National Park

Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand

Among all the national parks in India, the Corbett National Park is the oldest and one of the best among the
top 10 national parks in India. It was established in 1936 to protect the imposing Bengal Tigers. Located at
the foothills of the Himalayan range of Uttarakhand, Corbett National Park is one of the hot spots of the
wildlife lovers.
This park has been named after the popular wildlife story writer Jim Corbett. Beauty and wilderness of this
park attracts enthusiasts from various parts of the globe. This wildlife tourist destination of India has also
been featured in many wildlife documentaries in order to raise the awareness towards the mighty and
stunning Bengal Tigers.

Kaziranga National Park, Assam

Kaziranga National Park is the only natural habitat of the endangered One-Horned Rhinos in India as well
as in the world. Located in the Golaghat district of Assam, Kaziranga National Park is one of the largest
wildlife sanctuaries to explore the wildlife of Northeast India. It is also a highly visited park among the top 10
national parks in India.
This park also boasts of its number of tigers and other wildlife species. Due to the noteworthy number of
tigers, Kaziranga National Park has been declared as Tiger Reserve Forest in 2006. Other wildlife consists
Elephants, Wild Buffaloes and Swamp Deer. The park also witnesses a large number of migratory birds
during the winters.

Bandipur National Park, Karnataka

The Bandipur National Park is the most popular among all the national parks in South India. It is a natural home to
Elephants and several other endangered species. Lush forest of the Deccan Plateau and the Western Ghats makes
this park one of the beautiful parks in India. [Go for Bandipur Wildlife Safari] The park is located 80 km away from
Mysore and almost 215 km away from Bangalore.

Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh

The Bandhavgarh National Park is another enticing name in the list of national parks of India. Located in the Umaria
district of Madhya Pradesh, it is one of the largest national parks of Madhya Pradesh. Declared as a national park in
1968, this park has a noteworthy number of Tigers in India. [Go for thrilling Bandhavgarh wildlife and Tiger Trail
Safari]
This park also has a significant number of Leopards and Deer. Among all the attractions of Bandhavgarh National
Park, White Tigers are the most spectacular.

Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh

Kanha National Park is another sought after destination in the list of national parks of Madhya Pradesh. Established
in the year 1955, this park has gained a lot of attention due to its efforts in saving the rare and almost extinct species
of the Swamp Deer, also known as Barasingha. It is also one of the well-maintained parks in Asia.
Kanha National Park is another sought after destination in the list of national parks of Madhya Pradesh. Established
in the year 1955, this park has gained a lot of attention due to its efforts in saving the rare and almost extinct species
of the Swamp Deer, also known as Barasingha. It is also one of the well-maintained parks in Asia.

Gir National Park and Sasan Gir Sanctuary, Gujarat

The Gir National Park and the Sasan Gir Sanctuary of Gujarat are the only wildlife sanctuaries in India that have
Asiatic Lions. October-June is the ideal time to visit the place and watch these majestic beasts strolling in their
territories.The park was established on 18th September 1965 and it is one of the largest and elegantly preserved

areas for the Asiatic Lions. Rivers and streams flowing through this national park remain occupied by the dwellers of
the park.

Keoladeo Ghana National Park Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Keoladeo Ghana National Park is one of the man-made wetlands in India that has been declared as a National Park. It
was formerly called as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. This park hosts a large number of avifauna during the summers
and is considered as one of the best national parks to observe exotic migratory birds and other birds of India.Located
in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, this park serves as a primary centre for ornithologists and other zoological studies.

Periyar National Park, Kerala

The Periyar National Park, Kerala is the only national park in South India as well as in India that has an artificial lake
flowing through the forests. [Explore wilderness of Kerala]Located on the evergreen hills of the Western Ghats, this
wildlife sanctuary is also one of the Tiger Reserve Forests in India.While boating in the Periyar Lake, visitors can
behold the mighty beasts of this park, quenching their thirsts on the lakesides. Elephants, Deer, Nilgiri Tahrs and
Langurs are the other attractions of this park.

Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh

While visiting the Pench National Park in Madhaya Pradesh, the childhood fantasy of most of the visitors will turns
into reality. Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Book is based on the natural surroundings of this national park; this park is
also known as Mowgli Land.While Tigers are the most dominant species of this park, Leopards, Sloth Bear, Wild
Dog, Barking Deer are some of the other attractions. With more than 170 species of birds, this park has also become
one of the best places for birdwatchers.

Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan

The Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, is one of the royal national parks in India. It is ranked as one of the top
10 wildlife sanctuaries in India. The majestic Tigers are the pride of this national park. Surrounded by the Banas and
Chambal River, this park serves as an ideal habitat for the predators and other animals of this park. Leopard, Nilgai,
Wild Boar, Sambar and Hyena are some of the major animals found in this park. Tiger Safaris are immensely popular
among the visitors of Ranthambore National Park.

Wildlife sanctuaries of India

Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary
himmini Wildlife sanctuary is a national park located along the Western Ghats in Mukundapuram taluk of Thrissur
District of Kerala state in India.

Geography and History

Established in 1984, the sanctuary with an area of about 85.067 km2 is on the Western slopes of the
Nelliyampathi Hills. The highest peak in sanctuary is Punda peak (1116 m). Along with the neighboring
Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary it forms a continuous protected area of 210 km2. It also lies just west of
Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, providing some habitat connectivity with the forests of that relatively
large protected area. The sanctuary consists of the watershed areas of Kurumali River and Mupliam rivers.
Nestled in the sanctuary is Chimmony Dam which is built across the Chimmony river.[1][2]

The sanctuary is an important bird area with 192 recorded avian species. Five Western Ghats endemic bird species
occur here, including the grey-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus priocephalus), Indian rufous babbler (Turdoides subrufus)
and white-bellied blue-flycatcher (Cyornis pallipes). Other interesting species found here include-Ceylon frogmouth
(Batrachostomus moniliger), Indian edible-nest swiftlet (Collocalia unicolor), Malabar trogon (Harpactes fasciatus),

Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Arunachal Pradesh as a whole contains 40% of the floral and faunal species in India. The Ziro valley has a
good share of this biodiversity. Thirty kilometres from the town of Ziro is the sanctuary.
At the altitude of 2400 metres, Talley is a plateau with dense forest of silver fir trees, pine clad plateau of
beautiful grandeur, and a vast wasteland. The area has some of the most important endangered species
including the clouded leopard
Talle camp is 30 km from Ziro, the headquarters of Lower Subansiri district. The gateway to the sanctuary is
the Pange Camp which is 7 km from Manpolyang.
In a significant development, the State Wildlife Advisory Board, in its meeting on December 4, 2010,
approved the creation of a new Talle Wildlife Sanctuary Division to be headquartered at Manipolyang. Till
now, the sanctuary was manned by a Range Officer with few field staff in Pange.

Parasnath railway station

Parasnath railway station is on the Asansol-Gaya section of the Grand Chord and serves the town of Isri in Giridih
district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The Parasnath Hill or Shikharji, located nearby, with a height of 1,350 metres
(4,430 ft) is the highest mountain in the state of Jharkhand.

Etymology
The word Parasnath comes from the 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism, Parshva. Jains refer to the Parasnath Hill as
Shikharji, and it is one of the two most prominent Jain pilgrimage centers, the other being Shetrunjaya, located in
Gujarat.[1] According to Jain belief, twenty of the twenty-four Tirthankaras (teachers of the Jains) attained Moksha
(Nirvana) from Shikharji.

Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuar

Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located at 153023N 742330E in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka
state in India. The sanctuary covers an area of 866.41 km2 (334.52 sq mi).[1]
Along with neighboring Anshi National Park (339.87 square kilometres (83,980 acres)), the sanctuary was
declared part of the Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve in 2006.

