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What ar natnal ar?

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Why i th Mhvir Hrin Vnthlitinl Prk n intrting l?

he Mhi Hn VnshiNon Pk ies on he ousks

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Wh the Kau Brahaananda Redd atonalPark unue?

he Ka Bahamananda Reddy Natonal Pak o

KBR Pak a t popaly known i namedafte a fome chef mnite of Andha Padeh It ilocated n the Jbiee il in the heat of ydeabadcity The pak ha ove 600 pecie of pant andtee A fa a wdlife i concened the pak i hometo appoximately 1 3 pece of bid 20 pecie ofepte 20 pece of mammal 5 pece of btte

fie and a wide vaiety of nvetebate a wel apalm civet and mal jnge cat

The pak nqe n that in addton to it magnfcentfoa and fana t ao ha awe-inping hitoictcte wthn t bondaie ike the ChitanPaace of the fome Niam of ydeetabhed a a National Pak n 1 998 to afegad

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Wh th Mrugavan atna ar auar turt dtnat?

Mugavan National Pak i locatedabout 25 kilomete fom

Hydeabad and wa declaed a a NationalPak n 978 The pak coveed with teakandawood and bamboo a wel a manyvaietie of hub and heb woodlandand galand t home to anmal lkethe Indan hae foet cat cvet Indan atnake Ruel vpe and chital. Thee ae

ove 1 00 pece of bd includingwabe peacock gey patidge quaillapwing and fowe peke a wel amyiad of butteflie With it 600 dfeenttype of plant life amang widife andwide ange of natue fiendly activiteMugavani National Pak ha become a

favoute detnaton of both dometc wel a ntenational tout

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The MountHiet NtionlPkinthe

AndmnndNicob Islnds,is nmed fteMount Hiet,the highest pekin the chi-pelgo The pek,in tun, is nmed

te HietTytle, who isemembeed fohe notes t thetime of the evoltof .

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Why i th Si Vnktwaa NationalPak ld by thi n

he S enkatewaa Natona Pak ocated in the Chittoo and

Cuddapah ditct of Andha Padeh tcove an aea of 35362 q km of uggedhly tean and abound n deep gogeteep ope lofty plateau geen valleyand beathtaking watefal

The pak i famou fo ove 1 500 plantpecie and ao fo it ae pece ofwdfe Thee nclude the lende loethe golden gecko and fyng ladThee ae ao many mamma ike thenigai wd boa the occaonal eopadand hyena Nilga the laget Aian

antelopeo bd-watche thee ae ove 1 00pecie of bid to be een The pakwhich wa notfed a a National Pak in998 ut 1 0 km fom Tiupat theabode of Lod enkatewaa and named ae the Lod


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I you arewalkngaround theSultanpurBrdSanctuary, tw take up to

two hours tocover theentre areaBut wth over speces omgratorybrds to lookout or, tmewl just ly!

Where s Capel Bay atona ar?

he Campbel Bay Naiona Pak s onhe Gea Nicoba sand he ages

of he Ncoba Isands These isands aeocaed n he ndian Ocean Campbe Baywas esabshed as a Naona Pak n 1 996,and foms a pa of wha s known as heGea Ncoba Biosphee eseve

The pak coves an aea of 42623 sq kmof opica evegeen foes abondng inochds and ee fens The ochds ae lyspecaca and in smme when al heflowes ae n f boom he pak s abeahakng sigh The anmals nhabinghis pak ncde he cabea ng macaqehe megapode he gian obbe cab andhe Ncoba pgeon Thee ae also myiadspecies of bids ha yo can wach fomspecay bi wachowes

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Why i th Gaatha Natinaar ia?

he Galathea National Paki in the nion Teitoy of

Andaman and Nicoba IlandLocated on Geat Nicoba landit occpie an aea of 1 1 0 q km

Thi pak i home to many aepecie of pant and animathat ae fond only heebecae of the elativegeogaphica ioation of thiegion

he pak i epecially famofo the peence of the giantleatheback te an endangeed pecie Othe animalfond hee incde the watemonito liad the eticlatedpython the endangeed Nicobatee hew wid pig obbecab and the Malayan boxttle The wildlife ao incldethe Nicoba cbfowl theedible net wiftlet the Nicobalong-tailed macaqe andatwate cocodile heGalathea Nationa Pak i alo ageat place fo enthiatic bidwatche and a holiday hee ity a niqe expeience

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Wh th Mahata Gadh Mar atalPar l d wth tur7

he Mahama Gandh Mane Naonal ak sn he Wadoo ego of Souh Andaman

Thepakcovesaaeaof281 5 sq km,and s madeup of a goup of 1 5 slands and ope sea ceeksThs was declaed as a Naonal ak n 1 999

Mos of he pak aea s doed wh sads andsles coveed wh magoves o opcal foess,along wh open ockfaces, and shalow beachesThe mane wondes clude a vaey of coal eefs,myad fsh n all szes ad coous, molusks, shellfsh, safsh, ues, and salwae cocodles

Ths pak s a majo nesng gound fo sea ules,who comehee n hundeds evey yeao ay heeggs Ths naonal pak has many exceleocaos fo snokelg ad scubadvng, and s ahospo fo ecoousm.

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IMiddle Button snd Ntionl Pk

Middle Button Islnd Pk is lso in the

Andmn nd Nicob islnds It is nePot Bli, nd is fmous fo its spotted dee,long with mny othe species of wildlife, swell s fo its beth tking beuty

Wh s the rth Buttn Ilnd Ntol Pr a dealh da st?

he Norh Buon sland Naonal ark coves 044 sq km ofmarine area in he Andaman and Nicoba slands off he eas

coas of Inda I s a wonderful place fo scuba divng andsnorkeling as he boom of he sea is made up mainy of coacovered ocks inerspesed wh paches of sand. his is he homeof he dugong dolphins blue whale waer monor zd and

oher forms of maine lfe ere you will aso find humpbacksnappers gan groupers and schools of spny foo and unconfsh Bouder corals sag horns and fnge corals are some of hesighs o be seen on he reef fas he aea receves heavy anfallfrom June o Ocober every yea and so he bes ime o vsi heNoh Buon Island Naonal ark s from December o Al


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Why the Rn Jhn Mrne ton Prk cedthe ecotourm hub of Ind?

he Ran Jhans Mane Naona ak s he ecoousm huboflndals ocaed n heAndaman

and Ncoba Isands, on he pcuesque Rche'sAchpelago, and s spead ou ove hee sands sabou 40 km fom Baaang sland and coves a oalaea of abou 2561 4 sq km Fom he ecoousmpon of vew, Baaang povdes an excelen oppouny o vew a vaey of habas, fom mangoveso loa foess, o mud vocanoes, as well as nauallmesone caves, mane fe, and bdlfe The panlfe and wldlfe found hee ncude he eesalfoess, mangoves, coa eefs, cocodles, dugongsand bds. Fu-eang bas ae aso found hee Thesands suoundng hs Naona ak oe geaocaons fo scubadvng and snokeng

Ran of Jhansel me n mbatteson coralreefs.


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Imperal Pgeon

South Button IsndNtionl Pk

The South Button IslndNtionl Pk in theAndmn nd Nicob

islnds is fmed fo itsshllow wte coleefs, which mkes it popul site fo scubdiving. It is lso home tothe dugong nd wtemonito lizd. It as

declared as natinalak in the ear

Indas atonal Paks

i the Sddle PekNtionl Pak clled b thisnme?

he Sadde eak Naonaak s ocaed n Noh

Andaman Isand I coves anaea of 325 sq km, and snamed afe he hghes ponn he Andam and Ncobasands, Sadde eak was

decaed as a naona pak nhe yea 996The cmae hee s humd,

wam, and we, and he pakabounds n uxuan, ush geenopca anfoess

A unque feaue of hs pak s

he suned evegeenvegeaon suoundng hepeak, whch s 732 mees hghThe man anma speces n hepak compses Andaman wdpgs, wae mono zad, andSa Wae Cocode Thempoan bds found hee ae

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Wh th aaha atnal ar an Nadaphanrttal xrn? Naionalark

he Namdaha Naonal Pak covengan aea of 1 80782 sq km s ocaed n

Aunachal Padesh n noheas nda hemaesc gau eehan malayan blackbea wd goa musk dee and sow loscan be seen hee along whges leoadshe ae snow leoad and couded

leoadSome of he ans and anmals foundhee canno be seen anywhee ese n hewold o he bd-enhusas he foesshees many ae and heaened secesfound ony n he Noh Eas such as geyeacock heasan ed headed and Wads

ogons wedgebled wen babbe snowyhoaed babble h adges hebeaufu nuhach and fve df r nseces of he maesc honbl

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Whh Natnal Park n Ind a aated wththe nehrned Indan rhner?

he azanga Naonal ak n Assam s a Wod

eage Se and he naual home of hefamous onehoned ndan hnoceos. ee youw fnd hck foess eephan gass mashesshaow poos and eeds spead ou ove 85898 sqkm

The pak conans abou , 5 speces of nda'sheaened mammals has he wold's lages

popuaon of ndan hnoceos Ohe mammasnclude capped angus hoolock gbbons gesGanges dophns gaus sambas swamp dee andhe ndan munac

azanga Naona ak s pehaps one of he asaeas n easen nda undsubed by a human

Indian pesence and as such s one of nda's_naual

Rhinoceros easues.

