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Parks/Sanctuary in India
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Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal, India
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Sundarbans National Park in India is one of the world's largest deltas and the mangrove
forest formed by the confluence of three rivers- the Ganga, the Brahmaputra and
the Meghna- covering an area of 2,585 sq km wildlife sanctuary, which extends into
Bangladesh too. The Sundarbans Wildlife Sanctuary, the world's largest estuarine
sanctuary is really worth a visit. With a series of densely forested islands and
saline water channels, Sundarbans is home to 270 Royal Bengal Tigers along with
the spotted deers, wild pigs, monkeys, herons, kingfishers and white-bellied eagles.
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Bharatpur National Park, Rajasthan
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The Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park formerly known as the
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India is a famous avifauna sanctuary that
sees (or saw) thousands of rare and highly endangered birds such as the Siberian
Crane come here during the winter season. Over 230 species of birds are known to
have made the National Park their home. It is also a major tourist centre with scores
of ornithologists arriving here in the hibernal season. It was declared a protected
sanctuary in 1971. It is also a declared World Heritage Site.
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Wonder La, Bangalore
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Wonder La being one of the largest water park in India extended over 82 acres of
manicured gardens and landscape space situated between the picturesque hillocks
near Bidadi on the Bangalore-Mysore highway.
This spanking amusement park is located less than 30 kilometers from Bangalore city
center. Wonder La is among the most exciting and breathtaking place to go for an
unforgettable journey with families and friends.
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Chitwan National Park, Nepal
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Just out side of Bharatpur, India is the 932 square kilometer Royal Chitwan National
Park animal preserve. It is from this wildlife refuge that a great number of the
one-horned rhinos are relocated from to various parks in the country. Not only are
you able to catch a glimpse of the mammoth one-horned rhino here, but you can also
see the Bengal Tiger in its natural habitat.
The Royal Chitwan National Park plays an important part of the Indian ecosystem
as it is home to the vast majority of the endangered wildlife residing in India.
Within the confines of this park not only can you observer the one-horned rhino
and the Bengal tiger, but you can also see the Gangetic dolphin, Wild Asian elephant,
Golden Monitor lizard as well as the Gharial crocodile.
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Pench National Park, Satpura hills, Madhya Pradesh
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Pench National Park is named after the Pench River that flows through the region
from north tiger safari to south through the National park. Located in the southern
boundary the Park is at the foot of Satpura hills in Madhya Pradesh.
The National Park is a Conserved area to the 19th century Project Tiger Reserve
under the umbrella of Project Tiger. The Park is covering an area of 758 square
kms with the moist deciduous forest of southern Indian tropical and the tropical
dry deciduous teak trees.
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