Showing posts with label National Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Park. Show all posts

Friday, 2 May 2014

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

·         Kaziranga National Park is situated in the north eastern part of the country in the district of Golaghat and Nagoan in Assam.
·         A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.
·          Kaziranga boasts the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006.
·         This park also is a domicile for large breeding inhabitants of Elephant, wild water buffaloes and swamp deer.
·         Declared as Important Bird Area by Birdlife International this national park is a home for great variety of inhabitant and migrating birds.

Located on the banks of river Brahmaputra, the sanctuary enjoys tropical vegetation and is marked by elephant grass, marshy lowlands and tropical moist broadleaf forests. The beautiful flora and diverse fauna adds to the scenic beauty of the park.

Nagarhole National Park

Nagarhole National Park

·        Nagarhole National Park also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park is a national park located in Kodagu district and Mysore district in Karnataka state in South India.
·        It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
·        The Western Ghats Nilgiri Sub-Cluster of 6,000 km2 including all of Nagarhole National Park, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site.
The park has rich forest cover, small streams, hills, valleys and waterfalls. The park has a healthy tiger-predator ratio, with many tigers, Indian bison and elephants.