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India is blessed with a unique and extremely rich and varied
flora and fauna. India boasts a total of 88 National Park
and 490 Wildlife Sanctuaries, sheltering over 390 mammals,
455 reptiles, 210 amphibians, 1,230 bird species and 30,000
species of insects, making the country one of the most sought
after wildlife destinations in the world. India is known for
its richness in flora and fauna, in the widest possible range
of environments: from the Himalayas to the desert, river valleys
and the extensive plains. All this makes the home of various
creatures who are the reason why North India is the place
where one finds a number of Wild Life Sanctuaries and National
Parks, which are one of the Worlds most finest and famous.
The major wildlife Sanctuaries in north India are: Keoladeo
Ghana National Park , Corbett National Park and Ranthambore
National Park.
North and South India greatly differ in their geographical
features. While north India has some of the highest mountain
ranges in the great Himalayas, the Deccan plateau and the
Western and Eastern Ghats are the prominent geographical features
of South India. South India is known for some of the finest
wildlife and bird sanctuaries of the world. The most famous
wildlife sanctuaries in south India are Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary(also
known as the Thekkady Wildlife Sanctuary) in Kerala, Mudumalai
Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and the Bandipur Wildlife
Sanctuary in Karnataka.
With an abundance of greener pastures the western part of
India has got some real surprises for the nature lovers. Starting
from the Gir National Park and Sanctuary in Gujarat, which
is the only abode of Asiatic Lions. Not to forget the Rann
of Kutch that will astonish you with its wilderness expedition
that's probably quite unknown in rest of the world, such as
the Wild Ass Sanctuary. There is Maharashtra, where the Western
Ghats with its wilderness expedition invite you to have a
vacation in its rich wildlife regions. The main Wildlife Sanctuaries
in West India are: Sasangir National Park, Wild Ass Wildlife
Sanctuary, Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary and Jessore Sloth Bear
Sanctuary.
Central India lies in the peninsular plateau, with a diverse
variety of flora and fauna, which can be accounted for by
the unique topography and geographical conditions of the region.
Many hill ranges like Vindhya, Satpura, Aravali, Maikal and
Ajanta are located in the region and support a unique and
varied flora and fauna.
Like North India, Central India is also very rich in wildlife
and plants. Some of the finest national parks and wildlife
sanctuaries of India lie in the region, representing a unique
concentration of fauna and flora wealth. There are over 15
national parks and 35 wildlife sanctuaries in Central India.
The most prominent and important wildlife reserves in Central
India are Bandhavgarh National Park, Kanha National Park,
Panna National Park, and Pench National Park.
Sanctuaries found in the eastern part of India are extraordinary
and support wildlife quite different from that found in the
rest of India It is home to the endangered one horned rhino,
and it is only here that one can ever see it. The major National
parks in this area are the Kaziranga National Park and Manas
in Assam, Simlipal in Orissa and Namdapha in Arunachal Pradesh.
Many of these sanctuaries were established under the Project
Tiger. With great conservation efforts, the number of endangered
species, not only tigers, has increased and along with it
the general wildlife population is on an increase balancing
the ecosystem which had gone awry due to excessive hunting
and poaching.
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