India's Wild life Paradises

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Dachigam National park, Srinagar, Jammu Kashmir : 141 sq km, Season - April to Nov.

Commonly found animals are Leopard, Black bear, brown bear, serow, musk, deer, hangul etc.

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Corbett National park, Nainital, Uttaranchal : 520.8 sq km, Season - Nov - May. 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.

Commonly found animals are Elephant, tiger, sloth bear, panther, nilgai, sambar, chital, wild boar, porcupine, peafowl, red jungle fowl, partridge, crocodile, goral and chousingha etc.

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Dudhwa National park, Lakhimpur kheri, Uttar pradesh : 489.2 sq km, Season - Nov to May.

Commonly found animals are Tiger, sloth bear, panther, sambar, chital, nilgai, peafowl, jungle fowl, partridge, swamp deer, hog deer, barking deer etc.

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Periyar National park, Idukki, Kerala : 777 sq km, Season - Oct to April.

Commonly found animals are Tiger, panther, elephant, gaur, sloth bear, wild dog, nilgai, wild boar, sambar, barking deer etc.

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Annamalai wild life sanctuary, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu : 958 sq km, Season - Feb to June.

Commonly found animals are Tiger, panther, elephant, Chital, sambar, gaur, sloth bear, wild dog etc.

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Mudumalai sanctuary, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu : 321 sq km, Season - Feb to June.

Commonly found animals are Tiger, panther, elephant, Chital, sambar, gaur, sloth bear, wild dog etc.

Vedanthangal water bird sanctuary, Tamil Nadu : 0.3 sq km, Season - Nov to Feb, vareity of water birds.

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Bandipur National park, Mysore, Karnataka : 874.2 sq km, Season - Mar to Aug.

Commonly found animals are Tiger, panther, elephant, Chital, sambar,
gaur, wild dog, barking deer, wild boar, jackal, sloth bear, Chousingha, Malabar squirrel etc.

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[b]Nagrhole National park/b], Corg, Karnataka : 643.39 sq km, Season - Oct to Mar.

Commonly found animals are Tiger, panther, elephant, Chital, sambar, sloth bear, jungle fowl, Partridge etc.

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Ranganthitoo bird sanctuary, Mysore, Karnataka : 27 sq km, Season - July to Aug.

Commonly found birds are Open billed stork, white ibis, little egret, cattle egret, darter, coromorant, pond heron, river tern, spoon bill, crocodile etc.

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Bharatpur Sanctuary : Bharatpur in Rajastan is a small historical town with an 18 th century fort, 180 km from New Delhi. It is not, however, the fort that attracts the large number of visitors to this little town. Bharatpur also has nearly 29 sq. km of marshland that constitutes the Keoladeo national park.

Named after a temple within the sanctuary, the park is strewn with algae laden bunds, lakes and water channels, rotting tree stumps, thick green jungle foliage and miles of shrubs providing a feeding and breeding ground that birds find hard to resist. Over 328 varieties of birds have been spotted in the sanctuary. The beautiful Siberian crane is a regular visitor. Like many such parks, Keoladeo was originally a duck shooting preserve of the erstwhile Maharaja of Bharatpur. He banned shooting in 1964 and urged the government to declare the site a protected area. Bharatpur is regarded as a bird watchers' paradise. Pedal boats plying in the waters afford a closer look at the birds. Apart from the birds, one can also spot deer, wild boar, peacocks, and even the occasional python.

The sanctuary is 5 km south east of Bharatpur. The thorny babul trees, their tops high above the shallow water are ideal for making nests. The best way to watch the birds is by boats punted through the rushes. The best season for a visit is from October to February. The sunrise over the vast expanse of shallow water makes an excellent view.

Rajastan photo gallery