National Chambal Sanctuary

River Lapwings and Indian Softshell Turtle 

National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

PC - Gargi Biswas

Dhole

The most endangered Indian top predator of 2010, the dhole is on edge of extinction. Less than 2500 members of the species remain in the world.

Arignar Anna Zoological Park

Chennai has the distinction of having the first zoo in India, created in 1855. This was shifted from the then Madras City to Vandalur Reserve Forest and a modern Zoological Park was established in 1979 by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. Spread over 510 ha. of dry evergreen forests with gentle undulating terrain, the specially created open wet and dry island type enclosures with hidden walls and simulated natural environment help the animals, birds and reptiles to feel their natural environment. Chimpanzee, the nearest ancestor to human beings, keeps you busy for a while.

Objectives

1. Ex-situ propagation of critically endangered species to prevent their extinction

2. Wildlife Education and interpretation aimed at a wider public appreciation of wildlife

3. Wildlife research to promote wildlife conservation and management

‪#‎India‬ ‪#‎Chennai‬ ‪#‎Tamilnadu‬ ‪#‎Bharat‬

Maitri Bagh (Chhattisgarh)

'Maitri Bagh' means Garden of Friendship. This is a result of cooperation between Indian and Russian governments. Maitri Bagh was established by Bhilai Steel Plant. The zoo cum park offers various attractions and it is one of the famous picnic spots in the state. There are beautiful lakes and gardens and the musical fountains in the garden is a feast to eyes. It is the biggest zoo in Chhattisgarh. ‪#‎India‬ ‪#‎Chhasttisgarh‬ ‪#‎destination‬‪#‎tourism‬

Tilyar Zoo

After closing down the non-viable Mini Zoos scattered all over the State in 2001 by the Government, emphasis was laid on development of Rohtak zoo by Chief Minister, Haryana in the 17th Meeting of Haryana State Wildlife Advisory Board held on 21.12.2000. The zoo at Rohtak has a few attractive birds and animals for public showing. Many birds species have been very common and the attractive animals in the zoo are also very few. Therefore, to elevate the status of this zoo and make it a well sought after recreational destination by the public, a decision was taken to extend it from an area of 16 acres to an area of 44 acres. The government transferred about 28 acres land from Tilyar Tourist Complex to Forest Department on 10th June 2003 to facilitate the expansion of the zoo. Accordingly, the layout plan of the zoo was prepared and submitted to the Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi on 9th April, 2004 for their sanction. The Central Zoo Authority sanctioned the layout plan on 28.3.2005.

As per sanctioned layout plan of Rohtak Zoo, the enclosures for housing Gharial, Crocodile, Hippopotamus, Himalayan Black Bear, Leopard, Tiger, Fox, Hyena, Wolf, Jackal, Otter, Barking deer, Chinkara, Black buck, Sambhar, Langoor, Pig tailed monkey, Macque and Baboon and Bird aviaries for housing a number of exotic and local attractive birds are to be created. Besides, landscaping within the zoo complex will be done providing gardens, hillocks, lakes, waterfalls, visitor trails, paths and roads. For visitors, resting/relaxing places, cafes, toilets, watch towers, drinking water facilities etc. will be provided. For Deer species, fodder parks will be developed. To provide proper after care to the zoo inmates, veterinary facilities along with postmortem room will be developed. The entrance gate of the zoo will be an esthetically created so that entrance looks grand and spacious.

Adjoining Biodiversity centre will be merged with the gate house complex. The parking facility for the visitors vehicle will be provided in large open space in front of the gate house complex which will also have kiosks. The hillocks will be created in such a way that the visitors will have a panoramic view of different animal enclosures. The enclosures will be sufficiently spacious to provide a natural habitat to the animals. The developmental works in the zoo would be undertaken in a phased manner. During the current year, the enclosures for Tiger, Crocodile, Himalayan black bear, Jackal and Wolf would be constructed for which work is being started soon. An outlay of Rs. 187.00 lacs has been sanctioned by the Central Zoo Authority for the proposed expansion of Rohtak Zoo. The financial assistance will be 100% from the Central Zoo Authority. The up-gradation of Rohtak Zoo will prove an added attraction to the visitors coming to the adjoining Tilyar Tourist Complex and will definitely boosh tourism. ‪#‎India‬ ‪#‎sanctuary‬ ‪#‎wildlife‬ ‪#‎birds‬ ‪#‎nature‬‪#‎haryana‬

Sultanpur National Park & Bird Sanctuary, Gurgaon

Sultanpur National Park & Bird Sanctuary is located in Gurgaon district of Haryana, 46 kms. from Delhi and 15 kms. from Gurgaon on the Gurgaon - Farukh Nagar Road. The Sultanpur National Park is lush with trees, shrubs and clusters of bougainvillea. A good pair of binoculars is a must to clearly see the wildlife from a safe distance, without disturbing them.

