iscted ngthe WesternGhtsintheIdui district ofKera. lt repre-
sents one of thelrgest sholforest
ecsystes inthe country,with uniquebidiversity ndcite. These
frests rettlly free frhun habit-tins ithin itsbundries Theforest hs continuouscnpy interspersed witheerging grss-lnds. Mny ofthe speciesnoted here refund nly here,nd se are in
the thretenedctegory.
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Pryar NatioalPark
What ar f th attratn f th aratnal a?
he Peiar Nationa Park and WidifeSanctuar in Keala is famous as an eephant
and tiger reseve The sanctua suounds thepictuesque Peia Lakethat was fomed when theMuaperia Dam was built in 89 Sixttwodifeent kinds of mammals have been ecorded inPeriar, including man threatened ones Thee aearound tiges and nea 1000 elephants in theeserve aea Anothe ae anima gimpsed hee isthe Nigiri tar The pak aso has ove 30 kinds ofbirds 4 vaieties of reptiles, difeent kinds ofinsects, some of which ae found onl in theWesten Ghats, and a emakable numbeofbuttefies- some of which are even dangeous
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Piate inPeriy r The ae liontailed acaquethe Nilgii
langu, the coon languand the bonnet acaque aeoe of the piate that canbe found in the PeiyaNational Pak and Wildlife
Sanctuay
Whee i theBandhavgah atinaPa ituated?
Bandhavgarh NationalPark in Madhya
Pradeh lie amidt theoutlying hill of theVindhya Range. he arkwa the former huntingreerve of the Maharajaof Rewa and at reent ia famou natural hu forwhite tiger White tigernow a major attractionaround the world' zoowere firt dicovered inRewa not far from here
he ark i alo famoufor the larget reedingouation of leoardand variou ecie of deerOher form of wildlife likenigai chauingha chitalchinkara wild oar andometime foxe andjackal can alo e een.
he ark ha more than ecie of mammaland 0 ecie of ird awell a a large variety ofretile.
Tigers
el e h
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n the Silent lleyNtionl Pk, thee e28 species of butte
flies. f these nine enot found nywhee elsein the wold!
Inda s Natonal Paks
Wh i the Kaha atial aiated with RudardKiig?
Kanha National Park nMadhya Pradesh has the
reputaton o beng one o theinest and best administered parksin Asa. The park has a tiger reservethat was created in 1 94, and it isthe ony habitat o the rarehardground Barasingha, otenreerred as the ewel o KanhaOther mammas ound here arethepanther, chital, sambar, and blackbuck
Dd you know that Kanha is theplace that has been descrbed byRudyard Kipling in hs great book,he Jungle Book'?
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andhavgarh For
and s truy the lfelne of the reserve.he pak can pobably boast of thehghest densty of the paadsefly-catches and s rch n brd fe too.
he park's area ncudes the former
shootng eserves of the estwhe royastate of Panna and Chhattarpu Due tots proxmty to one of the bestknowntoust attactons n Inda Khajurahothe Panna Natonal Park s recognzedas an exctng stopover destnaton
Bandhavgarh F.Bandhvgrh ort, believed tobe around 2,000 yers old, islocated top the BandhvgrhHil l, in the centre of the ntionlprk. The fort was the set ofrulers of ewa Stte. Today, thepark is home to mny endn-gered species of vultures
ndas Natonal Paks
Bamini Ddr
One ofthe mosbeutiful spotsin KnhNational Prk isBmini Ddar,also known asSunset point.
Here, you cngze on lushgreen vists ofdense forestswhile the sunslips downbelow thehorizon in
blze of glory.
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Mst NtnPks
MdhyPdesh ndtheAndmn
nd NicbIslnds hve themximumnumbe fntin pksin nd nineech lnteest-ingly, thee isn ntnlpk n Punjb.
apyt be a Pench
Tiger!
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Hanuman Langur
Wht th ttctns the PchNtn P nd g Resev
Nelng in he Souhern ope ofhe Sapua ange of Cenral India,
he Pench Naonal Parkandiger Reerveencopae he Inda Priyadarhin
Pench Naional Pak, he Mowgi PenchSancuay, and a buffe zone I wadeclaed a naional park b heGovernen of Maharaha n 19 andreceived he ofcial au of igerReerve of India in 1 999 he park i fourdifeen foe egon n one, wih an
aazing variey of ree hrub graeciber, weed and herb, wh eakbeng he o proinen of he eepecie. he park i hoe o 33 pecie ofaal, 1 4 pece of bid, 0 peceof fhe 1 0 pecie of aphibian, 30pecie of repie, and a wide variey of
nec life Viing Pench Naonal Pak ian enighenng experience fo eveyone.
