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Rivers and lakes inside the national park |
The park is administered
by Munnar Wildlife
Division, together with the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Pampadum Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary, with Anamudi Shola providing connectivity
between all these protected areas. |
Elephant, Tiger, Nilgiri tahr, Gaur, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Hanuman Langur, Sloth Bear, Flying Squirrels |
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Part of Kali Tiger Reserve |
Great hornbill, tiger, leopard, black panther, bear,
elephant. |
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Balphakram means 'land of
the eternal wind' according to the myth of the Garos. |
Wild water buffalo, red panda, elephant and eight cat species, including the
tiger and marbled cat |
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Very high tiger density, so the saying Gaurs reintroduced from Kanha National Park |
Bengal tiger, striped hyena, caracal, gaur, sambar deer, nilgai, barking deer, chital, |
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Dry deciduous forest is dominant. Also include moist deciduous forests and shrublands. It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Invasive Alien Species - Lantana bush, Parthenium |
Chital, Bengal tiger, gray langurs, Indian giant squirrel, gaur, leopard, sambar deer, Indian elephants, honey buzzard, red-headed vulture |
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The park is part of a wildlife corridor for elephants which connects the BR Hills and
the Sathyamangalam forest. Moist deciduous forest valleys and scrubland on
higher areas |
Tiger, sloth bear, peacock, elephant, sambar deer, mouse deer |
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Tiger, Indian bison, elephant, hyenas, monkey, leopard |
North Koyal River |
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Mangroves, saltwater crocodile, white crocodile, Indian python, black ibis, wild pigs, rhesus monkeys, olive ridley sea turtle, chital |
Brahmani River, Baitarani River, Dhamra River, Pathsala |
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Used to be a cheetah hunting
ground Has largest population of lesser florican A grassland ecosystem Successful conservation
programs for the blackbuck, wolf and lesser florican (a bustard) are ongoing |
Blackbucks, the endangered Indian grey wolf, the
nocturnal striped hyena, Indian fox, golden jackal, jungle cat and
many small mammals like hare, gerbil, field mice, mongoose and hedgehog. |
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Northern boundary along international border with
Bhutan and eastern boundary touches Assam The fragile "Terai Eco-System"
constitutes a part of this reserve Buxa, serves as an international corridor for
Asian elephant migration between India and Bhutan Rajabhatkhawa Vulture Breeding
Centre was established by Bombay Natural History Society to emulate the success of Jatayu Conservation Breeding
Centre, Pinjore |
Indian leopard, Bengal
tiger, clouded leopard, giant squirrel, gaur, chital and wild boar Endangered species
include leopard cat, Bengal florican, regal python, Chinese pangolin, hispid hare, hog deer lesser adjutant, white-rumped vulture, slender-billed vulture, chestnut-breasted partridge, rufous necked hornbill, ferruginous pochard and great hornbill |
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Only area where Kashmir stag is found[3] |
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Feral horse, Ganges River Dolphin |
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White Winged Wood Duck, Slow Loris |
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Golden Langur |
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Tiger, Sambar deer, hog deer |
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The land of “Neelakurinji”, the flower that blooms once in twelve
years Anamudi, the highest peak of western ghats, is
located here Vegetation - Rolling grasslands, with shola
forests in upper parts |
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Gaumukh Glacier |
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Hiran, Shetrunji River, Datardi, Shingoda, Machhundri, Godavari
and Raval |
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The park is rich in large herbivores including
Indian rhinoceros, gaur, Asian elephant, sloth bear, chital, and sambar deer |
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Has more than 2000 chitals, 493 blackbucks and 84
jackals. |
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has 8 species of whales and 21 small coral
islands |
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Largest national park of chhattisgarh |
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Largest National park in India |
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Tigers, leopards, elephants, wildboars, deers,
dhole. |
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First national park in India (established in 1936
as Hailey National Park). Report titled ‘Status of
Tigers Co-predators and Prey in India’, released by the Union Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change for 2018-19 revealed that national
park has 14 tigers per 100 square kilometers which is highest
in India. |
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Yamuna |
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Barasingha or swamp deer |
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Royal Bengal Tiger, Asiatic Water Buffalo, Asian Elephant, Eastern Swamp Deer |
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Only floating park in the world |
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UNESCO World Heritage Site. Houses the third highest peak on the
planet, Mt. Kangchenjunga. The Zemu glacier, one of the largest in Asia, is located
within the park. |
musk deer, snow leopard, Himalayan tahr, dhole, sloth bear, viverrids, Himalayan black bear, red panda, Tibetan wild ass, Himalayan blue sheep, serow, goral and takin |
Teesta (to
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Asiatic Lion Reintroduction
Project, India's
first cheetah sanctuary |
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UNESCO World Heritage
Site, contiguous with Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan. 2 types of biomes - grasslands biome and
forest biome. Rhinos were reintroduced in 2008 under Indian Rhino Vision from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and Kaziranga National Park |
Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog |
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Threat - Coral bleaching |
Corals, sponges,
jellyfish, endangered sea turtles such as green sea turtles, olive ridleys and leatherbacks, dugongs, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, blue whales |
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The park is located
between other reserve forests like Eravikulam National Park and Pampadam Shola National Park |
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moist deciduous forest surrounded by sandy
beaches and shallow seas with clear water |
Corals, dugongs, dolphins, sea turtles, blue whales, spotted deer, water lizards and monitor lizards |
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contains several
important temples dating to the Kadambas of Goa, and home to waterfalls, such as Dudhsagar Falls and Tambdi Falls. |
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Forms the western part of Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve |
takin, goral, Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, barking deer, serow and red panda |
Siyom (to
the west) |
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Important bird area as
attributed by BirdLife International Andaman wild pigs (an endangered species), saltwater crocodiles, turtles and robber crabs. The park is also a butterfly hotspot. |
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Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Second oldest National Park in India.
