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About Corbett National Park

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Jim Corbett National Park

The Corbett National Park is the first National park of India and it was established in 1936. The sactuary come under the project tiger. It is located in the state of Uttarakhand in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Corbett National park is the place of tigers and the best for wildlife adventure, wildlife photographic tour and tiger safari in India. The wild animals found in the park are Leopards, Wild Boar, Deer, Black Bear, Wild Dogs, etc. There are around 580 bird species found in the Corbett National Park and it is very popular as bird watching spots in India.

The Corbett National Park opens from November 15 to June 15. It is closed between June 16 and November 14. So between November to June is the best season for the wildlife tour in Corbett National Park.

Desert National Park - Jaisalmer

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Desert National Park

Great Indian Bustard (a rare species of bird), demoiselle crane, vultures, kestrel, buzzards, babblers, warblers, orioles, falcons, harriers, eagles, larks, peafowl bee eaters, quails, demoiselle crane, shrikes, gray partridges, spotted eagles, sand grouse and many more rare and common birds can be seen here, in the India’s largest (spread over 3150 square kilometers area) park. “The Desert National Park” is very near to the Indo-Pak border in Thar Desert, District- Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, and India.

Here is a forest post named Sudashri is best place to see and take pictures of the rare wildlife of this Desert National Park. Chinkara, Desert fox, Blackbuck, Indian wolf, Bengal fox, Desert cat etc. are main wild life here. Keep lunch box with you for whole day visit. Best season October to March.

Watch Asiatic Lions - Gir National Park

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Gir National Park

160 kms away from Mahatma Gandhi’s birth place Porbander city, is also known as Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and Sasan Gir National park. Established by Government of India in 1965, basically to protect Asiatic lions from poaching and enhance their population. Spread over 1412 sq. kms of which 258 kms are fully protected area. In 2005 April, 359 lions were counted here, about 300 leopards are also here.

Location : District Junagadh, western coastal state Gujrat, India. Nearest railway & bus station– Sasan (1km), nearby town- Junagadh 50 km, Rajkot city-160 kms. Nearby port Diu (Old Portuguese colony) 100 km.

Best Time to Visit : Other than monsoon season, but best from November to April.

Best Way to Reach : Go to Rajkot by air, road or rail than to Sasan by road or rail.

Accommodation : Many types of accommodations are available here but get prereserved.

Fauna : Asiatic lions, leopards, nilgai (blue bull), striped hyenas, wild ass, chinkara, ruddy mongoose, wild boar, chousinga (four horned antelopes), jungle cats, langurs, magar (crocodiles) etc.

Avifauna : Paradise fly catcher, crested serpent eagle, bonneli’s eagle, spoon bill, wood peckers, flamingoes, painted sand grouse, white ibis, black ibis etc.

Center of Attraction : Asiatic lions, leopards, wild hilly surroundings. Park authorities organize “Lion Shows” in Dewaliya zone for visitors which are a major center of attraction.

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Rajasthan

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Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

Beyond doubt a paradise for bird lovers. Also known as Keoladeo Ghana National Park. It was declared as ‘World Heritage Site’ by UNESCO in 1985. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary was created artificially by Maharaja of Bharatpur in 1980.

Location : Bharatpur, Rajasthan. About 60 kms from Agra

Best Time to Visit : For inhabitant birds (Aug- Nov).

For Migratory Birds : (Oct- Feb)

Best Way to Reach Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary :
Nearest airport is at Agra (56 kms) and Delhi (180) kms. Regular rail services are available from all the major cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. One can reach here by road from the main cities of Rajasthan and also from UP, Delhi and Haryana.

Accommodation Near Bharatpur Sanctuary:
Luxury, heritage and budget all types’ hotels are available here. One can find lodges also.

Avifauna: Migratory birds during winters such as- Highly endangered Siberian cranes, Ducks, Larks, Flycatchers, Geese, Pelicans, Stints, Hawks, Eagles, Wagtails, Warblers, Pipits, Buntings, Wheatears, Shanks etc.