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Great Wh the Mn Ntnl Prk Ind rde?Hornbill

he Manas Naiona Pak ocaed n he foohills

of he Himaayas n Wesen Assam wasdecaed a ige eseve in 974 and a Wod HeiageSie in 985 and a naonal pak n 990 The focaponof Manas Naonal Pak is he enchaning ManasRve

The sancuay is home o a gea vaey of widlfeha ncudes he golden langu hspid hae pygmy

hog capped langu ndan onehoned hnoceoselephan gau and hog dee I is one of he igeeseve sancuaes in Inda Manas s known fo spoec ges hnos and eephans and is one of hewo ige poecs n Assam The dvese haba ofManas is an ideal home fo a vaiey of speciazedbds oo The pak boass of he ages popuaion of

he endangeed Bengal foican n he wold and isalso a gea pace o see he gea honbil

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Hello Sam ar,wold o lke to taste

soe samar?

Whr th Nar Natona ar?

he Namer Naonal ark n Assam ssuaed n he foohs of he Hmalayas

and covers an area of 200 sq km The ark s aTger Reserve and here you wll fnd SamarBarkng deer Hog Deer Wd Boar and Gaur aswell as Tgers Elephans eopard Couded

eopards and Sloh Bears The Capped angurand Jacka along wh ndan Bson angonndan Wld Dog and Cve Ca are amongs hespeces found n he park

Many rare rds have aso een spoed herencudng he Whe Bled Wood Duck and fourspeces of Horn

The lion-

tildcque inndngdpece ofonkeyfound onlyn pocket of

vgnforet inouthwetIndi.

CloudedLeopard


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Why doe the Diru SaihowaNationa ar have a peiapae in Aam?

he DbuSakhowa Naoalak Assam, ad spaws

ove 340 sq km was fomed bymegg he wo eseve foessof Dbu ad Sakhowa, ad wasdeclaed a aoal pak 1 999

DbuSakhowa s amog he

mos vba wdeess o Eah,ad s also dsc fo s psescec beauy Suaed hefood plae of he Bahmapua,Dbu-Sakhowa s a safe have fomay edageed speces of wldlfe, cudg ove 300 speces of

bds, boh edageed admgaoyOve 25 speces of mammas

have bee ecoded cludgges, eephas, eopads, uglecas, beas, smal Ida cves,squels, Gagec dolphs, slow

os, ad Assamese macaquesThe ma aacos, howeve,ae he whe wged wood duckad he bghy cooued wldhoses, kow as fea hoses

' TheMouing

Nationa ar i inArunaha radeh. t inamed ater thehighet pea in thetate, Mouling.'Mouling' mean 'red

poion,' and reer tothe red latex rom atree whih i oundonly in thi area. Thepar ha een reog-nized a one o the biodiverity hotpoto the world.

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Why the Kange Valley Pa a anatng plae?

he Kanger Valey Naonal ark is spread ou

over 200 sq km of picuresquey hlly erran nChhasgarh Saehe beauiful park derives s name from he Kanger

River which flows hroughou is lengh The KangerValley aaned he saus of a naiona park n 1 982The park has foress of sal eak and bamboo reesTigers eopards mouse deer wid ca chal sambar

barkng deer ackas angurs rhesus macaque slohbear and wld boar are some of he wild animalsfound here

Hill myna spoed owle red ungle fowls rackeailed drongos peacocks parros and seppe eagesare jus a few of he brd species ha make he park afascinang place Besdes wdlfe and pans here

are many ouris aracons nside he park such ashe Kuamsar Caves Kailash Caves Dandak Cavesand Tirahgarh Waerfals

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Why i the Indravati NatinalPark au?

he ndava Naona aks famous fo s ge

eseve In fac s he onyge eseve n he sae ofChhasgah The pak ges sname fom he Indava Rvewhch flows hough he pak

fom eas o wes.The pak boass of exocvaees of opcal flowesespecay ochds The gassands abound n wd bufaloesbakng dee and heds ofngas The wdfe aso

ncudes baasnghas gaussambas wld dogs sloh beahyenas and manyohe specesHoweve he ndava Naonalak s mos famous fo heepes found hee One cansee cocodles baskng n he

sun as wel as Indan chameleons cobas and ndan ockpyhons

The ak also has an neesng vaey of bd fe hancludes he hl myna ceege paos bulbu koes fly

caches and weave bds

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Indas Natonal Paks

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to hunt mousedeer.


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H dd th Guru Ghada atna argt t a?

he Guru Ghasdas Naonal Park nChhasgarh s named aer a famous

reforms, Guru Ghasdas, who ved beween1 756 and 1 850 The Guru Ghasdas NaonaPark s acuay a par of he former SanjayNaonal Park Ths park was formed whenChhasgarh was sp from Madhya Pradesh

o form a separae sae.The parks hly erran, dense fores, grasslands, and rvers perfecysupporhewdfepopuaon of he regon Tgers, leopards,chal, nlga, chnkara, jackas, sambar, fourhorned anelopes, junge ca, barkng deer,porcupne, monkey, bson, srped hyena,

sloh bear and wld dogs are some of hecommon speces found n hs regon Thebes me o vs hs pace s from Novemberoune

Stried Hyena

Te eseve

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of33565sqkmTheVlm Tereeve wsestblshed n It s thesecond terreserve n

Bhr nd theehteenth nInd


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Whh atal park latd Ga?

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oas Moem Naional

akis inheWesenGhas nea he own ofMolem 60 km souheasfom anaji he caia ciyof Goa he ak was ealieknown as Moem GameSancuay I was decaed

a widlife sancuary in 1 969,and enamed BhagwanMahavee Sancuary Thehick junges of he akae home o a vaiey ofwidlife ha includes hebaking dee bengaige

eoad bonne macaqueand he Maabar giansquie

Bonnet Macaue with its baby

The ak is so famousfohe 2 cenuyambdiSua eme Devi'sCanyon Sunse oin and

ambdi Wae Falls

ndas Natonal Parks

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Th Og Ntol Prk s th oldest gmerese i the stte of Assm. It les o heorther bk of the Brhmputr iver, d

covers r of km.

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Wh th r Frt atnalar rtant t atln?

he G Foes Naoa ak Guaa was esablshed

1 975 I coves a aea ofabou 25871 sq km, ad s hesoe home of he pue Asaclos

The foes ad he os wee decaed as poeced' he eay 1 900's by he awabof he pcey sae of JuagadhThs was a mpoa ep hecosevao of he os whosepopuao had plummeed ooy ffee, because hey weehued as ophes oday, hesacuay s eaoalyaccamed fo successfulysavg hs pecous specesfom he bk of exco

G I'm non Gi his is a nice

pace indeed!

The sacuay s also famousfo s emakabe bdpopuao addo o helos, he G Foes suppos ach bodvesy compsg 32specesofmammals 26specesof epes I also has hedsco of beg home ohe ages leopad populaosof da

Lion in Gi FoestNational Pak


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Hw dd th VlavadarBlackuck Natna Park gtts na?

This national park in Gujaratgets its name from the fact

that it s meant primarily to be asanctuary for blackbucks. Ths sa land of wide-spread goldengrasslands, where spiralhorned

antelope or the blackbucks canbe seen boundng up out of thegrasses.

Close to the coast, there arewetlands full of birds. Pelcansflamingos, ducks, waders, coots,white storks, paintd storks, andderent species of cranesmakethe park a treat forbirdwatchers.

