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Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary :
The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1973, is located in God's
Own Country Kerela. Rich in biodiversity with exotic flora and wild
fauna, the sanctuary is an essential part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
and adjoins the protected area network of Nagarhole and Bandipur of
Karnataka on the north-east and Mudumalai of Tamil Nadu on the south-east.
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Wildlife in Periyar : The Periyar
National Park is situated amid high hills of the Western Ghat, near
Thekkady, in Gods Own Country, Kerela. Spanning over an area of about
5,500 hectares of land, it has a scenic Periyar lake, formed by the
construction of a dam on the Periyar River in 1895, at the heart of the
sanctuary. Known for its tigers, the Park is also one of the 16 Project
Tiger Reserves in India.
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Nagarhole National Park : Located
96 kms from Mysore in Karnataka, Nagarhole National Park is a part of the
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and shares its boundary with the Bandipur National
Park in Karanataka, the Mudumalai Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and the Wayanad
Reserve in Kerala; making it one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in
India. The Kabini river creates a natural barrier between the Bandipur
Wildlife Sanctuary and the Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
: Mudumalai, meaning ancient hills, stands tall at an
altitude of 1,140m in the Nilgiri hills in the southern India state of Tamil
Nadu. Established in 1940, Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary was the first
sanctuary in South India. The Mayyar River flows through this sanctuary and
forms a series of splendid cascades.
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Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary :
Rich in both flora and fauna, the Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary spans over
834 sq.km and is the second largest in Karnataka. The sanctuary was
established in 1975 and undulates with lofty hills with captivating river
valleys and thick forests
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Eravikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
: Established with an aim to protect the Nilgiri Tahr, the Eravikulam
Park is situated in Devikulam Taluk of the Idukki District. Its name means
the tuft of an elephant and refers to the hairy top of an elephant's head.
The Park was declared as a sanctuary in 1975 and a National Park in 1978. It
is spread over an area of 97 sq.km. and is situated on the border of Kerala
and Tamil Nadu in the north where it extends as the Annamalai National Park.
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Chinnar
Wildlife Sanctuary : Situated at Devikulam taluk of Idukki
district of Kerala, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary acquired the status of a
wildlife sanctuary in 1984 and spreads over an area of 90,422 sq.km. The
sanctuarys diversity encompasses rugged terrains, dry deciduous
forests, high sholas and wet thorny scrub forest with xerophyte species.
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BR Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
: Situated at a height of 5,091 feet above sea level, this sanctuary
spreads over an area of 540 sq. kms. and is situated between the Cauvery and
Tungabhadra rivers in Karnataka. About 80 kms from Mysore, the picturesque
hill range has rich variety of flora and fauna with heaving hills and
valleys covered in deciduous forests and Sholas.
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Eravikulam National Park
: Eravikulam National Park is situated in the Idukki district of Kerala.
Located in the Devikulam taluk, Eravikulam National Park was created as a
wildlife sanctuary in 1975.
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Periyar National Park :
Periyar National Park, in Kerala, India, is one of the best wildlife
sanctuaries in India, which you can see when you travel with Kerala
Backwater. Situated at Thekkady in the Idukki district of Kerala, Periyar
Wildlife Sanctuary is situated around the artificially created Periyar Lake.
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Silent Valley National
Park : Silent Valley National Park is situated in the Palakkad
district of Kerala. Silent Valley in Kerala is considered India's last area
of tropical evergreen rain forest and is a precious biodiversity resource,
which you can visit on tours with Kerala Backwater.
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Corbett
Tiger Reserve : "Man Eaters of Kumaon" by Jim
Corbett was a book inspired from the real incidents in and around
Ramnagar. Referred to as Carpet Sahib, Jim Corbett was called on to save
the villagers from the hunting Tigers and Leopards. Hence, the Park came
to be known as "Corbett National Park".
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Ranthambore
National Park : Ranthambore National Park, famous for its
Tigers in the Aravalli ranges is covered with deciduous forest. Its land
scape is lapped by the Vindhyan hills and its lucent topography consists
of limestones, sand stone rocks and perennial rocks.
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Kanha
National Park : Kanha National Park is located amongst the
Banjar and Halon Valleys giving it a shoe shaped picturesque view, and
better known as the N'Gorongoro of India. Situated in the
Mandla District of the state of Madhya Pradesh, the Kanha National Park
was declared a Sanctuary in 1933 and granted the status of National Park
in 1955.
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Bandhavgarh
National Park : The Bandhavgarh National Park is famous for
its "White Tigers". The Park lies in the Umaria district of
Madhay Pradesh covering an area of 450 sq.km along the Bandhavgarh
hills. The Park, set amidst the Vindhyan ranges, was the former hunting
ground of the Maharaja of Rewa.
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Sunderban
National Park : Sunderban is the world's largest delta and
Mangrove Swamp formed by the intermingling of three rivers - the
Brahmaputra, the Ganges, and the Meghna. The Park constitutes 80% of
India's total mangrove swamps. It is also the world's largest estuarine
and Tiger reserves housing around 270 Royal Bengal Tigers.
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