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MadhavNational Park
Wh i th Mdhv Ntion Pk uniu?
The Madhav National Par s a uniquemture o natural splendour, hstory, and
architectura wonders Another unique eatureis that t has the eco systems o both laes andorests. Located in Madhya Pradesh, the parhas two laes, Sahya and Madhav Sagar. Marshcrocodiles are seen in abundance in the SahyaLae, and are a popular tourist attraction. hepar has dierent types o orests, and is home
to antelopes ie nilgai, chinara and chowsngaas well as deer le chital, sambar and barngdeer hewidlieaso ncludes leopards, woves,wild pigs, porcupines, marsh crocodles andpythons
Deep inside the Madhav Natonal Par, at itshighest point, stands the equisite George
Castle It was built by Jivaj Rao Scindia o theGwalior royal amly or an overnight halt ortiger shooting by the British Kng George Vwhen he was to pass that way durng hs vsit toIndia in 1 9 1 1 .
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Prct Tigr
Prct Tigrws lunchdin 973 by thGvrnmnt fIndi t prtctnd consltigrs, s wes rs fbilgiclimprtnc,bthsntinlhritg, nf nymntnd ductin
f t pplAn stimtd3,697 s kms bnbrvd str hbitt,n tstimtd
nubrft irs is1411
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Wow! Are oua tger from the black
and whte era?
Wh s th Sana atna ar aus?
Th Sanjay Natonal Pak n MadhyaPradsh s on of th argst wdlf
sanctuas n Madhya Pradsh h park smad up of hlls vallys dp gogs and
plans wth numous stams h fora nths Natonal Park conssts many of babusal bl bambo paas hwa b bja khartndu dhawda phus hlctrs saaaand tak As rgards th wldf th major
Scnd rgst Bidivrsity Bas
Indi hs th scnd lrgst bidivrsity bs in th wrld Its wildl ifsncturis nd ntinl prks rhm t th lrgst numbr f tigrsnd nhrnd rhincrs in thwrld, s wll s th lmst xtinctAsitic lin, nd lrg prcntg f
th ttl lphnt ppultin
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attaction s the elephant. hemost commony found speciesincude bson chta panthewolf fou-honed anteope
baking dee wild dog sambachnkaa bue bul hyena wldboa bea and cocodle
In the wnte months thesanctuay comes alive wth theflutte of cooufu bids andthei chipng
ousts can vst the pakfom the months of Octobe toJune as this is the tme that thesa nctua y is at its most bea utfu I.he pak is famous fo the factthat it was hee that last of thewhite tges Mohan was saved
fom extnction
lephnt
Poject
Elephntws
lunched in 1 992 to ensuethe longtem suvivl ofthe elephnt popultion inthei ntul hbitts indieent sttes. AndhPdesh, AunchlPdesh, Assm,hkhnd, Kntk,Kel, Meghl,Nglnd, Oiss,Tmil Ndu, Uttkhnd,Utt Pdesh nd WestBengl e the tes in
which the poject is t
.pesent being imple-mented.
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Wht do we ow out StpurNtol Pr
The Satpura National Park is inMadhya Pradesh t was set up
in 1981 , mainly or the onservationo tigers the national animal o ndiahe wildlie here is asinating andinludes spotted dear ndian bisonor gaur tigers eopards wild boar
wild dogs sloth bear blak bukPorupine sambar and our hornedantelopes or howsingha
here are birds in plenty orbirdwathers too he best time tovisit the park is during the months oNovember to Marh: during
monsoons it remains losed
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Were areou beoved
brds?
Blackbuk
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Crooile t Vn Vihr
ndia's aional Paks
Wht i the i potnce of the
Vn Vih Ntionl Pk
The Van Vhar NaionalPark in adha Pradesh is
near he Upper Lake o Bhopalis capial ci. he Van VharNaional Park has been
developed as a zoological parkin which wid animals areconained sael in heir nauralseings Herbivores like chialsam bar and nilgha can beseen under ree ranging condions while animals lke he
iger lion leopard hencrocodile and gharial are heldin capive condiions. Largenumbers o birds requen hispark over 00 species. hemigraor waerowl come ingrea numbers n he adoining
eensive weland o he biglake. Apar rom his hecommon pariah ke greahorned ow shikra and kesrelare some o he mporan birdso pre. he upper lake is heabode o a wide arra o birds
and more han 40 species omigraor birds visi his areaduring winer.