Blackbuck

Thousands of harrers fromEurope stay here durng winter,and one of the fy rarest brdsn the world, the lesser florcan ,

is also a regular visitor.

Anima Populati

The Dibru Saikhow National Park has astaggring ppultn f nials- ver 3spcies f mphbins, species f reptiles,2 spces f birds, 2 spcis of mamals,

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specis f fsh! Is t any wndr tht iths been declrd bisphere reserve

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Wh u Kuth Marar unu?

Indas fs mane wdlfesancuay and fs mane

naonal pak wee ceaed nhe Gulf of uch n 1 980 and1 982 especvey Thesancuay coves 458 sq kmof whch he pak coves

1 6289 sq km I s an achpeago of 42 opcal sandsha le along he nohencoasof amnagadscandhe souhen coas of uch

Wh th Sutan ur B rSatuar and ataar a ut t rrd vr?

he Sulanpu BdSancuay and Naonal

ak n ayana s a populaous desnaon especayn wne when mgaoyds fom al ove he woldfock hee Suaed conveneny close o New DelhGugaon Fadaad and

Noda he pak coves an aeaof .43 sq km The sa aacons ae he hundeds of

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The sancuay s n he nedalzonehs s he aea eween heowes and hghes de evels

whch means ha les eowwae n hgh de and s exposeddung low de Ths unquefeaue gves he vso a chanceo oseve he ches dvesy ofmane haas n he counyncludngsalnegassandsmashy

aeas ocky shoes mudflasceeks esuaes sandy sandscoa eefs and mangoves

The mangove ees can edenfed y he pecula oos


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which each up hough he mud and

ou of he wae They ae he beednggounds fo coonies of neaheaenedspeces of bds such as paned sokdae and blacknecked Ibis

Some of he fnescoal eef finge islandsae found hee oo.Thesecoouful ock-lke

fomaons povdeshee and safebeedng gounds fovaous ny manespecies In sho heGulf of uch Maineak is a easue ove

of maine life haaffods he vso aunique and hllngexpeience

dfeen mgaoy ds

whch fly in fom RussiaTukey and Eas Euopeancounieseveyyeaduingwne These incude heSbeian cane geaefamingo uf nohenpnal yelow wagailwhie wagal osy pelicanspoed edshank andongbiled pip

In summe au 1 scesof mgaoy bds such asAsan oe comb duck andcuckoos can be seen

Grar Flamgs

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Bids in Molem

Mollem Ntonl Pk is idwtche'sdem. The iy lueid, wgtils,

theetoed kngshe, dongo, goldenoiole nd the get Indn honill e

some o the species oud hee. Buttelies o mny specieslke lue momo, nd cimson ose dd to the euty othe pk.

LeopardWhy is the Kes NtionlPk d Sctuy clled ythis ?

he Kalesa Naoal arkes he foohls of he

Shvak Rages of hemaayas aog he YamuaRver he Yamua Nagardsc of ayaa Leopadsghora bakg dee sambacha ae some of he amalsha ca be see hee

The pak s aso home o heed ugle fowl Ohe specesof bds ha ca be spoedhere ae he gey hoodedwabe ed bed bluemagpe cesed sepe eagegey capped pygmywoodpecke ad bue beadedbee eae The pak s amedaer a Shva empe ocaed he poeced area

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ncudemaayanmalayan

thetah the

muskdee and snow

eopad.It aso has moe

than 200 speces ofbds. The pak s weknown as the mostmpotant locaty nInda fo the endan

geed westentagopan

Raptos ae aso apomnent featue ofthe pak wth lammegees malayangon vultues and

goden eagles bengseen egulaly.

No doubt,ths hon has madeou an endangeed

one!

Whh are the edagered amasud the P Vae Nat a Park?

he n Vaey Natona ak s n thecod deset egon of Spt n

macha adesh Ths vaey s the

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Salim Ali

natua habitat of a numbeof endangeed animasincuding the imalayanibex snow leopad bhaa

woolly hae Tibetan wofand snow cockn summe ae bids like

the imaayan snowcockchuka snow patidge andsnow finch fouish in theaea

This is the time when wildoses with thei gogeouspink blooms add biliantsplashes of colou that foma stiking contast to theaid landscape

The best time to visit the

Pin Valeyis duing summebetween the months ofune to Octobe

das Natona Parks

How dd the Slm Al tonlPr get t nme?

Fomey known as the CityFoest Nationa Pak the Salim

Ai Nationa Pak spead ove 9 sqkm is a potected aea locatedwithin the capita city of Si naga inJammu and ashmi The pak isnamed afte the famous IndianOnithologist and Natuaist Saim

AliThe pak is home to the hangul

the endangeed antelope and thewidife hee incudes the seowchaka mona and the ae snowcock The best season to visit thepak is fom Apil to Octobe .''> ndf.'

:Pk

The nd tonl Prk nGujrt pred over ne of 24 q m, n the

mountn of the WeternGht. It h dene foret ofbmboo nd tll tek treend bound wth orchd,mngo grove nd ggntcceeper. The prk h moethn 250 pece of plnt,ncludng lrge vety of

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Wh a th ahga atna Par ntalratd?

he achgam Naona ak in Jammu and ashmwas fomed by eocang en vllages and he name

ofhe pak lealy means en Vages' The pak has beena poeced aea since 90, fis unde he Mahaaah ofJammu and ashm and ae unde he ndanGovenmen was upgaded o a naiona pak n heyea 9

The hangul o ashmi sag s he mos famous of he

endangeed species found hee and he pak s alsohome o many ohe exoic wldife ncuding musk deeleopad imaayan gey angu leopad ca malayanback bea imalayan bown bea ackal hi fox andmalayan wease

Thee s aso a specacua vaiey of bids pesen fomhe cnnamon spaow back bubul imalayan mona

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Sow Leopard

Wha are the ma eature o the Hematoal Park?

he Hems Natonal Pak s the onynatonal pak n nda that es noth

of the Hmalayas It s a hgh alttude pakn Eastern Ladakh

Spread over 3350 sq km, the pak shome to 1 6 speces of mammas. It s thepotectedhomeforendangered mammalslke leopads Asatc bex betan wolfthe Euasan brown bear and the ed fox

Of these the snow eopard s the starattracton. he pakalso has the dstnctonof beng the ony habtat of shapu o theLadakh ural n nda

he Hems Natona Park s also a dreamdestnaton for bdwatches he park shome to ove 70 speces of brds. he400-yeaold Hems Monastey the lagestmonastey n Ladakh s also ocated wthnthe pak.

Indas Natonal Paks

ew atonal

ParkThree newnatonal parkswereetab-lhed nHmachalPradeh n

200 They arethe Inderklla,Smbalbara,and hrgangaatonal Park.Of the three,the hrgangaNatonal Park sthe largest.

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The Hemis Festivl

held every summerttheHemis

Monstery is big drw for tourists.There re no metlled or motorblerods within the prk but there remny trekking routes tht re verypopulr. There re no hotels either

but there re six villges within theprk where home sty fcilities revilble.

What s Bet atia rk kwn fr?

B

etla National Pak, earlier known as Palamu Sanctuary, is one

of the most wdey known natonal arks in the Noth Easternat of the Indian subcontnent. Pue stands of sa forest, richevegreens, teak trees and bamboo thckets are home to some 37

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detals.

tigers, 62 leoads, 21 0elehants and 249 bisonSome of the otherimortant animals foundin this ak are anthers,wild boas, sloth bears,chitals, sam bars, nilgais,angus, jackals, smallIndan civets andanteating angolins.

Thee are also 1 74 seciesof birds, along withretiles, and more than

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Why s th Nghl Ntnl Pk clld by thsn?

T

he Nagarahole Natonal Park n Karnataka alo

known a the Rajv Gandh Natonal Park. On tnorthern part the Kabn Rver and on t outhernrnge the Bandpur Natonal Park dam on theKabn Rver and t reervor eparate the two natonalpark. Nagarahole Natonal Park bleed wth acnatng wldle here are gray wamp lned wth teakand eucalyptu and parklng wateral a well a rch

tropcal oret where the Maharaja o Myore onceued to hunt. he park ha a large elephant and bonpopulaton. here are alo tge leopard loth bearand wld dog a wel a potted deer ambar and wldboar here are around 50 pece o brd too a wella amphban and repte ncludng o coure nake!


