Bharatpur Wildlife Sanctuary
Bharatpur
holds an important place in the history of Rajasthan and is visited mainly
for Keoladeo Ghana bird sanctuary. Keoladeo was orginally the duck shooting
preserve of Maharaja of Bharatpur, but now it is an internationaly known
unique bird sanctuary. Places of interest are the Iron fort populary known
as "Lohagarh Fort' "for its vast outer fortifications along the
rugged hill with huge cleaming cannons on either side.
Bandhavgarh National Park
Situated
in central India is one of the most recently declared reserve under India's
most successful conservation project called "Project Tiger".
Formerly a royal hunting reserve of the princely state of Rewa where the
first white tiger in the wild was ever found, the Bandhavgarh National Park
abounds in many of India's rare and endangered animals.
Corbett National Park
Corbett
National park, the oldest in India1 lies partly in Garhwal and partly in the
Kumaon Districts of Uttar Pradesh. It extends along the banks of the
Ramganaga River. This is one of the richest areas for the typical big
mammals of northern India. Popularly known as the tiger country, the park
was established in 1936 by the governor Sir Malcom Hailey and named Hailey
National Park. After independence it came to be known as Ramganga National
Park. It was finally rechristened Corbett National Park after the renowned
naturalist Jim Corbett who spent a major parts of his life in this region.
Kanha National Park
Renowned
for its population of tigers, Kanha National Park provided excellent
opportunities for observing these magnificent animals in the wild. Kanha
National Park was chosen in 1973 as one of 9 Tiger reserves throughout India
to become a vital part of Project Tiger.
Ranthambore National Park
Ranthambore
National Park is situated 14 kms from Sawai Madhopur. Two newly created
sanctuaries - Kaila Devi on the north east and Sawai Man singh on south are
now also part of the park. The park derives its name from Ranthambore Fort
situated within its precincts. The fort is surrounded by the Vindhyas and
Aravalis, amidst vast arid denuded tracts of Rajasthan.
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