Thursday, September 24, 2009

Tiger Reserve in India part 6

Simlipal National Park
Named after the Semul which is found in abundance here, Simlipal National Park is home to Tiger, Asian Elephant and Gaur; India’s biggest animal species. Covering an area of 2750 sq. km, the park is located at a height of 559.31 meters. This park boasts of ebing one of the earliest tiger reserves in the country with a rich and wide expanse of Sal forest. The wildlife found in this park is tiger of course. Then come leopards, elephants, bison, hill myna, pangolin, flying-squirrel,

sambar, porcupine and pythons. The best time to visit the park is between the months of November and June.
Dudhwa Katerniaghat National Park
Declared a tiger reserve in 1879 Dudhwa became a national park in 1977. It adopted Project Tiger in 1988. The flora of this place comprises of mosaic grasslands, deep sal jungles and muddy marshes. Indo-Pak border aligns the northern part of this region and River Suheli is on it south. Tiger sighting is rare here. The wildlife here is mainly of Tigers, Leopards, Swamp Deer (Barasingha), Hispid Hares and Rhinos thrive amidst the vegetation. The best time to visit this place is between the months of October and April.

Buxa National Park
Abode of the Royal Bengal Tiger, Buxa Tiger Reserve is situated in Alipurduar court, Jalpaiguri District and is stretches across an area of 759 sq km. It was formed in 1982-83 in the north-east corner of West Bengal. The region just about Buxa Duar Fort was declared a National Park in January 1992. The eastern Dooars where the park is positioned is has deciduous forest which is thick and green. The park is the second largest in
numbers when it comes to providing habitat to the Royal Bengal Tigers. The park has tigers and 67 other mammals and 230 species of birds. Best time to visit the park is between the months of October to April.

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