To facilitate bird watching, there are four watch towers (machans) located at different points. In addition, there is adequate parking and facilities like toilets and drinking water. The Educational Interpretation Center has been established here to offer proper guidance to the tourist visiting the place.

The Tourist Complex built in the Park has elegant rooms equipped with all modern amenities, a restaurant and a bar.

Sultanpur National Park is essentially a bird watcher's paradise with few trees obscuring the visitor's view of the lake. The birds here can be easily spotted wading, swimming or flying.

Every year 90 migratory bird species arrive here in search of feeding grounds and to spend the winter. In winter, the sanctuary provides a picturesque panorama of migratory birds and even in summer, some species of migratory birds come here. ‪#‎India‬ ‪#‎sanctuary‬ ‪#‎wildlife‬ ‪#‎birds‬‪#‎nature‬ ‪#‎gurgaon‬

Dalma WildLife Sanctuary

Dalma Mountain Range is at an altitude of 3000 feet. Lurking in the thick cover of its jungle (193 sq. km.) are elephants, barking deer, sloth beer, porcupines, leopard, tigers etc. The steep slope of Dalma are a trekker’s delight. Small hideouts have been made at several places in the sanctuary where one can see wilds animals in their natural habitat. A look from the mountaintop at the city is so visually appealing at the night that it looks as if millions stars twinkling. Dalma provides natural air condition to the fuming steel city and is an important source of fresh oxygen to the citizens. Late Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated the sanctuary in 1975. On the mountaintop are the guesthouse of Tata Steel and Forest Department.

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By Air:  The nearest airport is Sonari.

By Rail: Tatanagar Railway station is located on Howrah-Mumbai line.

By Road: Jamshedpur is well connected by roads with all important places of Jharkhand and Kolkata.

Malabar Parakeet

Malabar Parakeet: The Blue Winged Parakeet known as Malabar Parakeet is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. The Malabar Parakeet has beautifully colored plumage, female Malabar Parakeet has a grey face, a black beak and a single black collar and The male has bluish-green on the front of his face, a red beak and a double collar of black with luminous bluish-green. The Malabar parrot is one of the most beautiful colored bird of India.

Indian Flying Fox

Habitat: This species roosts in large colonies of hundreds to thousands of individuals on large trees in rural and urban areas, close to agricultural fields, ponds and by the side of roads It feeds on a wide variety of fruits and flowers, both wild and cultivated. A single young is born between April to early June. It travels long distances, up to 150 km to and from its roost, a night in search of fleshy berries.

National Parks: Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, Palamau Tiger Reserve and Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand, Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh, Molem National Park in Goa, Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Chilka (Nalaban) Wildlife Sanctuary in Orissa and Indravati National Park in Chattisgarh.

Status in the Wild: Least concern

More Facts At: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Specieshttp://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/18725/0

Ranchi

Nakshatra Van: is situated in the heart of the City.It is divided into various sections. There is a big circle in the center of the park which is divided into arcs.The tree that represents the particular nakshatras in the zodiac has been planted in each of the corresponding arcs.

Muta Crocodile breeding centre : is situated at a distance of 23 km from Ranchi on Ranchi Ramgarh Road near Ormanjhi. There are around 50 crocodiles.

Birsa Jaivik Udyan : is situated at a distance of 16 km from Ranchi in Ranchi Ramgarh Road near Ormanjhi. Many species of animals,trees and plants can be seen here.

Ranchi Lake: Located at the base of Ranchi Hills is excavted in the year 1842.

McCluskigunj : It is famous for European style bungalows and a tribal museum.

Tribal Research Institute and Museum : :Located in Morhabadi . It shows tribal culture of Chotanagpur plateau.

