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National Parks of India - Part 3

In earlier articles, we have known the National Parks of India located in some states, whose links are as follows –

National Parks of India

National Parks of India

A National Park is a large area, consisting of one or several different types of ecosystems or biomes, where human activities, acquisition or grazing of cattle, hunting, etc., are not allowed in any way. Various types of trees, plants and wildlife reside in these areas. National Parks are established by the Central Government with the aim of providing safe habitats to forests and wildlife.

Following are the list of National Parks located in India –

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A. National Park of India Located in Madhya Pradesh

The National Parks of India located in Madhya Pradesh is as follows -
  1. Bandhavgarh National Park
  2. Kanha National Park
  3. Madhav National Park
  4. Mandla National Fossil Park
  5. Panna National Park
  6. Pench ( Priyadarshini ) National Park
  7. Satpura National Park
  8. Sanjay Dubri National Park
  9. Van Vihar National Park

01. Bandhavgarh National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in 1968 
  • Located between the Vindhya mountain range, Umaria Distric , Madhya Pradesh.
  • It is also a tiger reserve.
  • It is a small but dense national park.
  • White Tigers are found here, due to which this area is also known as the 'Land of the White Tiger'.
  • Due to the white tiger, its importance increases more.

02. Kanha National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in1955.
  • Located in Mandla and Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.
  • It is a world famous national park.
  • Here there are many species of reindeer, wild boar, tiger, nilgai and birds, Reptiles, different types of trees and plants etc. are found.

03. Madhav National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in1958 
  • Located in Shivpuri district , Madhya Pradesh.
  • This region is full of biodiversity.
  • This area was earlier under the royal family of Gwalior, that is why it was named Madhav National Park after Maharaja Madhav Rao Scindia of Gwalior.
  • Many animals like Nilgai, Chinkara, Sambhar, Tiger, Crocodile, Leopard, Jackal, Fox, Wolves etc. are found here.
  • Mountains covered with trees of many species are found here.

04. Mandla National Fossil Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in 1983. 
  • Located in Mandla district , Madhya Pradesh. 
  • This is a fossil park. 
  • Fossils of plants from 150 million years ago to 40 million years ago are found here.

05. Panna National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in1982  
  • Located in Panna and Chhattarpur district ,Madhya Pradesh.
  • This is also a tiger protected area.
  • This is a garden situated on the banks of the Ken river.
  • Many species of birds are found here along with Chital, Chinkara, Sambhar, Bear, Bear, Leopard, Gharial, Antelope etc.

06. Pench ( Priyadarshini ) National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in1983 
  • It was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1977. National Park in 1983 and Tiger Reserve again in 1992. 
  • Located in Seoni and Chhindwara district , Madhya Pradesh.
  • Due to its location on the banks of the river Pench, it was named as Pench National Park.
  • Many types of birds and plants are found here.
  • Here fox, jackal, tiger, hyena, gaur, chausingha, forest billar, wild dog, bear, wild boar, nilgai, sambar etc. are found.

07. Satpura National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in 1981 
  • Located in Hoshingabad district , Madhya Pradesh. 
  • About 130 types of trees and plants are found here, in which sal, teak, mahua, tendu leaf, bamboo, besides many types of grasses, vines, creepers and medicinal plants are found.
  • Many types of animals like black buck, wild boar, fox, tiger, leopard, chital, sambhar, chinkara, nilgai, gaur etc. are found here.

08. Sanjay Dubri National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in1981.
  • Located in Ladder and Singrauli district ,Madhya Pradesh.
  • Its former name was Sanjay National Park, but Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary was included in it and it was declared as Sanjay-Dubri National Park.
  • Many rivers, waterfalls and water sources are found in this region.
  • Trees like Sal (Sakhua), Mahua, Tendu Patta, Palas, Salai, Semal, Hera, Ber etc. are found in this area.
  • Tiger, Jackal, Nilgai, Leopard, Deer, Chinkara, Bear, Python etc., many types of creatures and many species of birds are found here.

09. Van Vihar National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in1981  
  • Located in Bhopal Madhya Pradesh. 
  • This is the only park area in India, where rescued animals from different places like – Tiger from Circus, Leopard, Bear, Bear from Madari etc. have been brought here.
  • Many types of trees and plants are found here.

B. National Park of India Located in Maharashtra

The National Parks of India located in Maharashtra is as follows -
  1. Pench National Park
  2. Chandoli National Park
  3. Gugamal National Park
  4. Tadoba National Park
  5. Navegaon National Park
  6. Sanjay Gandhi National Park

01. Pench National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in 1975  
  • Located in Nagpur , Maharashtra.
  • It is a part of Pench National Park of Madhya Pradesh, which is spread over two states Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
  • Pench National Park is named after the river Pench that flows through this area.
  • Tiger, leopard, fox, hyena, peacock hornbill bird etc. are found here.

02. Chandoli National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in 2004 
  • It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1985.
  • Located near Chandoli dam in Sangli district , Maharashtra.
  • The main source of water in this area is the Varna river and Chandoli dam flowing here.
  • Elephant over here. Boar, wild boar, gaur, sambhar, deer etc. are found.

03. Gugamal National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in 1987 
  • It is located in Amravati district of Vidarbha region, comes in Satpuda mountain range ,Maharashtra. 
  • It is also called Melghat Tiger Reserve, because a part of this area is protected for the protection of tigers.
  • This area was declared as Tiger Reserve area in 1974.
  • Mainly tiger, leopard, deer, sambhar, nilgai, jackal etc. are found here.

04. Tadoba National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in 1955 
  • Located in Chandrapur district ,Maharashtra.
  • Andheri Tiger Reserve has been included in 1995 with this park.
  • Tadoba National Park is named after Tadoba Lake.
  • Rare species of crocodiles are found in this lake.
  • Apart from this, tiger, elephant, leopard, monkey, chital, deer, wild dog and different species of birds are found here.

05. Navegaon National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in  1975  
  • It is located in the north-eastern district Gondiyan of Maharashtra.
  • Nagzira Tiger Reserve was included in this in 2013.
  • Chital, Sambhar, Deer, Jackal and about 209 types of birds are found in this park.

06. Sanjay Gandhi National Park

  • Declared as a National Park of India in 1983 
  • Located in Borivali, Mumbai ,Maharashtra.
  • Its former name was Borivali National Park, which was changed to Sanjay Gandhi National Park in 1996.
  • It is a national park located in the middle of a metropolis like Mumbai, which provides clean air to the people of Mumbai.
  • There are many caves related to Buddhism in this area.
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