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Rudard Kipling
Jungl Boo
Much of udydpng's ThJungl Boo' s stn Pnch NtonlP, nd thchct of Mowglws nspd by SWllm HnySmn'spmphlt, AnAccount of WolvsNuung Chldn
n Th Dns',whch dscbs wolfboy cptudn Son dstctn th vllg ofSnt Bo n 83.In fct, mny of ThJungl Boo'
loctons ctulloctons n thSon dstct.
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Hoora...
What s sal aout th ugaalatonal Pr?
T
e Gugama National Pak in
Maaasta was estabised in19. t is ocated in te Satpua Hisand is te ony pak in te state tat stilas tiges It is a division o Melgat igeReseve. e pak as a weat o otewildie too incuding pantes slotbeas wild dogs sambas as wel as
ates ying squiels ceetals nilgaiswild boas angus esus monkeysand macaques Migatoy bids om alove te wold lock to tis pak too
Barking Dr
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Paradiseycatcher
What theavegan atna
a et nwn r?
he Navegaon NationaPar n Eaten Mahar
ahtra i a popuar oret reortSet n the Vdabha region itha a pctureque lae etamdt luh green hll and the
even pea uoundng thelae ae nown a Sat Bahini orSeven Siter' here ian landn the middle o the ae andthe aea aound the ae omthe Dr Salm Al Brd Sanctuary
heparaboundwthoeto tea haldu jamun awatmahua ain bhel and bhorige panthe bionambar niga chtal wldboa loth bear and wlddog are ao to be een heeBut Navegaon i mot amouor t bird Here you canexperience the thrll o pottinga carlet minvet a paradielycatche or the blue lah o aingher he Dr Salm Ali BrdSanctuary n Navegaon hometo almot 0 percent o themigratory bd een in Maharahta
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Wr t Saa a atal ar?
The Sanjay Gandhi Nanal Park is in heMumbai suburb f Bival In spie f
beng surrunded by Mumbai's urban spalhe park des have a sizeabe ppulan fbg cas like panhers has he repuain fbeng he ms vsied nainal park and alsbeing he rld's lages park ihn ciylms
he fes enclsed in he park is an deadelling place fr many varieies f ildanimas hese nclude bnne and hesusmacaque chial Indian hare gay langu andsambar in addin big cas he Pak s abirdaches dream rm he iny ckelsfler pecker and humming bird hemajesc hie bellied sea eagle he paadiseflycacher he elusve rgn many speciesf kingfishers and drngs can be seen
alat al
ar
alatalaraaratra ttrrt t SaarrRa raal trt t Saarra arl
23 aal122 r 20 aaa rtla t rt arax alaarat trt aW
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NaioalPark
Wht re the interesting fetures of the TdobNtion Prk?
The adoba Nationa Pak ies in the Vidabhaegion o Mahaashta and is oen eeed to
as the ewel o vidabha/ he pak is located in the
heat o a eseve foest/ and oms a pat o theadoba Andhai ige Reseve. o the southwest isthe huge/ bamboo inged adoba Lake/ which isthe home o the mash cocodile/ and attacts manywate bids like cattle egets/puple moohens and
jacanas. Onithologists will get to see as many as18 1 species o bids he sta attaction isundoubtedly the ige adoda National Pak hasaound 50 iges/ as well as othe ae Indianwildlie incuding leopads/ gau/ wild dogs/ slothbeas/ ungle cats/ hyenas and difeent othespecies o Indian dee such as samba/ chital/ nilgaiand baking dee. he adoba Nati9Iark is theodest national pak in Maharasha ': _
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Wh h K aaaa ar ?
The eibu Lmjo NtionlPk in Mnipu is the
world's only foating nationa
pk n is the lst ntulhbitt of the Mnipu bowntlee ee Sngi It ischcteize by mny flotingecompose plnt mteistht e locly clle phumis
Two this to thee fouths ofthe totl pk e is fome byphumis which occupy thesouth-easternsideoftheLoktak
ke the lgest feshwteke in Ini It is the Sngiwhich is alsocaledthe dancingee which hs pie of pcein the folkloe n cutue ofMnipu Stte n is the sttenim
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We are reach ingeibul LamjaoNaiona Park
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Kanh Cav
Th KanhCav n SanjaGandh NatnalPak v u almp ntAnnt BuddhtInda . Mt fth 1 09 av,hlld ut f
th k, amall ll mantf Buddhtmnk. Th manav hu, anda an mmntatu f LdBuddha. Tha al avthat a mant tb ud a paall. Th ava blvd tav bnavd btwn
h 1sl
ntuB, and th 9ntu AD.
ndas Natnal Paks
What th a f th Nkatna a?
