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    Into the National Park of Ranthambore

    Posted in Asia | August 10, 2010
    The Ranthambore National Park is known to be one of the most amazing and one of the most interesting places to visit in North India. This park is located in the Sawai Madhopur district in the southeastern part of Rajasthan and is almost about 130 kms from Jaipur. About the park The Park was formerly considered to be one of the foremost grounds for hunting. The Maharajas of Jaipur would frequent this park and this is how this National Park was considered to be one of the major National Parks in the country. The Park Today The Park today stands as an interesting and a tourist friendly location in India. This park is known to be one of the most amazing destinations to visit in India. Apart, from the several forts and fortresses in Rajasthan, this  [...]
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    The Rann of Kutch

    Posted in Asia | August 3, 2010
    With a name that hides the true nature of its bounty, the Little Rann of Kutch is far more than its name suggests. Unique and teeming with flora and fauna, it is the only place on earth for you will find the rare chestnut colored Asiatic Wild Ass, but that is not the only thing entirely unique to it. It is a mix of sights and scenes that have to be seen to be believed, and the entire region is ripe for anyone looking to explore further inland and make discoveries that will surprise. It is the sort of haven a backpacker craves, nature at its most austere and open. The very location of the wildlife park, in the Thar Desert province, might suggest that the place is desolate and devoid of any life, but nothing could be further from the truth. Any  [...]
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    Pench National Park – good place to see Langurs in their way

    Posted in Asia | July 20, 2010
    Pench National Park – Location: In the regions of Seoni as well as Chhindwara districts, this is located in the southern provinces of Madhya Pradesh. In addition the nearest located airport is Nagpur, almost at a distance of 93 kms (around 58 miles) from this park. Moreover the township of Seoni, almost at a distance of 19 km (around 12 miles) away, has the nearest railhead to this park. Pench National Park – Climate: The months of summer are scorching (the maximum temperature is around 43°C; 110°F) whilst the months of winter are exceptionally cold (the minimum temperature is around 4°C; 39°F). Best time to visit Pench National Park: Even though the months of summer are extremely hot, the span between March and June, is regarded  [...]
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    Keoladeo Ghana National Park – boasting its extensive range of birds

    Posted in Asia | July 6, 2010
    Officially identified as the Keoladeo Ghana National Park, this Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary encompasses a total land area of almost 29 sq kms. This park was originally created through the Maharaja of Bharatpur during the early 19th century, since he wished for saving his township from the disastrous flood water. The huge dam that he had constructed left behind a melancholy, which was afterward transformed into Bharatpur Lake. This lake served as the hunting preserve meant for the Maharaja of Bharatpur for quiet for a while before it was been lastly declared as a National Park in 1982. Keoladeo Ghana National Park was been declared as a world heritage site in the year 1985 by UNESCO. Keoladeo Ghana National Park Attractions Flora This 29 sq km  [...]
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    Guindy National Park – an abode to the Blackbuck in South India

    Posted in Asia | June 11, 2010
    Guindy National Park is protected region of Tamil Nadu, which located in South India, in Chennai, moreover is regarded as one of the smallest National Parks of India as well as one of the dreadfully few national parks that are situated surrounded by a city. This park is an expansion of the grounds that surrounds Raj Bhavan, which is the official residence for the Governor of Tamilnadu. This park enlarges deep inside the estate of the governor and encloses beautiful forests, lakes, scrub lands, and streams. Guindy National Park – Flora This park has a thorn forest and dry evergreen scrub, grasslands as well as water-bodies with more than 350 kinds of plants, which includes shrubs, herbs, climbers, and grasses as well as more than 24 kinds  [...]
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    Fauna in Bardia National Park

    Posted in Asia | June 7, 2010
    Royal Bardia National Park is known to be the leading park that is located in the lowland Terai and cover a total area of almost 968 sq. km. This park is been located in the Western Terai of Nepal and was been established for protecting the representative ecosystems as well as conserve tiger along with its species of prey. In the beginning, an undersized area was been gazette in the year 1976 as the Royal Karnali Wildlife Reserve. While this area was been protected, just about 1500 people living in the Babai valley were settled for the second time in the outer surface of this park the permitting the vegetation as well as wildlife to thrive in this park. In the year 1982, this park was been named again as Royal Bardia Wildlife Reserve, as well  [...]
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    Bandipur National Park – explore the nature at its best

    Posted in Asia | June 4, 2010
    Regarding Bandipur National Park Located in the middle, while traveling downwards on the Mysore-Ooty highway at the point where the arid Deccan Plateau meets with the flourishing crumpled folds of the huge mountains of the Western Ghats. At this particular site, one of the best-known wildlife reserves is India, Bandipur National Park, is located. This park is surrounded by Chamarajanagar district in the state of Karnataka in southern India, as well as the park lies alongside the states of Kerala as well as Tamil Nadu. Endowed by means of a moderate type of weather as well as dissimilar geographical features, this park supports an extraordinary diversity of flora and fauna, as a result making this park an authentic heaven for the wildlife. In  [...]
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    Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve – protecting the huge Giant Pandas

    Posted in Asia | June 1, 2010
    The Wolong Panda Reserve Research Center was been set up through the Chinese government quite back in the year 1958 as to set aside the on the way out populations of panda. The Panda Reserve is placed at a distance of a 3 hours long drive as of Chengdu. It is a natural reserve that covers a total area of more than 200,000 hectares as well as is known to be the largest panda reserve located in China. Wolong Panda Reserve Research Center was been added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Site in the year 1980. All through the past many year ever since the expansion of the Wolong Panda Reserve, survival rates of the unnaturally bred baby panda has amplified as of 30% to 90% in the year 2003. Wolong Panda Reserve was opened up as wildlife observation  [...]
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    Wildlife conservation in India: Nature is missing its glory

    Posted in Asia | March 15, 2010
    Nature is the major part that gave plenty of chances to flourish mankind. When it comes about doing justice, it’s all what nature do, but not us. We learnt from childhood to save others, to think for others first, and rest all the things. In fact, we are living all because of the nature. And when our turn came to save the nature, we are simply sitting back, relaxing as if nothing has happened. Therefore, the government of India started giving advertisements to save the nature or in easy language ‘Save Wildlife’. Many wildlife organizations are there who try to save and flourish the wildlife. Many natural projects and programmes have been undertaken by the Indian Government like Project Tiger, Nature Camps, and Jungle Lodges. These have  [...]
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