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PapiodaNatioa

Pa

The PapiodaNatioal Pa islocated o thebas of theive Godavai,ad stetchesovea aea

coveig theemajo distictsofAdhaPadesh.Located i theegio of theEaste Ghats,this Natioal

Pa is home toseveal aevaieties of wildaimals adbids. Thediffeetspecies offloathat ae foudithePapiodaNatioal Paiclude tea,ose myle,cepe myle,Idia

osewood, adattle pod

Idas Natoal Parks

Wh is he Ash Naoa Parassociatd ith iges?

The Ansh Natonal Pak in Kanataka isthe habitat o Benga tiges as wel as

black panthes an Inan elephants. It hasthe ae stncton o beng the only pakin Asa whee the black panthe s on

natally. he pak abons n wile likethe nian bison, sloth bea, Inian wboa, bonnet macaqe, nothen plainsgay lang, an the gay slene loisThee ae abot 97 ae species o bishe eptile popaton s vey mpessivetoo.

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h the Bandiur N 1lOaarkau?

T

he Bandipu Natona Pak

les at the oothils o theWesten Ghats n Kanataka Iwas set up by the Mahaaja oMysoe in 1 9 3 1 and becamone o nda' sst tige Cjr j.; ::".iIn 1 94, Bandpu became anational pak he entie aeanow constitutes the vast NlgiBiosphee Reseve, one ondia's most extensive tacts opotected oest

Bandpu's vast open spacesmake it a pleasant andconvenent outing o visitosto seethe elephant in ts natualsuoundings

n addition to tiges andelephants, some o the otheanmals that can be seenncude the bonnet macaque,smoothcoated otte commonpalm civet, junge cat, andchtal

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Bndipu Ntionl Pk

Butterl ark

The BnneghttBiologicl Pk hs thecount's it butteflypkIt is sped out oe

7.5 ces , nd includes buttely consetoy,museum nd udioisul ooThe consetoy hs loely topicl settingwith host of plnts ndshubs to attct butteflies

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What th atr tharhatta ata ar?

T

he Bannerghatta National Park is

n Karnataka Spread aoss anaea of ove 104 sq km, theBannerghatta Natonal Park was established n the year 1 94 A part of the _

u Par

national park has been delared a -boogal park WIhe park houses a zoo, onservatoes, and a museum The pak isfamous fo a wde variety of bids andanmas, and s espeiay known for tstige and ion safaris Leopads, lions,zebas, bengal tges, panthers, porupines, hnoeoses, elephants,spotted dees, whte tges, bson,

panthers, and bears an bespotted wthin the park

The park s dotted withflora that attats over 0dfferent speies of butteflies, and the park has thedstnton of

housing the firstever butterflyonservatory nIndia

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Kada Wateral lsThe Kadambi Waterallsn Kudremukh Natinal

Park s an aweinspiringsight n the nswhen the waterthunders dwn ajesti-cally. The falls can bevewed rmthe radside

itself

Why d tursts lck t KudreukhNatnal Park?

he Kudremukh National Park islocated in the Western Ghats in

Karnataka he park is named aer a peakshaped like a horses ace the name in

act means horse ace' The park coversour mountain ranges named KudremukhKerekatte Kalasa and Shimoga hemountains are clothed with eucalyptuscasuarinas and acacia auriculiormis treeswhile the wide array o wildlie includestigers leopards wild dogs Malabar giantsquirrels common langurs jackals andgiant lying squirrels he park is also hometo several species o birds like the Malabartrogon Malabar whistling thrush greatpied hornbill and the mperial pigeon


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What are the to thnthe Eravula atonalPar ot aou or?

The EravkulamNatonal Park was

oncea huntng preserve o

the Brtsh. t was declareda sanctuary n 19, wththe ntenton o protectnga hghly endangeredmountan goat the Nlgrtahr n 198 t became a ilgiri Thrnatonal park The man

body o the natonal park otter and dusky strped squrrels a hgh rollng plateau. among others About 10 speces o

Spread out along the brds have been recorded here ascrest o the Western Ghats well as 100 speces o butterles nnthehghrangesoldukk addton to the Nlgr tahrdstrct o Kerala the park ravkulam Natonal Park s alsoalso s the abode o other amed or the spectacular mass

lttle known auna such as lowerng o the shrub neelakurunthe Nlgr marten ruddy whch takes place n the grasslandsmongoose small clawed once every twelve years

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Wh was Mathietta Sha decared aatia ar?

Mathkettan Shola n the Idukk dstictof Keala was declaed a national pak

to potect the widlife and ch iodiesty ofthe aea. t s pat of the elephant coido andhome to ae and magnificent widlife ikeelephant tige panthe Indian son and

Nigii tah. he pak poides an ecelenthaitat fo a wide aiety of mammals idsuttefles and eptiles. he aea unde theMathkettan Shola Nationa Pak has pats ofthe Cadamom Hill Resee which was ealeleased out fo plantations he pak is neaothe national paks like Eaikulam and

Pampadum Shola National Pak.

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Cheer up Ths sour natonal park.

Bgica reasures

Silent lleyhs bout000 speciesof flowerinplnts, 07species oforchids, 00ferns nd fenal lies, 200

liewots, 75lichens, andbout 200lae Mnyof these reuniuetothiseion, whileothes re

extremelyre, nd newspecies econstntlybeindiscoeed nddition, the

Silent lleyhs fou typesof foests!

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Keep silence,Ths s Slent

ll

Why th Si lnt VallyNatinal Paralld NaturGift t Manind?

The Silent Valley NatonalPark in Kerala i niqe in

many way It i ht off fromthe world a t i rronded onall ide by montan

contino rdge and teep

cli A a relt it hielded from extreme of climate and at theame time it floa and fana have remained elatvely ntochedince time immemorial.

The Silent Valley Natonal Park i the niqe preeve of a natralrainforet that pobably date back 0 million year he park ihome to 34 pecie of mammal 292 pecie of bird 3 pecie ofreptile 22 pecie of amphibian 1 3 pecie of fihe 00 pecie

of btteflie and moth beide a mltitde of lower for ofanmal life mot of whch are yet to be docmented. Of thee themot famo eident of the park i the lion-tailed macaqe whoename ha become almot ynonymo with that of the valley.

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H did aadu Sha atina arget its nae?

he ampadum Shola Natonal ak islocated in the eastern part of Western

Ghats n Keaa Mistyandcloudythroughoutthe yea, the park has hillocks of aryngheights, forests and grasslands Speciesof trees, 4 species of hebs and shubs and6 species of cmbers make the ark abotanst's dream

n addtion to elephants, gaurs, leopads,wld boars, sambar and common angus,thee ae many ae, endangered and uniquespeces of wldfe too he name of the parkampadum Shoa means the forest wheethe snake dances'

Pmpdum SholNtionl Prk

A So o

Anudi Sholatin Pr iscted ngthe WesternGhtsintheIdui district ofKera. lt repre-

sents one of thelrgest sholforest

ecsystes inthe country,with uniquebidiversity ndcite. These

frests rettlly free frhun habit-tins ithin itsbundries Theforest hs continuouscnpy interspersed witheerging grss-lnds. Mny ofthe speciesnoted here refund nly here,nd se are in

the thretenedctegory.

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Pryar NatioalPark

What ar f th attratn f th aratnal a?

he Peiar Nationa Park and WidifeSanctuar in Keala is famous as an eephant

and tiger reseve The sanctua suounds thepictuesque Peia Lakethat was fomed when theMuaperia Dam was built in 89 Sixttwodifeent kinds of mammals have been ecorded inPeriar, including man threatened ones Thee aearound tiges and nea 1000 elephants in theeserve aea Anothe ae anima gimpsed hee isthe Nigiri tar The pak aso has ove 30 kinds ofbirds 4 vaieties of reptiles, difeent kinds ofinsects, some of which ae found onl in theWesten Ghats, and a emakable numbeofbuttefies- some of which are even dangeous

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Piate inPeriy r The ae liontailed acaquethe Nilgii

langu, the coon languand the bonnet acaque aeoe of the piate that canbe found in the PeiyaNational Pak and Wildlife

Sanctuay

Whee i theBandhavgah atinaPa ituated?

Bandhavgarh NationalPark in Madhya

Pradeh lie amidt theoutlying hill of theVindhya Range. he arkwa the former huntingreerve of the Maharajaof Rewa and at reent ia famou natural hu forwhite tiger White tigernow a major attractionaround the world' zoowere firt dicovered inRewa not far from here

he ark i alo famoufor the larget reedingouation of leoardand variou ecie of deerOher form of wildlife likenigai chauingha chitalchinkara wild oar andometime foxe andjackal can alo e een.

he ark ha more than ecie of mammaland 0 ecie of ird awell a a large variety ofretile.