The Nokek Nationa ark is inMeghaaya, which is regae as the
wettest state of Inia It is the firstbiosphere eseve of its kin in thenotheast egion Nokek is the highestpeak in the Gao Hils, an is home toifferent species of wi animals inclingeephants an hooock gibbons hecappe ang, cloe leopar, eopacat, fishing-cat, goen cat, pangolin, wilbffao,python, elephant, seow an tigerae some of other animas that can be seenhere One can also spot birs sch asHornbil, eacock, heasant, olock an
many more The salt eposits fon in heaea attact green pigeons ring Marchan Api
Pok
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Sla Hl n Rv
h v n h W ao H ll, hm
h holo n, h only app fnd n Inda. Th ad ov nh v h pd f h vlla and
h mmny. Th a adonal lf amon hvlla ha f a hoolo on lld, a famn o a wold fall h n vlla.
and blessed with the most beath taking sceney andan amaing vaiety of wild lfe he pak has 09elephants and 4 tiges whle othe mammalsinclude the couded leopad golden cat seow widbuffao back bea ed panda and hooock gbbonhe geat honbil common honbil peacock oiolekingfishe and ndian ole ae some of the bids tatcan be seen
What makes thispak speca and Welcmemysteious to thetibes and localpeople is amongothe things adeep goge wheeit is beeved thatthe spiits of thedead dwell tempoay befoeembaking on theifinaouney
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What a th fats f th atala?
One of Mioam's bestknown paks theMulen Natonal Pak lies lose to the ndo
Myanma bode nea the Chn Hlls This is a land ofsteep hlls hgh fs ipping lea wate ivuetslakes and natua salt ks at altitudes angngbetween 400 metes to 89 metes The vegetations lush and ove 3 speies of medinal plants twospees of bamboo and fou spees of ohds havebeen so fa eoded n the MuenNatona Pak The vign foestsae home to a unque stok ofendangeed wd speies whihinlude the engal tge leopadsamba baking dee Himalayan
blak bea seow hoolok gbbonhesus maaque and Maayangiant sque
The Chin HilsAakan YomaMontane an oests of Myanmaae wold famous fo thei h bidlfe and ove 1 0 spees of bids
an be seen hee
RhesusMacaque
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Wh h Inan Nanala a ppla dnan?
he nangk Naona Pakn Nagaand was esab
shed by he sh admnsaos n he yea 93 Rolngmounans and enchanngvaleys spead ove a unque00 sq km aea make hs oneo he mos popua naonapaks n he Noh as
The pak has hck oesswhch ceae a naua haba- many bds eples and
Welmet Intangk
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mammals ee you can seewld buaoes aso caledmhun and he hoolok gbbonApa om hs he pak asohas ges soh beas wlddogs and yng sques Youw also see he golden languhonb pam cve back sokwhebeas kngshe andepes ke he mono lzadandpyhonThenamelnangk's deved om he Zeme d a leco he Zelangong be Thsnaona pak s an dea paceo bdwachng ekkng andcampng
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Wh h Bharania anal Par anaan la?
T
he Bhitakanika Natonal Pak n Orssa s a
unque habtat of mangrove forests crisscrossed with numeous ceeks and mudflats It sthe second lagest mangrove ecosystem inIndiaand has morethan 70speciesofmangoves.These mangrove plants ae a ch souce of foodfor the organisms of the mangove ecosystem.The anmals that ae assocated with the
mangroves cove a wide range of vetebrate andothe invertebrates including protooans andzoo panktons.
Riv Gandhi ainl Pk
Did yu knw ha here is nin prkh is jus 23 sq km I is he Riv Gndhi
inl Pk Thi sm pk ws sbished in 2005, in Andhr Pdesh
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Wh a vt t th Darrah atnalPara wndrfl xprn?
The Daah Natna Pak n Rajasthanwas gnaly the hunting gund
the Mahaaah Kta It was establshedas a natinal pak in 003, and is actually acmbinatin thee wldie sanctuaesDaah Chambal and aswant SagaWidlie Sanctuary. he sanctuay s hme
t the w sth bea chinkaa andlepad as well as the sptted dee beaand antelpe. The sanctuay s als hmet a numbe bds and eptles Manyae tees and plants with medicinal valuecan be und hee t
A vist t Daah sanctuary can be
cmpimented by a vst t hawa wheethee s a histc t. Yu can as vst Idia SkmmrJhaapatan whch s enwned theuins the Sun Temple whch was builtway back in the 0 centuy. A numbe ancient temples mst them bultbetween the 8 centuies ae lcated
alng the banks Chandabhaga Riveand ae wrth seeng t. Cambal Rr
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p Wh h Ranha ldl lv?
