WILD
LIFE
With wide range of flora and fauna
India is among the top wildlife tourism destinations of the world. Since
the "Project Tiger" and conservation policy increased number of reserve
forest, bird sanctuaries and National parks are favoring the eco
friendly tourism. Climatic conditions of the country are also favorable
for many species of migrating birds, which proves additional tourist
attraction. All the Wildlife destination are arranged in alphabetical
order with state name. Information about how to reach is included in
static's column in the form of nearest Airport, Railway and Road.
National Park / Reserves / Bird
Sanctuaries |
Static's |
Prime Attractions |
Aralam
Wild life sanctuary Kerala |
*Area: 55
sq. km.
* Visit in the rainy months of June - August is
not advisable.
* Airport: Kozhikode [110 km.] *Rail station:
Thalassery * Road: Kannur and Thalassery are nearest cities.
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* Forest:
Tropical evergreen & costal semi ever green.
*Fauna: Deer, Boar, Elephant, Leopard, Wild cat &
various types of Squirrels. |
Balpakaram National Park
Meghalaya |
* Area: 200 sq. km.
*Visiting Season: April to June
How to reach: Only by road travel
of abt. 170 km from Tura. Regular Helicopter service from Shilong
and Guwahati, which is also nearest railway station are available. |
* Paradise for the lovers of eco
tourism.
* Hot favorite spot of naturalist,
botanists and zoologist as the bio diversity of the country is at
best of visibility. |
Bandipur National Park
Chamarajanagar, Karnataka |
* Area: 865 sq.km.
* Visiting Season: Throughout the
year except mansoons
*Airport: Bagalore [abt. 200 km.]
*Railway: Mysore [abt. 60km.] *Road: Well connected by state
transports buses bound to Otty from Mysore. |
Tiger, leopard, elephant, sloth bear,
gaur, sambar (deer) .
Reptiles: King cobra, common cobra,
rat snake, water snake, marsh crocodile
Birds: stork, falcon, sandpiper,
woodpecker [in all over 200 spices] |
Bannerghatta National Park
Bangalore Karnataka |
* Area: 104 sq. km.
*Visiting Season: throughout the
year
* Airport: Bangalore *Railway:
Bangalore *Road: Just abt. 20 km. from the Bangalore |
*Panthers, Lions, Tigers
*Zoological Garden
*Trekking: Uddigebande (3.5 kms.)
Hajjamana Kallu (3 kms.) and Mirza Hill (1.5 kms.) |
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