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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.
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