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n the Silent lleyNtionl Pk, thee e28 species of butte

flies. f these nine enot found nywhee elsein the wold!

Inda s Natonal Paks

Wh i the Kaha atial aiated with RudardKiig?

Kanha National Park nMadhya Pradesh has the

reputaton o beng one o theinest and best administered parksin Asa. The park has a tiger reservethat was created in 1 94, and it isthe ony habitat o the rarehardground Barasingha, otenreerred as the ewel o KanhaOther mammas ound here arethepanther, chital, sambar, and blackbuck

Dd you know that Kanha is theplace that has been descrbed byRudyard Kipling in hs great book,he Jungle Book'?

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andhavgarh For

and s truy the lfelne of the reserve.he pak can pobably boast of thehghest densty of the paadsefly-catches and s rch n brd fe too.

he park's area ncudes the former

shootng eserves of the estwhe royastate of Panna and Chhattarpu Due tots proxmty to one of the bestknowntoust attactons n Inda Khajurahothe Panna Natonal Park s recognzedas an exctng stopover destnaton

Bandhavgarh F.Bandhvgrh ort, believed tobe around 2,000 yers old, islocated top the BandhvgrhHil l, in the centre of the ntionlprk. The fort was the set ofrulers of ewa Stte. Today, thepark is home to mny endn-gered species of vultures

ndas Natonal Paks

Bamini Ddr

One ofthe mosbeutiful spotsin KnhNational Prk isBmini Ddar,also known asSunset point.

Here, you cngze on lushgreen vists ofdense forestswhile the sunslips downbelow thehorizon in

blze of glory.

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Mst NtnPks

MdhyPdesh ndtheAndmn

nd NicbIslnds hve themximumnumbe fntin pksin nd nineech lnteest-ingly, thee isn ntnlpk n Punjb.

apyt be a Pench

Tiger!

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Hanuman Langur

Wht th ttctns the PchNtn P nd g Resev

Nelng in he Souhern ope ofhe Sapua ange of Cenral India,

he Pench Naonal Parkandiger Reerveencopae he Inda Priyadarhin

Pench Naional Pak, he Mowgi PenchSancuay, and a buffe zone I wadeclaed a naional park b heGovernen of Maharaha n 19 andreceived he ofcial au of igerReerve of India in 1 999 he park i fourdifeen foe egon n one, wih an

aazing variey of ree hrub graeciber, weed and herb, wh eakbeng he o proinen of he eepecie. he park i hoe o 33 pecie ofaal, 1 4 pece of bid, 0 peceof fhe 1 0 pecie of aphibian, 30pecie of repie, and a wide variey of

nec life Viing Pench Naonal Pak ian enighenng experience fo eveyone.

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MadhavNational Park

Wh i th Mdhv Ntion Pk uniu?

The Madhav National Par s a uniquemture o natural splendour, hstory, and

architectura wonders Another unique eatureis that t has the eco systems o both laes andorests. Located in Madhya Pradesh, the parhas two laes, Sahya and Madhav Sagar. Marshcrocodiles are seen in abundance in the SahyaLae, and are a popular tourist attraction. hepar has dierent types o orests, and is home

to antelopes ie nilgai, chinara and chowsngaas well as deer le chital, sambar and barngdeer hewidlieaso ncludes leopards, woves,wild pigs, porcupines, marsh crocodles andpythons

Deep inside the Madhav Natonal Par, at itshighest point, stands the equisite George

Castle It was built by Jivaj Rao Scindia o theGwalior royal amly or an overnight halt ortiger shooting by the British Kng George Vwhen he was to pass that way durng hs vsit toIndia in 1 9 1 1 .


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Prct Tigr

Prct Tigrws lunchdin 973 by thGvrnmnt fIndi t prtctnd consltigrs, s wes rs fbilgiclimprtnc,bthsntinlhritg, nf nymntnd ductin

f t pplAn stimtd3,697 s kms bnbrvd str hbitt,n tstimtd

nubrft irs is1411

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Wow! Are oua tger from the black

and whte era?

Wh s th Sana atna ar aus?

Th Sanjay Natonal Pak n MadhyaPradsh s on of th argst wdlf

sanctuas n Madhya Pradsh h park smad up of hlls vallys dp gogs and

plans wth numous stams h fora nths Natonal Park conssts many of babusal bl bambo paas hwa b bja khartndu dhawda phus hlctrs saaaand tak As rgards th wldf th major

Scnd rgst Bidivrsity Bas

Indi hs th scnd lrgst bidivrsity bs in th wrld Its wildl ifsncturis nd ntinl prks rhm t th lrgst numbr f tigrsnd nhrnd rhincrs in thwrld, s wll s th lmst xtinctAsitic lin, nd lrg prcntg f

th ttl lphnt ppultin

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attaction s the elephant. hemost commony found speciesincude bson chta panthewolf fou-honed anteope

baking dee wild dog sambachnkaa bue bul hyena wldboa bea and cocodle

In the wnte months thesanctuay comes alive wth theflutte of cooufu bids andthei chipng

ousts can vst the pakfom the months of Octobe toJune as this is the tme that thesa nctua y is at its most bea utfu I.he pak is famous fo the factthat it was hee that last of thewhite tges Mohan was saved

fom extnction

lephnt

Poject

Elephntws

lunched in 1 992 to ensuethe longtem suvivl ofthe elephnt popultion inthei ntul hbitts indieent sttes. AndhPdesh, AunchlPdesh, Assm,hkhnd, Kntk,Kel, Meghl,Nglnd, Oiss,Tmil Ndu, Uttkhnd,Utt Pdesh nd WestBengl e the tes in

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Wht do we ow out StpurNtol Pr

The Satpura National Park is inMadhya Pradesh t was set up

in 1981 , mainly or the onservationo tigers the national animal o ndiahe wildlie here is asinating andinludes spotted dear ndian bisonor gaur tigers eopards wild boar

wild dogs sloth bear blak bukPorupine sambar and our hornedantelopes or howsingha

here are birds in plenty orbirdwathers too he best time tovisit the park is during the months oNovember to Marh: during

monsoons it remains losed

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Crooile t Vn Vihr

ndia's aional Paks

Wht i the i potnce of the

Vn Vih Ntionl Pk

The Van Vhar NaionalPark in adha Pradesh is

near he Upper Lake o Bhopalis capial ci. he Van VharNaional Park has been

developed as a zoological parkin which wid animals areconained sael in heir nauralseings Herbivores like chialsam bar and nilgha can beseen under ree ranging condions while animals lke he

iger lion leopard hencrocodile and gharial are heldin capive condiions. Largenumbers o birds requen hispark over 00 species. hemigraor waerowl come ingrea numbers n he adoining

eensive weland o he biglake. Apar rom his hecommon pariah ke greahorned ow shikra and kesrelare some o he mporan birdso pre. he upper lake is heabode o a wide arra o birds

and more han 40 species omigraor birds visi his areaduring winer.

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Rudard Kipling

Jungl Boo

Much of udydpng's ThJungl Boo' s stn Pnch NtonlP, nd thchct of Mowglws nspd by SWllm HnySmn'spmphlt, AnAccount of WolvsNuung Chldn

n Th Dns',whch dscbs wolfboy cptudn Son dstctn th vllg ofSnt Bo n 83.In fct, mny of ThJungl Boo'

loctons ctulloctons n thSon dstct.

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Hoora...

What s sal aout th ugaalatonal Pr?

T

e Gugama National Pak in

Maaasta was estabised in19. t is ocated in te Satpua Hisand is te ony pak in te state tat stilas tiges It is a division o Melgat igeReseve. e pak as a weat o otewildie too incuding pantes slotbeas wild dogs sambas as wel as

ates ying squiels ceetals nilgaiswild boas angus esus monkeysand macaques Migatoy bids om alove te wold lock to tis pak too

Barking Dr

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Paradiseycatcher

What theavegan atna

a et nwn r?

he Navegaon NationaPar n Eaten Mahar

ahtra i a popuar oret reortSet n the Vdabha region itha a pctureque lae etamdt luh green hll and the

even pea uoundng thelae ae nown a Sat Bahini orSeven Siter' here ian landn the middle o the ae andthe aea aound the ae omthe Dr Salm Al Brd Sanctuary

heparaboundwthoeto tea haldu jamun awatmahua ain bhel and bhorige panthe bionambar niga chtal wldboa loth bear and wlddog are ao to be een heeBut Navegaon i mot amouor t bird Here you canexperience the thrll o pottinga carlet minvet a paradielycatche or the blue lah o aingher he Dr Salm Ali BrdSanctuary n Navegaon hometo almot 0 percent o themigratory bd een in Maharahta

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Wr t Saa a atal ar?