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary (also known as Vembanad Bird Sanctuary) is situated at Kumarakom in
Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of Vembanad Lake.[1] Set in the Kerala
Backwaters the bird sanctuary is an ornithologist's paradise and a favourite haunt of migratory birds.[2]

Geography
The sanctuary is spread over 14 acres (57,000 m2)[3] on the southern bank of the Kavanar River.[4] It has well
laid out paths for moving around within the sanctuary. Beyond the sanctuary one can take a boat ride in
Vembanad Lake or along the Kavanar River.
Kumarakom is 14 km (8.7 mi) from Kottayam. State Highway No. 1 leads to Kochi and Thiruvanthapuram
in opposite directions. Kochi International Airport at Nedumbassery is 106 km (66 mi) from Kumarakom.[5]

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, covering an area of barely 25 km, and located about 12 km from
Kothamangalam (Kerala state, India), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. Salim Ali, one of the best
known ornithologist described this sanctuary as the richest bird habitat on peninsular India.[1] Thattekkad
literally means flat forest, and the region is an evergreen low-land forest located between the branches of
Periyar River, the longest river in Kerala.
Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary Trials
Thattekkad Reservoir

The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary has a rich and varied birdlife. Several species of birds, both forest birds as
well as the water birds, visit the sanctuaries, and the important ones include the following:
The Indian Pitta, which visits the sanctuary during winter and spends almost six months here.

Aralam
Aralam is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Aralam had a population of 26508 with 13195 males and 13313 females.[1]
Heart of Aralam Village is Edoor. Panchayat and Village offices are situated at Edoor. The village has a
Government Higher Secondary School at Aralam and two other aided Higher Secondaries, one at Edoor, St.
Mary's HSS and the other at Velimanam, St. Sebastian's HSS. The village also includes the famous wildlife
sanctuary.

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, (CWS), is located 18 km north of Marayoor on SH 17 in the Marayoor and
Kanthalloor Panchayats of Devikulam Taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala state in South India. It is one of
twelve Wildlife Sanctuaries among the Protected areas of Kerala.[1]
It is under the jurisdiction of and contiguous with Eravikulam National Park to the south. Indira Gandhi
Wildlife Sanctuary is to the north and Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary is to the east. It forms an integral part
of the 1,187 km2 (458 sq mi) block of protected forests straddling the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in the
Annamalai Hills.[2] The Western Ghats, Anamalai Sub-Cluster, including all of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary,
is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site.[3]

Idukki district
Idukki is one of the 14 districts of Kerala state, India. Idukki district was formed on 26 January 1972. At the time of
formation the district headquarters had been functioning at Kottayam and from there it was shifted to Painavu in
June 1976.

Geography
Idukki has an area of 4,479 km2 (1,729 sq mi) and is the second largest District of Kerala (the largest being
Palakkad). Rugged mountains and forests cover about 97 percent of the total area of the District. The district
borders the Kerala districts of Pathanamthitta to the south, Kottayam to the southwest, Ernakulam to the
northwest and Thrissur to the north and Coimbature, Dindigul and Theni Districts in Tamil Nadu to the east.
The district is accessible only by road. Rail and Airlink is not available. National Highway NH 49 and State
highgways 13 and 33 passes through the district. [1Anamudi, the highest peak in India south of the
Himalayas, is in the Kuttampuzha Panchayat of Adimali Block, in the Kannan Devan Hills Village of
Devikulam taluk. Thirteen other peaks in the district exceed a height of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). The Periyar,
Thodupuzhayar and Thalayar are the important rivers of the district. Idukki Dam, Asia's largest Arch Dam is
located at Idukki Town of Idukki Taluk.The points where the Periyar flows through the gorge formed
between two high massive rocks called "Kuravan" and "Kurathi" is the site of the Idukki arch dam

Anamudi
Anamudi or Anaimudi (Malayalam pronunciation: [anmi]) is located in the Indian state Kerala. It is the
highest peak in the Western Ghats and South India, at an elevation of 2,695 metres (8,842 ft), and a
topographic prominence of 2,479 metres (8,133 ft). The name Anamudi literally translates to "elephant's
forehead," a reference to the resemblance of the mountain to an elephant's head.[2]
The first recorded ascent of the Anamudi was by General Douglas Hamilton of the Madras Army on May 4,
1862, but it is likely that there had been earlier ascents by local people.

Climatic zones and biomes

Anamudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats in India, having an elevation of 2,695 metres (8,842 ft).[1][3][4]
Anamudi is also the highest point in South India,[5] and also the highest point in India outside the Himalaya Karakoram mountain range . This gives Anamudi its relatively large topographic prominence of 2,479 metres
(8,133 ft), the associated key saddle being over 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) away at 283520N 762759E in
Haryana state just to the west of Delhi.[6] The peak is the highest point of the Periyar river basin.