Inhabitant birds: Sarus Cranes, Black-necked Storks, Demoiselle Cranes, Darters, Lapwings, Painted Storks and Asian Openbill Storks, Pelicans, and various species of ducks, kingfishers, owls, wading birds, eagles etc.

Fauna: Sambar, Wild Boar, Chital, Nilgai, Jackal, Hyena, Fishing Cat, Jungle Cat, Blackbuck, etc.

Center of Attraction: Highly endangered Siberian cranes which come from Siberia and Central Asia to spend there winters when the rivers of Siberia are frozen in winters.

Black Buck

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Black Buck Picture

Wild Bison

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Indian Bison Picture

Indian Rat Snake

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Rat Snake

Indian Crocodile

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Indian Crocodile

Indian Owl

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Indian Owl

Indian Squirrel

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Picture of Squirrel Found in India

Barasingha

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Barasingha

It is a type of deer found in India and Nepal. This 12-antlered deer are very beautiful species. It is also called Swamp Deer. Its height upto 130 cm and the maximum weight could be 180 kg. They are herbivores so they eat tall grasses and leaves. They like Marshes or swampland to live. The Barasingha is found in India in Gangetic and Brahmaputra basins.

Royal Bengal Tiger

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Royal Bengal Tiger

Indian Rhino

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Indian Rhino at Kaziranga National Park, Assam

National Bird of India

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Indian Peacock

Indian Parrot

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Indian Parrot

Psittacula Krameri Manillensis : Indian Ringneck Parrot is a very smart and intelligent bird having length 16 inches including the tailfeathers. These birds are very charming and social bird. They love to be with their owner. Guava, nuts, chilli are the favorite diet of ringneck parrot.

White Tiger in India

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White Tiger, India

White Bengal Tiger : One of the most important member of cat family. They have full body stripes and it looks like finger prints. The weight of the male tiger between 200-230 kgs and the female tiger between 130-170 kgs. Female tigers are 2.5 mts long and male tigers are 3 mtrs long. The tiger reserve where we can see it :Kanha National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Ranthambore National Park, etc.

Indian Cobras

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King Cobra, India

About King Cobras : The King Cobra also know as Hamadryad, are the most poisonous snakes in the world. They eat rodents, lizards, frogs and other snakes to survive. The average height on an India cobra is about 1 meter and rarely long as 2 meters. The cobras are also worshiped by the Hindus. According to the hindu mythology, lord shiva and lord vishnu used to coiled king cobra in their body parts.

Indian Lion

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Asiatic Lion, India

About Indian Lions : Gujarat Gir National Park is famous lion sanctuary in India. Their height is generally 2.5 m to 2.9 m tall, and their weight between 200 and 250 kg. Their population is increasily now in Gir National Park and is due to the efforts of the authorities of National Park.

Indian Elephants

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Asiatic Elephant, India

About Elephant - Elephants are found in the protected forests in India in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam etc. The population of elephant in India are more than 28,000 including zoos and national parks. The maximum weight of Indian elephants are 5 tons and it can grow upto 11 feet. They are smaller than African elephant. They are worshiped in India and also used for load-bearing.

Assam Rhinoceros

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Rhinos in Assam, India

About Rhinos - Asian Rhinos are found in Assam in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, North Pakistan and in Bhutan. There are five kinds of Rhinos found in the world. They are Sumatran Rhino, Indian Rhono, Javan Rhino, Black Rhino and White Rhino. The black and white Rhinos are also found in Africa, Javan and Sumatran.The Kaziranga National Park in Assam is famous for Rhinos.

Bengal Tiger

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Bengal Tiger in India

About Royal Bengal Tiger - The home of Royal Bengal Tigers is the deltas of Sundarban in West Bengal, Ranthambore in Rajasthan and himalayan region of India. They are also found in Bangladesh, Nepal, Burma and Bhutan. The Royal Bengal Tiger is also the largest member of the cat family. Due to uncontrolled cutting of trees and hunting, their population is less than 3,000 now.