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Thread: India's Wildlife Paradises

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    i like india its a great place to also find business partners

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    Default Desert sanctuary

    Desert sanctuary, Jaisalmer, Rajastan : 3162 sq km

    Great Indian Bustard, black buck, chinkara etc. are found.

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    Default Sariska National park

    Sariska National park, Alwar, Rajastan : 765.8 sq km, Season - all the year except July, Aug and Sept.

    Commonly found animals are Tiger, panther, jungle cat civet, sambar, nilgai, chowsingha, partridge, green pigeon, red spur fowl etc.

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    Default Keoladeo Ghana National park

    Keoladeo Ghana National park, Bharatpur, Rajastan : 28.73 sq km, Season - Oct to Feb, 35 km from Mathura.

    Common birds found are Siberian crane, comorant, stork, spoon bill, quail coot, heron, teal, tern, sambar, chital, blackbuck, wild boar, civet etc.

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    Default Rathambore National park

    Rathambore National park, Sawai Madhopur, Rajastan : 392 sq km, Season - all the year except July, Aug and Sept.

    Commonly found animals are Tiger, panther, hyena, jungle cat civet, sambar, nilgai, chital, wild boar, bear, partridge, green pigeon, red spur fowl etc.

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    Default Nagarjunasagar sanctuary

    Nagarjunasagar sanctuary, Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh : 3568 sq km, Season - Oct to June.

    Commonly found animals are Tiger, panther, sloth bear, wild boar, Chital, sambar, nilgai, black buck, jackal, fox, wolf and mugger crocodile etc.

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    Default Jaldapara wild life sanctuary

    Jaldapara wild life sanctuary, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal : 100 sq km, Season - Oct to May.

    Commonly found animals are one horned Rhino, tiger, wild elephant, deer, swamp deer, hog deer, wild pig, birds, pea fowl etc.

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    Default Sunderbans National park

    Sunderbans National park, Port caning, West Bengal : 1330 sq km, Season - Sep to May.

    Commonly found animals are Tiger, variety of deers, wild boar, crocodile, gangetic dolphin, estuarine etc.

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    Default Corbett National Park

    Corbett National Park is located in Nainital, Uttaranchal, around 300 km away from New Delhi. The first National park in India which protects Tiger named after the British Jim Corbett. He lived in India and killed the maneating tiger of Rudraprayag, Uttaranchal. This park is named after the famous British hunter - Jim Corbett , who had written 'The maneaters of Kumaon'. Corbett has the highest density of tigers in the country. It was here that the prestigious Project Tiger was launched in 1973.

    Nestling in the foothils of Himalayas, the park extends to an area of more than 520 to 1318 sq km (with Sonanadi wild life sanctuary). Varied topography and vegetation gives Corbett a rich diversity in habitat and natural beauty. Flat valleys are interspersed with hilly ridges and the park's rolling grasslands provide an excellent view of its wildlife. Season - Nov - May.

    Over 110 varieties of trees, 51 species of shrubs, 33 kinds of bamboos and grasses are to be seen here. Besides the Tiger, Corbett is a heaven for 50 mammals, 580 kinds of birds and 25 reptile species.

    Commonly found animals are Elephant, tiger, sloth bear, panther, nilgai, sambar, chital, wild boar, porcupine, peafowl, red jungle fowl, partridge, crocodile, goral, chousingha, Himalayan black bear in the higher elevations, varieties of small cats, the wild water birds, pheasants and the Indian hornbill.

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    Default Chilka sanctuary

    Chilka sanctuary, Orissa : 400 sq km , Season - Dec to Feb.

    Commonly found animals are Flamingo, duck, bar headed sandpiper, plover, ruddy shelduck, gull, tern, white bellied sea eagle, dolphins, fishing cat, black buck, chital etc.

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