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National Parks
and Sanctuaries Animals
and Birds in India There are many types of deer and antelopes such as blackbuck (Indian antelope), chinkaras (Indian gazelles), nilgais (blue bulls), sambars, chitals (spotted deer), chowsinghas (four-horned antelopes) and barasinghas (swamp deer). There are over 2,000 species of birds in India, such as eagles, peacocks (the national bird), herons, storks, pelicans, cranes and owls. There are several bird sanctuaries in India, which birds used for breeding and many migrating birds go to yearly. There
are over 500 species of reptiles and amphibians, which includes king
cobras, crocodiles, tortoises, pythons and monitor lizards. There are 70 national parks and over 300 sanctuaries. Many of the parks in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are closed from July to September. Usually the best times to visit the bird sanctuaries are from November to February. If
possible, you should book accommodation and transportation to the parks
in advance through the state tourist offices. You should check to see
if a permit is necessary, especially if the park is near the border
of India. Some parks have modern facilities and other have very basic
facilities. Often, travel within the parks is done in vans or jeeps.
Also sometimes, a boat or elephant is used to view wildlife. Some parks
have watchtowers and hides to give you a good opportunity to view the
wildlife. Some of the main national parks and sanctuaries are listed
below. Valley of Flowers National Park (Uttar Pradesh) This is an extremely beautiful valley that is full of flowers. It is on the way to Badrinath at 3500m. Best Season: June to early September. At other times there are no flowers. Corbett National Park (Uttar Pradesh) This park is known for its tigers. There are also elephants, leopards, sloth bears and hog deer. You can view the animals from watchtowers. The park has some great scenery. Best Season: November to April. Sansan Gir National Park (Gujarat) This park has the only remaining Asian Lions (250 lions) and there is also a variety of other wildlife. There is a lake, which is a good place to view wildlife. Best Season: December to May. Little Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary (Gujarat) This park is in the desert region of northwest Gujarat. It was established to protect the Indian wild ass (khur), wolves and desert wildlife. It is a fairly difficult place to get to. Best Season: October to June. Velavadar National Park (Gujarat) This park has many blackbuck. It is north of Bhavnagar. Best Season: October to June. Sariska National Park (Rajasthan) This park is fairly close to Jaipur. It has tigers, wild boars, nilgais (blue bulls) and sambar. Best Season: December to June. Ranthambhore National Park (Rajasthan) This park has tiger and other wildlife. It is 160km south of Jaipur and is on the Delhi to Mumbai railway line. Best Season: November to May. Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary (Rajasthan) This is the most famous and most visited bird sanctuary in India. It is an easy place to visit as it is close to Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. It has thousands of migrating and breeding birds, including: herons, cranes, storks, geese and ducks. Birds come from as far away as Siberia and China. It is better known as the Bharatpur Sanctuary. You can also view deer and other wildlife. Best Season: October to February. Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh) This is one of the best parks in India for seeing tigers and other wildlife such as barasinghas (swamp deer), leopards, hyenas, chitals and blackbuck. Best Season: February to May are good, but March and April are the best months. Bandhavgarh National Park (Madhya Pradesh) You can see various wildlife including tigers here and the scenery is good. There is an old fort in the park. Best Season: November to April. Navagaon National Park (Maharashtra) This park has tigers, leopards and sloth bears. It is 145km east of Nagpur. Within the park is the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, which is the nesting ground for many birds in the winter. Best Season: October to June. Taroba National Park (Maharashtra) Tigers, leopards, chitals, nilgais and sambars can be viewed in this park. This park has a lake and teakwood forests. It is southwest of Kanha National Park. Best Season: March to May. Sanjay Gandhi National Park (Maharashtra) Formerly known as Borivli, it is a 104 sq km park, just north of Mumbai. It has an assortment of water birds. Best Season: October to June. Palama Game Reserve (Bihar) This park has tigers, elephants, leopards, monkeys, wolves, chitals, nilgais, sambars and gaurs. It is 150km south of Ranchi. Best Season: January to March. Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary (Bihar) It has tigers, leopards, and deer. It is set in forested hills. Best Season: February to March. Jaldhapara Wildlife Sanctuary (West Bengal) This park is the home of the rare Indian rhinoceros, elephants, and other wildlife. It is 225km from Darjeeling. Best Season: March to May. Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary (West Bengal) This sanctuary is southeast of Calcutta. It is a large protected mangrove forest near the Ganges Delta. It has tigers (rarely seen), fishing cats, and a great selection of birds. You view the park on a chartered boat. Best Season: January to March. Similipal National Park (Orissa) In this park are tigers, leopards, elephants, mutjacs and sambars. This park has great scenery. Best Season: November to April. Kaziranga National Park (Assam) This is the main place to see the one-horned Indian rhinoceros. These rhinos can be 2m tall and weight 2 tons. The park has tall (can be 6m tall) grasslands and swamps. Best Season: December to March. Manas
Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam) In this park are tigers, elephants,
sambars, wild buffaloes, golden langurs and swamp deer. Best Season:
January to March. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu) This is a major place for bird breeding. Birds come here for about six months, starting in October. Some birds that can be seen are herons, pelicans, storks, cormorants, grebes and many others. In December and January, there can be over 30,000 birds in the sanctuary. Best Season: November to February. Mundanthuri Tiger Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu) This place is mainly a tiger sanctuary, but it is unusually to see one here. There are also lion-tailed macaques, sambars and chitals. Best Season: January to March. Calimere
Wildlife Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu) This park has a large amount
of migratory water birds including flamingos. You can also see spotted
deer, blackbuck and wild pigs. This sanctuary is in a wetland area on
the coast between India and Sri Lanka. Best Season: November to January.
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) This park has a large amount of elephants. It also has Nilgiri langurs, wild dogs, gaurs and large tortoises. Birds include kingfishers and owls. It is a scenic park with a large lake in the middle. A common way to view the elephants and other wildlife is by taking a boat ride on the lake. Best Season: January to May. Jawahar
National Park (Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu) This park
has the largest number of elephants in the world. It also has leopards,
monkeys, sambars, chitals, giant squirrels and gaurs. There are also
many species of birds. This is a very interesting park. Best Season:
January to June. At first, nine parks were used to protect the tigers. The tiger population, living in the wild, in India is now about 4,000. Now there are 19 Project Tiger sanctuaries. Poaching has always been a problem because there is a demand for almost every part of a tiger’s body. Even its bones are used in traditional Chinese medicine. The parks where you have the best chance to see tigers are Kanha and Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh, Corbett and Dudhwa in Uttar Pradesh, Manas and Kaziranga in Assam, Bandipur in Karnataka and Ranthambhore in Rajasthan. If you know of a informationthat is not correct or if you would like to help update our listings, please e-mail us at:
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