The Sanjay Gandhi Nanal Park is in heMumbai suburb f Bival In spie f

beng surrunded by Mumbai's urban spalhe park des have a sizeabe ppulan fbg cas like panhers has he repuain fbeng he ms vsied nainal park and alsbeing he rld's lages park ihn ciylms

he fes enclsed in he park is an deadelling place fr many varieies f ildanimas hese nclude bnne and hesusmacaque chial Indian hare gay langu andsambar in addin big cas he Pak s abirdaches dream rm he iny ckelsfler pecker and humming bird hemajesc hie bellied sea eagle he paadiseflycacher he elusve rgn many speciesf kingfishers and drngs can be seen

alat al

ar

alatalaraaratra ttrrt t SaarrRa raal trt t Saarra arl

23 aal122 r 20 aaa rtla t rt arax alaarat trt aW

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Tigr atTadoda

NaioalPark

Wht re the interesting fetures of the TdobNtion Prk?

The adoba Nationa Pak ies in the Vidabhaegion o Mahaashta and is oen eeed to

as the ewel o vidabha/ he pak is located in the

heat o a eseve foest/ and oms a pat o theadoba Andhai ige Reseve. o the southwest isthe huge/ bamboo inged adoba Lake/ which isthe home o the mash cocodile/ and attacts manywate bids like cattle egets/puple moohens and

jacanas. Onithologists will get to see as many as18 1 species o bids he sta attaction isundoubtedly the ige adoda National Pak hasaound 50 iges/ as well as othe ae Indianwildlie incuding leopads/ gau/ wild dogs/ slothbeas/ ungle cats/ hyenas and difeent othespecies o Indian dee such as samba/ chital/ nilgaiand baking dee. he adoba Nati9Iark is theodest national pak in Maharasha ': _

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Wh h K aaaa ar ?

The eibu Lmjo NtionlPk in Mnipu is the

world's only foating nationa

pk n is the lst ntulhbitt of the Mnipu bowntlee ee Sngi It ischcteize by mny flotingecompose plnt mteistht e locly clle phumis

Two this to thee fouths ofthe totl pk e is fome byphumis which occupy thesouth-easternsideoftheLoktak

ke the lgest feshwteke in Ini It is the Sngiwhich is alsocaledthe dancingee which hs pie of pcein the folkloe n cutue ofMnipu Stte n is the sttenim

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Kanh Cav

Th KanhCav n SanjaGandh NatnalPak v u almp ntAnnt BuddhtInda . Mt fth 1 09 av,hlld ut f

th k, amall ll mantf Buddhtmnk. Th manav hu, anda an mmntatu f LdBuddha. Tha al avthat a mant tb ud a paall. Th ava blvd tav bnavd btwn

h 1sl

ntuB, and th 9ntu AD.

ndas Natnal Paks

What th a f th Nkatna a?

The Nokek Nationa ark is inMeghaaya, which is regae as the

wettest state of Inia It is the firstbiosphere eseve of its kin in thenotheast egion Nokek is the highestpeak in the Gao Hils, an is home toifferent species of wi animals inclingeephants an hooock gibbons hecappe ang, cloe leopar, eopacat, fishing-cat, goen cat, pangolin, wilbffao,python, elephant, seow an tigerae some of other animas that can be seenhere One can also spot birs sch asHornbil, eacock, heasant, olock an

many more The salt eposits fon in heaea attact green pigeons ring Marchan Api

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h v n h W ao H ll, hm

h holo n, h only app fnd n Inda. Th ad ov nh v h pd f h vlla and

h mmny. Th a adonal lf amon hvlla ha f a hoolo on lld, a famn o a wold fall h n vlla.

and blessed with the most beath taking sceney andan amaing vaiety of wild lfe he pak has 09elephants and 4 tiges whle othe mammalsinclude the couded leopad golden cat seow widbuffao back bea ed panda and hooock gbbonhe geat honbil common honbil peacock oiolekingfishe and ndian ole ae some of the bids tatcan be seen

What makes thispak speca and Welcmemysteious to thetibes and localpeople is amongothe things adeep goge wheeit is beeved thatthe spiits of thedead dwell tempoay befoeembaking on theifinaouney

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What a th fats f th atala?

One of Mioam's bestknown paks theMulen Natonal Pak lies lose to the ndo

Myanma bode nea the Chn Hlls This is a land ofsteep hlls hgh fs ipping lea wate ivuetslakes and natua salt ks at altitudes angngbetween 400 metes to 89 metes The vegetations lush and ove 3 speies of medinal plants twospees of bamboo and fou spees of ohds havebeen so fa eoded n the MuenNatona Pak The vign foestsae home to a unque stok ofendangeed wd speies whihinlude the engal tge leopadsamba baking dee Himalayan

blak bea seow hoolok gbbonhesus maaque and Maayangiant sque

The Chin HilsAakan YomaMontane an oests of Myanmaae wold famous fo thei h bidlfe and ove 1 0 spees of bids

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Inda 's Natnal Park

Wh h Inan Nanala a ppla dnan?

he nangk Naona Pakn Nagaand was esab

shed by he sh admnsaos n he yea 93 Rolngmounans and enchanngvaleys spead ove a unque00 sq km aea make hs oneo he mos popua naonapaks n he Noh as

The pak has hck oesswhch ceae a naua haba- many bds eples and

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mammals ee you can seewld buaoes aso caledmhun and he hoolok gbbonApa om hs he pak asohas ges soh beas wlddogs and yng sques Youw also see he golden languhonb pam cve back sokwhebeas kngshe andepes ke he mono lzadandpyhonThenamelnangk's deved om he Zeme d a leco he Zelangong be Thsnaona pak s an dea paceo bdwachng ekkng andcampng

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Wh h Bharania anal Par anaan la?

T

he Bhitakanika Natonal Pak n Orssa s a

unque habtat of mangrove forests crisscrossed with numeous ceeks and mudflats It sthe second lagest mangrove ecosystem inIndiaand has morethan 70speciesofmangoves.These mangrove plants ae a ch souce of foodfor the organisms of the mangove ecosystem.The anmals that ae assocated with the

mangroves cove a wide range of vetebrate andothe invertebrates including protooans andzoo panktons.

Riv Gandhi ainl Pk

Did yu knw ha here is nin prkh is jus 23 sq km I is he Riv Gndhi

inl Pk Thi sm pk ws sbished in 2005, in Andhr Pdesh

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Wh a vt t th Darrah atnalPara wndrfl xprn?

The Daah Natna Pak n Rajasthanwas gnaly the hunting gund

the Mahaaah Kta It was establshedas a natinal pak in 003, and is actually acmbinatin thee wldie sanctuaesDaah Chambal and aswant SagaWidlie Sanctuary. he sanctuay s hme

t the w sth bea chinkaa andlepad as well as the sptted dee beaand antelpe. The sanctuay s als hmet a numbe bds and eptles Manyae tees and plants with medicinal valuecan be und hee t

A vist t Daah sanctuary can be

cmpimented by a vst t hawa wheethee s a histc t. Yu can as vst Idia SkmmrJhaapatan whch s enwned theuins the Sun Temple whch was builtway back in the 0 centuy. A numbe ancient temples mst them bultbetween the 8 centuies ae lcated

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p Wh h Ranha ldl lv?

The Ranthambore Nationa Park in Rajasthan sprobably the best pace n the world to spot

Bengal tgers in ther natural habitat. It s pat of themuch large Ranthambore ger Reserve andamangly tigers can oten be observed huntng nthe daytme too

Wh h anal a dn?