The Ranthambore Nationa Park in Rajasthan sprobably the best pace n the world to spot
Bengal tgers in ther natural habitat. It s pat of themuch large Ranthambore ger Reserve andamangly tigers can oten be observed huntng nthe daytme too
Wh h anal a dn?
The Desert Natona Park n Rajasthan islocated amidst the sprawlng sand dunes
of the har Desert cosetothe Indo-Pakborderand is known for its fagie ecosystem andunique and diverse flora and fauna
It is one of the lagest natonal paks of Indiacoverng an area of over 31 sq km and ispmay known fo the great numbe of theendangered geat Indian bustards that can beseen here
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he park s one of the bggest andmost renowned of the natona parksn Northen Inda, and was once thehuntng gound of the Mahaajah ofapur he vegetaton n the pak s
mostlyofthe dry, decduous type, wtha arge vaety of pant fe, coverngnearly 300 speces In addton to
tgers, other wld catsfound n the Ranthambhoe ger Reseve ae
leopads, caacas, rustyspotted cats, and evenfshng cats Macaques,
jackals, jungle cats,caracals, sloth beas,back bucks, ufous taedhare, Indan wld boar and
chnkaa, ae just some ofthe other anmas thatcan be seen About speces of bds havebeen documented nRanthambore It s asocounted as a famous
hertage ste, becau ofthe pctoral runs that dotthe wldfe park
Caggy rocks, compact sat lake bottoms, and sand dunes cove0 pecent of ts total area he vegetaton n the pak comprses
many of smal grasses, shubs, and xeophytes he unque habtatsupports a rch spectrum of wld fe lke spnyta ards, desertmontors, desert wolvesand dese cats
he Desert Natonal Paks derent n that t s notthe ush green vegetaton
that s the star attactonhere, but the deset n tsmany moods and forms
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Wh th Saa atnal Pa than awldlf anta?
The Saiska Naonal Pak n Rajashan s a landof decduous foess gassands ocky
andscapes and seep cifs Spawlng acoss 38sq km of he Aavali Hls i s pehaps one of nda'smos excng wldlfe eseves and easly accessbefom boh Deh and Japu he pak boass of quea few iges and ohe wldlfe incudng he eopadwild dog jungle ca cves hyena and jacka as welas he samba cha nilga chausngha wld boaand angu Saska s aso wel known fo spopulaon of hesus monkeys as wel as s bdife
he Saska Naona Pak was nay he huninggounds of he oya famy n he eay 8 and 9cenuy In fac he sancuay sil houses he unsof medeva houses and emples ha dae back ohe Q and cenues. he Kankawad o heNlkanh empe' and he Saska Palace all makeSaska moe han a wildife sancuay
A Dr in thSarisNationaPark
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What d w nw at th Kladatnal a?
The Keoadeo Natonal Pak n Rajasthans a geen oass o wldle that ncludes
wetlands woodlands scub oests andgasslands. Due to ts stategc ocaton n the
mddle o Cental Asa and the pesence owate bodes lage congegatons o ducksgeese coots pecans and wades ave nthe wnte The pak s the ony knownwnteng ste o the ctcally endangeedSbean cane and aso seves as a wntengaea o othe globaly theatened speces
such as the geate spotted eage and thempeal eageMoe than 5 speces o heons bs como
ants spoonblls and stoks can be seen dungthe beedng season. The pak's welldesgnedsystem o dykes and sluces povdes aeas ovayngwatedepthswhchaeusedbyvaous
speces o bds Ths ome duck-huntngeseve o the mahaajas s now a NESCOWod Hetage Ste.
nda s Natnal Parks
Koado NaioaPak
A Eg iKoLado NaioaLPak
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A Youg Himly hr
Hw dd Khanghndngaanal ar g na?
The KhangchenzongaNational Park n Sikkim is
surroune by glaciers an icyeaks ncuing the magniicentKanchenjunga In act the arkerives its name rom the toweri ng
Kanchenjunga MountainA Nationa Park as well as a
bioshere reserve this arkwas establishe in 19here are many glaciers inthe ark area an amongthem the Zemu Glacer s
the longest an mostawesome he ark has broa
leave trees as well as conierousorests an grasslans
el eh
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Whh aal ar Ida a fr hldd lard?
