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History [edit]

Once covering an area of 5 km2 (1.93 sq mi) of one of the last remnants of tropical dr evergreen

forest of the !oromandel !oast" #$ind %ark &as originall a game reserve. 'n the earl 1*s" a

garden space &as carved o$t of the #$ind forest and a residence called the Guindy Lodge &as

+$ilt + #overnor ,illiam -anghorne (121/)" &hich had helped make 0t homas o$nt a

sal$+rio$s place for rest and recreation. he remaining of the forest area &as o&ned + a ritish

citi4en named #il+ert odericks from &hom it &as p$rchased + the government in 1/21 for a s$m

of 35"***. he original area of 5*5 ha &as esta+lished as a eserve 6orest in

191*. !hital (spotted deer) &ere introd$ced into the park pro+a+l after 1975. et&een 191 and

19" a+o$t 12 ha of the forest" primaril from the a8 havan" &as transferred to vario$s

government departments in order to +$ild ed$cational instit$tions and memorials.[2] 'n 195/" a portion

of the forest area &as transferred to the nion :d$cation inistr for esta+lishing the 'ndian 'nstit$te

of echnolog" adras. 'n the same ear" another portion of the land &as transferred to the 6orest

;epartment for creating the #$ind ;eer %ark and !hildrenear hreatened +lack+$ck" considered the flagship species of the park"[] &as introd$ced in1927 + -ord ,illingdon and has seen a pop$lation decline in recent times. ,hile +lack+$cks are anative fa$nal element of the park" chitals &ere introd$ced into the park from the #overnment Co$seon o$nt oad &hen a8 havan &as developed" pro+a+l in the late 197*s" altho$gh the eBactdate is not kno&n. 0ome al+ino male +lack+$cks &ere also introd$ced + the ahara8a of

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havnagar .[2] %er the cens$s cond$cted on 29 6e+r$ar 2**7" the pop$lation of lack+$ck &as 7*5(1* spotted in the '' camp$s).[3] he chital pop$lation in the %ark" ho&ever" appears to have +eenstead or even increased since their introd$ction into the area man decades ago. [2] %er the cens$scond$cted on 29 6e+r$ar 2**7" the pop$lation of the spotted deer &as 2"5*. Of these" 1"73 &erefemale and 33 &ere fa&ns. he cens$s &as taken in the #$ind >ational %ark and the ad8oiningareas of the 'ndian 'nstit$te of echnolog and the a8 havan camp$s $sing ?ing