The Desert Natona Park n Rajasthan islocated amidst the sprawlng sand dunes

of the har Desert cosetothe Indo-Pakborderand is known for its fagie ecosystem andunique and diverse flora and fauna

It is one of the lagest natonal paks of Indiacoverng an area of over 31 sq km and ispmay known fo the great numbe of theendangered geat Indian bustards that can beseen here

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he park s one of the bggest andmost renowned of the natona parksn Northen Inda, and was once thehuntng gound of the Mahaajah ofapur he vegetaton n the pak s

mostlyofthe dry, decduous type, wtha arge vaety of pant fe, coverngnearly 300 speces In addton to

tgers, other wld catsfound n the Ranthambhoe ger Reseve ae

leopads, caacas, rustyspotted cats, and evenfshng cats Macaques,

jackals, jungle cats,caracals, sloth beas,back bucks, ufous taedhare, Indan wld boar and

chnkaa, ae just some ofthe other anmas thatcan be seen About speces of bds havebeen documented nRanthambore It s asocounted as a famous

hertage ste, becau ofthe pctoral runs that dotthe wldfe park

Caggy rocks, compact sat lake bottoms, and sand dunes cove0 pecent of ts total area he vegetaton n the pak comprses

many of smal grasses, shubs, and xeophytes he unque habtatsupports a rch spectrum of wld fe lke spnyta ards, desertmontors, desert wolvesand dese cats

he Desert Natonal Paks derent n that t s notthe ush green vegetaton

that s the star attactonhere, but the deset n tsmany moods and forms

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Wh th Saa atnal Pa than awldlf anta?

The Saiska Naonal Pak n Rajashan s a landof decduous foess gassands ocky

andscapes and seep cifs Spawlng acoss 38sq km of he Aavali Hls i s pehaps one of nda'smos excng wldlfe eseves and easly accessbefom boh Deh and Japu he pak boass of quea few iges and ohe wldlfe incudng he eopadwild dog jungle ca cves hyena and jacka as welas he samba cha nilga chausngha wld boaand angu Saska s aso wel known fo spopulaon of hesus monkeys as wel as s bdife

he Saska Naona Pak was nay he huninggounds of he oya famy n he eay 8 and 9cenuy In fac he sancuay sil houses he unsof medeva houses and emples ha dae back ohe Q and cenues. he Kankawad o heNlkanh empe' and he Saska Palace all makeSaska moe han a wildife sancuay

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What d w nw at th Kladatnal a?

The Keoadeo Natonal Pak n Rajasthans a geen oass o wldle that ncludes

wetlands woodlands scub oests andgasslands. Due to ts stategc ocaton n the

mddle o Cental Asa and the pesence owate bodes lage congegatons o ducksgeese coots pecans and wades ave nthe wnte The pak s the ony knownwnteng ste o the ctcally endangeedSbean cane and aso seves as a wntengaea o othe globaly theatened speces

such as the geate spotted eage and thempeal eageMoe than 5 speces o heons bs como

ants spoonblls and stoks can be seen dungthe beedng season. The pak's welldesgnedsystem o dykes and sluces povdes aeas ovayngwatedepthswhchaeusedbyvaous

speces o bds Ths ome duck-huntngeseve o the mahaajas s now a NESCOWod Hetage Ste.

nda s Natnal Parks

Koado NaioaPak

A Eg iKoLado NaioaLPak

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Hw dd Khanghndngaanal ar g na?

The KhangchenzongaNational Park n Sikkim is

surroune by glaciers an icyeaks ncuing the magniicentKanchenjunga In act the arkerives its name rom the toweri ng

Kanchenjunga MountainA Nationa Park as well as a

bioshere reserve this arkwas establishe in 19here are many glaciers inthe ark area an amongthem the Zemu Glacer s

the longest an mostawesome he ark has broa

leave trees as well as conierousorests an grasslans

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Whh aal ar Ida a fr hldd lard?

The Sepahijala National Park n ripura is thenatona park estabished or the couded

eopard. his 08 sq km park, situated in SepahjalaWildlie Sanctuary, was establshed in 00, andhouses a botancal garden, zoo, a lake, and manydierent speces o trees

Brds and prmates are the star attractions here as

well as a rare speces o crab eating mongoose, whchwas ast seen around years ago Apart rom theclouded leopard, cvets, barkng deer and wld boar,ths orest is home to ve species o primates thatncude spectaced angur, rhesus macaque, cappedangur and pigtaed macaque

he anmals ound here arenow leopard, couded eopard,Himalayan back bear, red pada,blue sheep, muskdeer, Hmalayanthar, betan wol, and the Greatbetan sheep Around 0 birdspeces, including the green

ndas Natnal Parks

Ww!e cluds are

cm ig dw.

pigeon, ibetan snowcock andsnow pigeon can aso bespotted

Khangchendzonga Nationa

Park is a dream destinaton ormountaneers and naturelovers.

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The ndia Gandh Wdife Sancuayand Naonal Pak s he lages

naona pak n Tam Nadu les n he

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A Sam Ida GadNaoal Pak

Wesen Ghas andmajo esevos likePaambkulam,lya,humurhi, ppeliya, adambaai,Shoaya and maa

vahi ae fed by hepeennial veswhich oiginae fomhe sancuay isheefoe, veympoan fo heeconomy of his

egon, boh n emsof agiculue, as weas eeccy Thesancuary s asocaled namalaiWdlife Sancuaryhe wod namaai

means mounan ofeephans'The scenc beauy

of he Inda GandhWildife Sancuayhas o be seen o bebeleved The ages

eak and osewoodees ae found n heush foess of he

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e Giny NtinPrk er 60 peie btterie n pier.

Anter intereting ti tt te prk ne temet in ni i netenin te grnrning te iireiene te gernrmi NWr Mdala anal Par?

r

Te Mmi iie Sntry n Ntin Prk ie tte meeting pe tree tte- mi N er n

rntk. Ang wit te Bnipr iger Reere rntk in

te Nrt n er'yn iieSntry in te et teregin rm ingentin bitt r wet wiie Ariety bitt rnging

rm trpi eergreenret mit mieei mit tekret ry tek retenry gr nrb n wmp eitere

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Bi Paai

Th lad Natinal Pak i n f thwld' mt imptant bdin ptf bid Ov 350 pci f bi can bn h, includin 42 pci f -"apt, and 9 pci f wl In additin,th pak i hm t 34 pci fmammal, 22 pci f ptil, 8 pcif amphibian, 57 pci f fih,71 pci f buttfli, and m than

30 pci f danfi and pid DN

he park s the perfet plae to see the elephant gar howsingha mose deer and sloth ear. Other animas that an espotted inlde the tger panther samar spotted deer arking

deer akk omonlangr and Malaar giantsqirrel. he park is home toover 00 speies of irdselongng to 48 famiesnding the rfos elledhawk eagle he reptle

poplation in the MdmaaNatona Park many onsistsof roodles and pythons. heommon krait and amoo pitsnake are the other majorreptles in the park whih alsosppors a variety of trlesfrogs and amphians Didyo know that Mdmalaimeans sitated on a frst hll?

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lad tGlf f Maarattrat fvp fdardar tlT ldt lv rdl

trtlawlltrtl rtrtl lat-ra tlad lradtl

A oug Elpt Tkig Mudbt iCorbtt Ntiol Prk

W Ida frt atal par?

The Crett Natna Park s Inda'srst natnal park. It as estashed

n 93 ts name as rst changed tRamganga, and later t Crett NatnaParkn hnr Jm Crett, a legenday

hnter trned cnsevatnst.Crett Natna Park s stated n thethls the Hmalayas, n the neycreated state ttarakhand, and s thecre area the Crett ger ReserveHere y ll nd lat valeys, hly rdges,and rlng grassands that prvde the

perect hatat r a rch ec-ystem.

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The Mukuthi Ntiol Pk lies i theNilii Plteu ofTmi Ndu lt is fmous

fo the Nilii th lt ets its me fom pek med Mukuthi i side the pkA uusul fetue of the pk's wildifed plt life is its eltioship toimly flo d fu

More than 00 seces of trees shrubs herbs Nigiri Tahrbamboos grasses clmbers and ferns have beendentfed n the ark he Ramganga Rver s anmortant water source along wth ts trbutares.he most famous of Corbetts wld resdents are theBengal tger and the Asatc elehant but wthabout 00 seces of b rds too the Corbett NatonalPark s one of the rchest brd regons of Inda.

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Wh G aarpa pla?