The Sepahijala National Park n ripura is thenatona park estabished or the couded
eopard. his 08 sq km park, situated in SepahjalaWildlie Sanctuary, was establshed in 00, andhouses a botancal garden, zoo, a lake, and manydierent speces o trees
Brds and prmates are the star attractions here as
well as a rare speces o crab eating mongoose, whchwas ast seen around years ago Apart rom theclouded leopard, cvets, barkng deer and wld boar,ths orest is home to ve species o primates thatncude spectaced angur, rhesus macaque, cappedangur and pigtaed macaque
he anmals ound here arenow leopard, couded eopard,Himalayan back bear, red pada,blue sheep, muskdeer, Hmalayanthar, betan wol, and the Greatbetan sheep Around 0 birdspeces, including the green
ndas Natnal Parks
Ww!e cluds are
cm ig dw.
pigeon, ibetan snowcock andsnow pigeon can aso bespotted
Khangchendzonga Nationa
Park is a dream destinaton ormountaneers and naturelovers.
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The ndia Gandh Wdife Sancuayand Naonal Pak s he lages
naona pak n Tam Nadu les n he
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A Sam Ida GadNaoal Pak
Wesen Ghas andmajo esevos likePaambkulam,lya,humurhi, ppeliya, adambaai,Shoaya and maa
vahi ae fed by hepeennial veswhich oiginae fomhe sancuay isheefoe, veympoan fo heeconomy of his
egon, boh n emsof agiculue, as weas eeccy Thesancuary s asocaled namalaiWdlife Sancuaryhe wod namaai
means mounan ofeephans'The scenc beauy
of he Inda GandhWildife Sancuayhas o be seen o bebeleved The ages
eak and osewoodees ae found n heush foess of he
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ri nke ri e n trte
e Giny NtinPrk er 60 peie btterie n pier.
Anter intereting ti tt te prk ne temet in ni i netenin te grnrning te iireiene te gernrmi NWr Mdala anal Par?
r
Te Mmi iie Sntry n Ntin Prk ie tte meeting pe tree tte- mi N er n
rntk. Ang wit te Bnipr iger Reere rntk in
te Nrt n er'yn iieSntry in te et teregin rm ingentin bitt r wet wiie Ariety bitt rnging
rm trpi eergreenret mit mieei mit tekret ry tek retenry gr nrb n wmp eitere
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MuumNtn Prk
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Bi Paai
Th lad Natinal Pak i n f thwld' mt imptant bdin ptf bid Ov 350 pci f bi can bn h, includin 42 pci f -"apt, and 9 pci f wl In additin,th pak i hm t 34 pci fmammal, 22 pci f ptil, 8 pcif amphibian, 57 pci f fih,71 pci f buttfli, and m than
30 pci f danfi and pid DN
he park s the perfet plae to see the elephant gar howsingha mose deer and sloth ear. Other animas that an espotted inlde the tger panther samar spotted deer arking
deer akk omonlangr and Malaar giantsqirrel. he park is home toover 00 speies of irdselongng to 48 famiesnding the rfos elledhawk eagle he reptle
poplation in the MdmaaNatona Park many onsistsof roodles and pythons. heommon krait and amoo pitsnake are the other majorreptles in the park whih alsosppors a variety of trlesfrogs and amphians Didyo know that Mdmalaimeans sitated on a frst hll?
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lad tGlf f Maarattrat fvp fdardar tlT ldt lv rdl
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A oug Elpt Tkig Mudbt iCorbtt Ntiol Prk
W Ida frt atal par?
The Crett Natna Park s Inda'srst natnal park. It as estashed
n 93 ts name as rst changed tRamganga, and later t Crett NatnaParkn hnr Jm Crett, a legenday
hnter trned cnsevatnst.Crett Natna Park s stated n thethls the Hmalayas, n the neycreated state ttarakhand, and s thecre area the Crett ger ReserveHere y ll nd lat valeys, hly rdges,and rlng grassands that prvde the
perect hatat r a rch ec-ystem.
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The Mukuthi Ntiol Pk lies i theNilii Plteu ofTmi Ndu lt is fmous
fo the Nilii th lt ets its me fom pek med Mukuthi i side the pkA uusul fetue of the pk's wildifed plt life is its eltioship toimly flo d fu
More than 00 seces of trees shrubs herbs Nigiri Tahrbamboos grasses clmbers and ferns have beendentfed n the ark he Ramganga Rver s anmortant water source along wth ts trbutares.he most famous of Corbetts wld resdents are theBengal tger and the Asatc elehant but wthabout 00 seces of b rds too the Corbett NatonalPark s one of the rchest brd regons of Inda.