Nameri National Park

Comprising more than 600 species of plants, the Nameri National Park which shares its northern boundary with the Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh covers an area of about 200 square kilometers in Sonitpur district of Assam. It consists of mainly semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forest with cane and bamboo brakes and narrow strips of open grasslands along several water bodies. Established as an elephant reserve… today it is home to several other endangered species like tigers, leopards, dholes and Himalayan black bears. Other common animal species that are found in Nameri National Park are pygmy hog, gaur, wild boar, sloth bear, capped langur and Indian giant squirrel. The park is also a haven for bird lovers. 

The white winged wood duck, great pied hornbill, wreathed hornbill, rufous necked hornbill, ibis bill, babblers, and plovers are the major attractions amongst the bird species. The park is also a great destination for an angling and fishing holiday in India as it is fed by many small rivers and water bodies. River rafting in Nameri River and guided hiking tours in the surrounding areas of Nameri National Park are some major adventure activities on your wildlife tour to North East Indiathat you can look forward to. The best time to visit the Nameri National Park is during the winter season.

Nature Refuge

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

Located in Assam, the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1985 and is located in the foothills of the Himalayas. The sanctuary is a home to a plethora of rare and endangered species of animals like Tiger, Asian elephants, Golden Cat, Leopards, Clouded Leopard, Slow Loris and Chital etc. ‪#‎india‬ ‪#‎bharat‬ ‪#‎archives‬ ‪#‎indian‬ ‪#‎wildlife‬ ‪#‎nature‬ 

Jim Corbett National Park

Located in the Nainital District of Uttrakhand, Jim Corbett National Park was established in 1936. The national park is located amidst a mixed terrain of deciduous forests and mountainous pine forests. As a result Jim Corbett National park is one of the most biologically diverse zones in India. Corbett National Park is a home to the Bengal tiger, Leopard, Leopard cat, Elephants, Sambhar Deer and Golden Jackal etc.

Black Buck and Nilgiri Langur #India

India is still home to some of the most beautiful creatures in the world, There are 400 wildlife sanctuaries and 80 National parks in India, which give shelter to the wide range of wild and Endangered Wild Animal. Because of deforestation and other human activity wild animals lost their habitat and reached at risk of become extinct. Indian is losing their animals due to Environmental pollution, deforestation,loss of habitat, human interference, poaching and hunting. All animals and birds in India are rated as critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU). Mainly endangered animals in India are big cats family includes snow leopard, Bengal tiger and Asiatic Lion, other India’s endangered animals are Purple Frog or Pig nose Frog,Great Indian Vulture,Indian giant squirrel,Giant Indian Fruit Bat,Great birds and King Kobra. Some of the extinct animals of India includes Asiatic cheetah,Pink headed duck and Indian aurochs. Couple of endangered animal are Black Buck and Nilgiri Langur.

Black buck also known as Kala Hiran is a species of antelope found mainly in India. It is one of the most beautiful and graceful animals of antelope species in India. Due to extensive poaching and habitat loss, black buck populations have been reduced drastically. The Antelopes of India can be seen in a a few protected areas like the Guindy National park Tamil Nadu, Rollapadu Andhra Pradesh and Chilka (Orissa) other than few parts of Rajasthan and Haryana, Punjab is declared Black buck as state animal.

The Nilgiri Langur found in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats in South India. Its range also includes Kodagu in Karnataka, Palani Hills in Tamil Nadu and many other hilly areas in Kerala. The Nilgiri Black Langur is a member of one of the 13 species of monkeys found in India,which is endangered due to deforestation and poaching for its fur and flesh. Indian golden langur is also falls in the same category of endangered animals of India. 

2 Endangered Species

Indian Fruit Bat: The Greater Indian Fruit Bat also called as Indian flying fox is the largest bat in the world, with a wingspan of 1.2 and 1.5 meters. Giant Indian flying fox eats only fruit like mangoes and bananas, The giant bat of India lives in colonies with few hundred bat in deep forests of Western Ghats. The Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary of Kerala and Goa are home for the endangered species of Indian flying fox. There are two species of fruit bats found in India.

Red Panda: The beautiful and endangered species,Indian Red Panda is also known by the name of Red Fox. From the two kinds of Red Pandas in the world, only one variety is found in India. The small arboreal mammal Red Panda is native to the eastern Himalayas, The red panda shares its name with the giant panda. India has 20 protected areas with Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal’s Khangchendzonga and Namdapha National Park. The endangered Red Panda live in temperate climates, in deciduous and coniferous forests, usually with an understorey of bamboo and hollow trees.