T

he Gl o Mannar Marine National Park

cover the coat o Ramewaram ticorinirnelveli and Kanyakmari in ami Nad heark which i aot 10 km away rom Madraii a art o the ndian Ocean and lie etweenndia and the wet coa o Sri Lanka. t i one othe world richet area or marine odivertyand conit o 1 iland. he area ha all the

mangrove ecie availale in ndia and all the1 1 eagrae o ndia are ond here too heandance o eaweed and eagrae attractthe endangered ea cow. Other marine creatrelike dolhin eahore eaccmer andeaanemone can alo e een here. he maneark ha over 13 coral ree ecie that orm the

ai o an ecoytem where 300 ece olant and anmal lorih.

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Wh th ada v ata ardrd f th t atf fata ar?

The Nanda evi National Park ituated nthe Chamoli dtrct o Uttarakhand. The

entre park overhadowed by Nanda evpeak. he park iamed or it rugged wilderneand lie between the atern and WeternHmaaya. he ora o the Nanda ev National

Park i uppoed to be one o the rietpreerve o the world

Himaaya he auna o Nanda evi National Park rchBak Bar n Hmalayan pece ike erow now eopard

Hmaayan tahr Hmalayan black bear etc.here are 1 4 pece o bird ound here. Thinatonal park i ncluded n the World Heritage

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ho the Raa atoalPark aed after?

he Rajaj Naona ark snamed aer he gea

reedom gher and las GovenerGenera o Inda C Rajagopaacha. Locaed a he oohlls ohe Shvalk Ranges n arakhand, he pak marks hebegnnng o he vas IndoGangec an and represenshe vegeaon o several zonesand oress. Three sancuares nhe arakhand Shvaks Rajaj,Mochur and (ha were jonedogehe o om hs naona

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pk in 983 he mjestc Gnges fowsthough the nton I p k fo dst nceof 4 km ong with innumeble

stems nd booksThe pk is mpotnt n tht it mksthe nothenmost lmt whee the tigeAsin eephnt kng cob nd cetinspecies of bds cn be found he pkhs the lgest popution of elephntsin ttkhnd It so hs good

numbe of tiges nd leopds Itpossesses s mn s 3 speces ofmmms nd 3 1 bd speces

The most pomnent vin specesncude pe fow woodpeckesphesnts kngfishes nd bbetsesdes tht the ives whch fow

though the pk hbou fshes suchs tout nd the big mhsee

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Wh d w nw h Vl l f Flwr

Th Vally o lowr National Par i in Uttarahand bordrd by Npa and ibt It i a high

altitud Himalayan ally that ha around 300dirnt ariti o alpin lowrh main Vally o lowr i a glacial corridor

around i ilomtr ong and two ilomtr widh par i opn ony rom th bginning o un untilth nd o Sptmbr a it cord in now th rto th yar With th coming o th monoon th

ally too com ai with it tunning diplay oriotouy coourd bloom which m li abrightly hud carpt againt a mountainou nowcappd bacground

h abundanc o Amanda rn in thi ally apcial atur o rach th par rquir a atrnuou hi but onc you rach your dtination

youll l on top o th world in thi nchanting placI it any wondr thn that th Vally o lowr habn dclard a UNESCO World Hritag Sit?

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Golden Eagle

Why was the GovindNational Park estab-lished?

GovindT

heNational Park in

Uttarakhand was set upin 1 990 to ensure longterm protection andconservation of theelusive and endangeredsnow leopard. The parkoffers awesome viewsof the snow-cappedmountains surrounding

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it, and is a part of the Govind WildifeSanctuary. The entire area gets light toheavy snowfal, and is significant forbeing the major watershed of theYamuna River. The area is also animportant source of medicinal pants

Brown B

The sanctuary has about 1 5 species ofmammas and 1 50 species of birds. Themost sgnificant ofthese anmals are theHimalayan snow leopard Himalayanblack bear, brown bear and serow Theendangered birds found n this regionare monal pheasant koklas pheasantbearded vulture, Himalayan snow cockgolden eagle Western tragopansteppeeagle and black eagle.

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y i t nt Ntinl P lld ttnlytfl?

he Gangori Naiona Park s named aer one of he mosfamos grm sies in nda, Gangor s ocaed in ara

khand, and forms a va nk n he green corrdor beeen heGovind Naiona Park and Kedarnah Wdfe Sancary.he ark sbreahakngy beaif h s dark green coniferos foress,sh green meados, majesic gacers and secacar ves ofmbng aerfa s The vegeaon consss of chir ine, deodar,

fir, srce, oak and rhododendrons he vas area of he Park ishome o secies of anmas and 10 secies of birds orisscan see sno eoards, bron bears, msk deer, har,Himaayan barbes, igers, seros, heasans, arrdges,kokass,bharas and Hmaayan monas, as e asdoves, geons, and arakees here

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Indas Natona Parks

Era o Dudwa Naioal Park

Wh h Ddhwa anal Parran?

Dudwa Nationa Park les nttar Prades It s tucked

between India and Nepal, in teregion referred to as te era belt

e Tera region is one of temost endangered ecosystems on

te panet and so Dudwa'smportance es n conserving tisecosystem Wt ts vared topograpy lus green andscape andremarkable bodiversity tereserve s an envabe paradise fornature lovers

Te park s te last refuge for tecritcally endangered sub-specesof te swamp deer caled arasinga e grassands are tenatura abitat of ndianoneorned rinoceros wcadds to te mportance of ts

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Sust iNora Vay

He f Dee

If yu isit the Dudhw tinl Pk, yun see up t fie speies f dee They e

the swp dee, s, the kin dee,sptted dee nd h dee In ft, Dudhwtinl Pk hs the distintin f ein thenly ple in the wld inhited y fiespeies f dee! Thee e nly seen speiesf dee in the whle f Indi, s Dudhw nihtly e lled He f the Dee'

Wht e the era Valley a eial?

The Neora Valey Natoa a WestBega is oe o the richest boogca

zoes i North East Idia. It was declaed as aatioal par i 99. It is the lad o the cutered pada ad ts pistie udsturbed aturahabitat with rugged accessble hily teaad ich dverse lora ad aua mae the paa mportat wideess zoe. he oests are


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malaya nan

so thck and luxurious thatsunliht rarely als on theound Dense bamboo rovesspectacular hododendronbushes lush een valleysexotic orchids meanderinrivers and snow-capped

mountains all combine to makeths a nature lovers paradse

The pak harbours more than3 1 species o mammals whichnclude the eve eusive edpanda and couded leopardOthe prime mammal species

ound in this park ae wild doHimaayan black bear leopard

Inda 's Natona Parks

Snala Natna Pa

Te Snala NatnalPa s n te ajeeln

dstt f est BenalTs s a alttude paated me tan 2000metes ave sea levelSnalla Natna Pa sppua wt te tustsfm all ve te wld fts amazn fla andfauna and te stunnnvew f te malayanpeas, nludn veestand anenjuna

leopard cat civet wid boasambar Himalayan thar serowand horal The park is alsohome to the endanered RoyalBena tie Some o Indiasmost souht-aer birds aeound in this pak. Hee one can

see more than 3 speces oeathered rarties lke satyrtaopan crmson-breastedwoodpecker darjeelinwoodpecker hodsons hawkcuckoo lesser cuckoo brownwood owl jerdons baza black

eale mountan hawk ealeand ashy wood pieon.

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ourpassport.

Wat a t fat f t Bxa ata

Pak?

The Buxa Natonal Park le in Wet Bengalalong the border wth Bhutan Created in

1983 a the 1 tiger reerve of Inda t alo playthe role of an nternal corrdor that faclitateelephant mgraton between India and Bhutan he

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Wha d w nw a h adaaraana ar?

The aldapara Natonal Park ies on thebanks o the River orsa oated on

the oothills o the Himalayas n West

Bengal it s a vast grassland with pathes oorest. It was delared a wildlie santuary in1941 and a national park in 01, and hasthe largest population o one-horned rhnosn the state. It ouses more than 10 rinosapart rom numerous bison deer leopardsand six Bengal tigers.

aldapara is a paradise or birdwathers Itis one o the very ew paes n India where

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I Wonder

WhVIQuestion of the

Month

Wh ad ha ldnna va dn nal v?

h movis w s saly a two-dmnsiona (-) Bt thr a aso mlti-dmnsonal movs that a mad n thr o vo six dimnsons

In a 3 lm vwrs a qd to warspcal glasss whch wil show as a thr-dmnsional imag on th scrn Bt movishavng mo than thr dmnsions povid adirnt xprnc to th viws Spcalthatrs a qd to show ths ilms andviws can xprinc thm throgh othrsnss k odo toch and sght h sats to

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