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Wh G aarpa pla?
T
he Gl o Mannar Marine National Park
cover the coat o Ramewaram ticorinirnelveli and Kanyakmari in ami Nad heark which i aot 10 km away rom Madraii a art o the ndian Ocean and lie etweenndia and the wet coa o Sri Lanka. t i one othe world richet area or marine odivertyand conit o 1 iland. he area ha all the
mangrove ecie availale in ndia and all the1 1 eagrae o ndia are ond here too heandance o eaweed and eagrae attractthe endangered ea cow. Other marine creatrelike dolhin eahore eaccmer andeaanemone can alo e een here. he maneark ha over 13 coral ree ecie that orm the
ai o an ecoytem where 300 ece olant and anmal lorih.
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wa a wdefu sme /\ )
Wh th ada v ata ardrd f th t atf fata ar?
The Nanda evi National Park ituated nthe Chamoli dtrct o Uttarakhand. The
entre park overhadowed by Nanda evpeak. he park iamed or it rugged wilderneand lie between the atern and WeternHmaaya. he ora o the Nanda ev National
Park i uppoed to be one o the rietpreerve o the world
Himaaya he auna o Nanda evi National Park rchBak Bar n Hmalayan pece ike erow now eopard
Hmaayan tahr Hmalayan black bear etc.here are 1 4 pece o bird ound here. Thinatonal park i ncluded n the World Heritage
Ste lit
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Epat
Kig Coba
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ho the Raa atoalPark aed after?
he Rajaj Naona ark snamed aer he gea
reedom gher and las GovenerGenera o Inda C Rajagopaacha. Locaed a he oohlls ohe Shvalk Ranges n arakhand, he pak marks hebegnnng o he vas IndoGangec an and represenshe vegeaon o several zonesand oress. Three sancuares nhe arakhand Shvaks Rajaj,Mochur and (ha were jonedogehe o om hs naona
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pk in 983 he mjestc Gnges fowsthough the nton I p k fo dst nceof 4 km ong with innumeble
stems nd booksThe pk is mpotnt n tht it mksthe nothenmost lmt whee the tigeAsin eephnt kng cob nd cetinspecies of bds cn be found he pkhs the lgest popution of elephntsin ttkhnd It so hs good
numbe of tiges nd leopds Itpossesses s mn s 3 speces ofmmms nd 3 1 bd speces
The most pomnent vin specesncude pe fow woodpeckesphesnts kngfishes nd bbetsesdes tht the ives whch fow
though the pk hbou fshes suchs tout nd the big mhsee
y Fw N Pk
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Th Val fFlw wadvd FanSh, auntanxpl andtan n hnn 1 3 1 Th val wavn h tau a
v n h a1 82, and tda au a hwld f t aalau
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Wh d w nw h Vl l f Flwr
Th Vally o lowr National Par i in Uttarahand bordrd by Npa and ibt It i a high
altitud Himalayan ally that ha around 300dirnt ariti o alpin lowrh main Vally o lowr i a glacial corridor
around i ilomtr ong and two ilomtr widh par i opn ony rom th bginning o un untilth nd o Sptmbr a it cord in now th rto th yar With th coming o th monoon th
ally too com ai with it tunning diplay oriotouy coourd bloom which m li abrightly hud carpt againt a mountainou nowcappd bacground
h abundanc o Amanda rn in thi ally apcial atur o rach th par rquir a atrnuou hi but onc you rach your dtination
youll l on top o th world in thi nchanting placI it any wondr thn that th Vally o lowr habn dclard a UNESCO World Hritag Sit?
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Golden Eagle
Why was the GovindNational Park estab-lished?
GovindT
heNational Park in
Uttarakhand was set upin 1 990 to ensure longterm protection andconservation of theelusive and endangeredsnow leopard. The parkoffers awesome viewsof the snow-cappedmountains surrounding
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it, and is a part of the Govind WildifeSanctuary. The entire area gets light toheavy snowfal, and is significant forbeing the major watershed of theYamuna River. The area is also animportant source of medicinal pants
Brown B
The sanctuary has about 1 5 species ofmammas and 1 50 species of birds. Themost sgnificant ofthese anmals are theHimalayan snow leopard Himalayanblack bear, brown bear and serow Theendangered birds found n this regionare monal pheasant koklas pheasantbearded vulture, Himalayan snow cockgolden eagle Western tragopansteppeeagle and black eagle.
