Gorumara national park, Belta national park, keoladev national park , desert national park, Sariska National park, mukundra hills national park,ranthambore national park

ANURAG SINGH Sunday, February 28, 2021

#Gorumara_National_Park

#National_Park_series

▪️Gorumara National Park

✅Located in the Dooars region of the Himalayan foothills in jalpaiguri west Bengal

✅It is primarily known for its population of Indian rhinoceros.

✅ The major river of the park is the Jaldhaka river, a tributary of the Brahmaputra.

✅ Flora : Sal forests with common teak, rain tree and Bombax

Bamboo groves etc.

✅Fauna : Indian rhinoceros, gaur, Asian elephant, sloth bear, chital, and sambar deer.

#Betla_National_Park

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Betla National Park

✅Located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Palamu district of Jharkhand.

✅ Betla was one of the first national parks in India to become a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, in 1974.

✅vegetation consisting of sal and bamboo as the major components.

✅The North Koel River and its tributaries flow through the northern portion of the park.

✅Species : Indian giant squirrels, mouse deer, sambhar deer, four-horned antelopes, nilgai, kakar, small Indian civets, ant eating pangolin etc.

#Keoladeo_Ghana_National_Park

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Keoladeo Ghana National Park

🔸 Located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan

🔸World Heritage site

🔸 Man made and Managed Wetland (also a Ramsar site)

🔸named after a Keoladeo (Shiva) temple within its boundaries.

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#Desert_National_Park

▪️Desert National Park

🔸Located in western Rajasthan near Jaisalmer

🔸Excellent example of the ecosystem of the Thar Desert.

🔸 Great Indian bustard and Chinkara are found in the National park

#Sariska_National_Park

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Sariska National Park

Sariska is located in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan.

✅ wildlife reserve in 1955.

✅ wildlife sanctuary in 1958

✅ tiger reserve in 1979.

✅ National park in 1982.

✅It is a part of the Aravalli Range and the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests’ ecoregion. It is rich in mineral resources, such as copper.

✅The topography of Sariska supports scrub-thorn arid forests, rocky landscapes, tropical forest, grasslands, dry deciduous forests, rocks and hilly cliffs.

✅ home to numerous carnivores including Leopard, Wild Dog, Jungle Cat, Hyena, Jackal, and Tiger. These feed on an abundance of prey species such as Sambar, Chitel, Nilgai, Chausingha, Wild Boar and Langur.

▪️The avian world is also well represented with a rich and varied birdlife.

✅These include Peafowl, Grey Partridge, Bush Quail, Sand Grouse, Tree Pie, Golden backed Wood Pecker, Crested Serpent Eagle and the Great Indian Horned Owl.

#Ranthambore_National_Park

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▪️Ranthambore National Park

✅Located at Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan

✅Ranthambore National Park is bounded to the north by the Banas River and to the south by the Chambal River.

✅It is named after the historic Ranthambore fortress, which lies within the park.

✅Famous for Bengal Tigers

✅Ranthambore National Park was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1957 and in 1974 it gained the protection of "Project Tiger".

✅ It got the status of a National Park in 1981.

Three big lakes – Padam Talab (meaning Lake), Malik Talab and Raj Bagh – are similar turquoises studded in the vast forest that abounds with aquatic vegetation including duckweeds, lilies and lotus.

#Mukundra_Hills_National_Park

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▪️Mukundra Hills National Park