itft - famous wild life sancturies
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Famous wild life sancturies, Corbett National Park , Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh), Kaziranga National Park (Assam)TRANSCRIPT
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Famous Wildlife Sanctuaries
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Corbett National Park
• Founded in 1936.
• The oldest national park in India.
• Named after the famous hunter turned conservationist Jim Corbett.
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• Nearest city : 86km from Nainital 297km from Delhi
• Area : 350sq km core
• When to go : October to June
• Nearest airport : Phoolbagh, Pantnagar Delhi
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• Access
• By Rail : Ramnagar
• By Road : Dhikala is 300 km from Delhi,
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• Flora -110 species of trees, 51 species of shrubs, and over 33 species of bamboo and grass, sal trees, Shisham,khair ,bakli, chir, and bamboo trees.
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• Fauna
• more than 50 species of mammals, 585 species of birds and 25 species of reptiles,
• elephants leopards, chital (spotted deer), sambar (Indian stag), chinkara (Indian gazelle), pada (hog deer) and muntjac (barking deer) abound in the Park.
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• Safaris Elephant safaris can be arranged in Dhikala and Bijrani. Jeep safaris are available from outside the Park as well as from Dhikala.
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Kanha National Park (Madhya
Pradesh)
One of the most well known tiger
reserves worldwide.
Declared a sanctuary way back in 1933
but got it's status as a National Park in
1955.
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• Nearest city : 65km from Mandla 169km from Jabalpur 330km from Nagpur
• Area : 1,005sq km.
• When to Visit : January to June,
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• Access
• By air : Jabalpur (6 hours), which is also
the nearest airport
• By Rail : Jabalpur and Nagpur
• By Road : via Khatia or via Kisli. Jabalpur, Bilaspur and Raipur
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• Flora & Fauna 70 species of trees, 22 species of large mammals 300 species of birds - jackal, wild boar, chital (spotted deer), sambar (Indian stag) porcupine, sloth bear, hyena, jungle cat, leopard, chausingha (four-horned antelope) and nilgai (blue bull)
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Kaziranga National Park (Assam)
Status: World Heritage Site
Located on the banks of the mighty
Brahmaputra River in the far North
East of India, Assam.
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• There are more than 1200 rhinos in the Park. Home to the unique one-horned rhinoceros, one of the most endangered of the five species found world-wide.
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Apart from the rhinoceros, the other species of
wildlife to be found in Kaziranga include the
wild buffalo, swamp deer, tiger, wild boar,
Hoolock Gibbon, capped langur and hog deer
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• Total area- 430sq km Distance from Guwahati: 215km Nearest Airport: Jorhat (88km)
• Nearest Railway Station: Furkating (75km) Best time to visit – November to April