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y i t nt Ntinl P lld ttnlytfl?
he Gangori Naiona Park s named aer one of he mosfamos grm sies in nda, Gangor s ocaed in ara
khand, and forms a va nk n he green corrdor beeen heGovind Naiona Park and Kedarnah Wdfe Sancary.he ark sbreahakngy beaif h s dark green coniferos foress,sh green meados, majesic gacers and secacar ves ofmbng aerfa s The vegeaon consss of chir ine, deodar,
fir, srce, oak and rhododendrons he vas area of he Park ishome o secies of anmas and 10 secies of birds orisscan see sno eoards, bron bears, msk deer, har,Himaayan barbes, igers, seros, heasans, arrdges,kokass,bharas and Hmaayan monas, as e asdoves, geons, and arakees here
Gagoi
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Indas Natona Parks
Era o Dudwa Naioal Park
Wh h Ddhwa anal Parran?
Dudwa Nationa Park les nttar Prades It s tucked
between India and Nepal, in teregion referred to as te era belt
e Tera region is one of temost endangered ecosystems on
te panet and so Dudwa'smportance es n conserving tisecosystem Wt ts vared topograpy lus green andscape andremarkable bodiversity tereserve s an envabe paradise fornature lovers
Te park s te last refuge for tecritcally endangered sub-specesof te swamp deer caled arasinga e grassands are tenatura abitat of ndianoneorned rinoceros wcadds to te mportance of ts
natonal park
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Hog Dr
Sust iNora Vay
He f Dee
If yu isit the Dudhw tinl Pk, yun see up t fie speies f dee They e
the swp dee, s, the kin dee,sptted dee nd h dee In ft, Dudhwtinl Pk hs the distintin f ein thenly ple in the wld inhited y fiespeies f dee! Thee e nly seen speiesf dee in the whle f Indi, s Dudhw nihtly e lled He f the Dee'
Wht e the era Valley a eial?
The Neora Valey Natoa a WestBega is oe o the richest boogca
zoes i North East Idia. It was declaed as aatioal par i 99. It is the lad o the cutered pada ad ts pistie udsturbed aturahabitat with rugged accessble hily teaad ich dverse lora ad aua mae the paa mportat wideess zoe. he oests are
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malaya nan
so thck and luxurious thatsunliht rarely als on theound Dense bamboo rovesspectacular hododendronbushes lush een valleysexotic orchids meanderinrivers and snow-capped
mountains all combine to makeths a nature lovers paradse
The pak harbours more than3 1 species o mammals whichnclude the eve eusive edpanda and couded leopardOthe prime mammal species
ound in this park ae wild doHimaayan black bear leopard
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Snala Natna Pa
Te Snala NatnalPa s n te ajeeln
dstt f est BenalTs s a alttude paated me tan 2000metes ave sea levelSnalla Natna Pa sppua wt te tustsfm all ve te wld fts amazn fla andfauna and te stunnnvew f te malayanpeas, nludn veestand anenjuna
leopard cat civet wid boasambar Himalayan thar serowand horal The park is alsohome to the endanered RoyalBena tie Some o Indiasmost souht-aer birds aeound in this pak. Hee one can
see more than 3 speces oeathered rarties lke satyrtaopan crmson-breastedwoodpecker darjeelinwoodpecker hodsons hawkcuckoo lesser cuckoo brownwood owl jerdons baza black
eale mountan hawk ealeand ashy wood pieon.
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ourpassport.
Wat a t fat f t Bxa ata
Pak?
The Buxa Natonal Park le in Wet Bengalalong the border wth Bhutan Created in
1983 a the 1 tiger reerve of Inda t alo playthe role of an nternal corrdor that faclitateelephant mgraton between India and Bhutan he
reerve ha more than 3 pece of tree It alohome to endangered pece lke the Indian tgerAan elephant leopard cat Bengal florcan regal opard Cat
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Wha d w nw a h adaaraana ar?
The aldapara Natonal Park ies on thebanks o the River orsa oated on
the oothills o the Himalayas n West
Bengal it s a vast grassland with pathes oorest. It was delared a wildlie santuary in1941 and a national park in 01, and hasthe largest population o one-horned rhnosn the state. It ouses more than 10 rinosapart rom numerous bison deer leopardsand six Bengal tigers.
aldapara is a paradise or birdwathers Itis one o the very ew paes n India where
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