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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The Interest of Spending One Day In Wildlife Habitat

India is a paradise for all nature lovers and is a home for various species of animals. There are many wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in India with lots of rare species. Together these form home for around 30000 birds, 2000 birds’ species, 15000 plants and nearly 3500 mammals. Every year travelers from different parts of the world and from all walks of life come to visit these habitats of natural vegetation and wildlife. India is a proud home of rare species like the Royal Bengal Tiger.

National parks provide an opportunity to visitors to meet many beautiful breeds of plants and animals depending upon the terrain and the area. The uniqueness about national parks and sanctuaries in India is discrepancy they offer. The flora and fauna is vast with natural environs. Visitors can experience an amazing tour in a jeep or sitting on an elephant. The thrilling adventure is simply unforgettable and you always feel like coming back again and again to have a close shave with rare species which you have till now only seen on television.

Ranthambore National Park

This National Park is situated in Eastern parts of Rajasthan and is surrounded by Aravali hills. This park used to be hunting area of Maharajas in Jaipur. Two famous rivers, Banas in North and Chambal in South guard this park. Lush green belts, bunches of mango trees, Piple, Dhok and Banyan trees form the beautiful surroundings. Alternatively you can see open lands and dense forests. The park is characteristically dry and deciduous having maximum Dhok trees. Ranthambore is mainly popular for its Tigers and is a photographer’s paradise. The flora and fauna is spread across comparatively small area. Another attraction of the park is Ranthambore fort situated in the middle of the forest and dates back to tenth century. This is one of the oldest forts in Rajasthan. October-March is the best period to visit Ranthambore.

Corbett National Park

This beautiful park is situated in Himalayan foothills. Corbett national park is popular for wild Tigers, Elephants and Leopards. This area is blessed with natural flora and fauna. This was the first park in India to come under project Tiger and appropriate vegetation makes it a perfect destination for Tiger. Corbett national Park was formed in 1936 and was named Hailey National park. Later on it was named after Jim Corbett who had great contribution in establishment of the park. Project Tiger was started in the year 1973 here and used to be the only Tiger reserve of India.

Sundarbans National Park

The marshy delta of two famous rivers, Ganges and Brahmaputra extends to form vast Mangrove forest. Sundarbans National Park is situated in these mangrove forests. The name Sundarbans was basically originated from Sundari trees that were present in large numbers here. Mesmerizing flora, fauna and various forms of life awaits you in Sundarbans. This park is famous for its Tiger reserve. The great Royal Bengal Tiger lives here and is a major tourist attraction. Every year many visitors from across the world come to meet this rarest of rare species.