Largest National Park in Tamil Nadu. |
Bengal tiger, indian leopard, dhole, golden jackal, sloth bear, Indian elephants, gray langur, Lion tailed macaque, bonnet macaque, gaur, sambar deer, chital deer, Indian muntjac, Indian spotted chevrotain, wild boar Rodents include the Indian giant squirrel and the red giant flying squirrel |
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National Chambal Sanctuary is part of the national park |
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Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and is also UNESCO World Heritage Site.The park was created to protect its keystone species, the Nilgiri tahr characterized by montane grasslands and shrublands interspersed with sholas |
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Kabini reservoir separates Nagarhole from Bandipur National Park |
Carnivores - Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, dhole, sloth bear and
the striped hyena. Herbivores - chital,
sambar deer, barking deer, four-horned antelope , gaur, wild boar, and Indian elephant. Other mammals - gray langur, bonnet macaque, jungle cat, leopard cat, slender loris, small Indian civet and Asian palm civet , Indian brown mongoose and stripe-necked mongoose, European otter, Indian giant flying squirrel, Indian giant squirrel, porcupine, golden jackal, chevrotain, hare and Indian pangolin |
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The national park
harbours the northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude. The park is located
between the Dapha bum range
of the Mishmi Hills and the Patkai range Easternmost National Park of India The area falls under both
the Palearctic and Indo Malayan biogeographic areas Vegetation zones from evergreen, moist deciduous to temperate broadleaved and coniferous forest types to alpine vegetation |
Namdapha flying squirrel, red panda, dhole, Malayan sun bear, Indian wolf, Asiatic black bear, gaur, stump-tailed macaque, Assamese macaque and rhesus macaque. |
Noa Dihing River |
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UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve |
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Named Rajiv Gandhi National Park in 1992, but
rolled back because of public opposition |
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Forms part of Munnar
Wildlife Division, together with the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Anamudi Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary It is a part of Palani hills Keystone species
- Nilgiri Marten |
Nilgiri marten, Nilgiri wood pigeon, Nilgiri langur, Nilgiri flycatcher, Blue rock-thrush |
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Royal Bengal Tiger, Leopards, rusty-spotted cat, King Cobr .[5] |
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Rudyard Kipling's 'Jungle Book' was set in this
NP. |
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An elephant reserve and a tiger reserve Located high in the Cardamom Hills and Pandalam Hills of the south Western Ghats The sanctuary surrounds
Periyar Lake, a reservoir that formed when the Mullaperiyar Dam was erected in 1895. The park is made up of tropical evergreen and moist
deciduous forests, grasslands and
stands of eucalyptus |
Malabar parakeet, Malabar grey hornbill, Nilgiri laughing thrush, Nilgiri blue robin, great hornbill, Malabar pied hornbill, lion-tailed macaque, hairy-winged bat |
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Mainly known for elephants, tigers, leopards and
several species of birds, reptiles and mammals. |
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Tiger Reserve. |
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Turned into the Royal Springs Golf Course |
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, Indian Leopard, Rhesus Macaque, Bonnet Macaque, Spotted Deer, Hanuman Langur, Indian Flying Fox, Indian Hare, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Palm Civet, Mouse Deer |
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Located in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Home to the largest
population of lion-tailed macaques Famous for "Save Silent Valley" movement |
Indian bison, Travancore flying squirrel, Salim Ali's fruit bat, Stripe-necked mongoose, Blue-winged parakeet, Crimson-backed sunbird |
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Tiger, leopard, Asian elephant, sambar, barking
deer, gaur, jungle cat, wild boar |
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Dugong, dolphin, water monitor lizard, blue whale
and smallest National park in India |
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UNESCO World Heritage Site, Most beautiful national park in the world |
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Tiger Reserve |
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Leopard, Dhole, Rhesus Macaque, Common Palm
Civet, Hanuman Langur, Small Indian Civet, Four-Horned Antelope, Wild Boar,
Indian Porcupine, Barking Deer, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, Flying Squirrel,
Pangolin and Indian Giant Squirrel. |
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