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National Parks of India
National Parks of India
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2. Dachigam National Park
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3. Pin Valley National Park
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4. Gangotri National Park
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1. Dudhwa National Park
❖ Located in Terai belt of marshy grassland (Lakhimpur).
❖ Extreme humid subtropical with dry winters (CWa) type of
climate; Very Dense Sal forests comprising of Tropical Semi
Evergreen, Moist deciduous, Swamp and Dry deciduous forests;
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2. Mukundra Hills National Park
1. Desert National Park ❖ Kathiawar-Gir Dry Deciduous Forest Zone
❖ Four Rivers- Chambal, Kali, Ahu, Ramzan
❖ Thar Desert Ecosystem; Sand ❖ Fauna- Bengal Tiger, leopard, Ghariyal, Mugger,
Dunes can be seen; Sparsh Chital, Sambhar deer etc.
Vegetation – Sewan grass and
3.
aak shrub;
❖ Most Famous Attraction – 3. Sariska National Park
1.
Critically Endangered The Great
Indian Bustard and Indian
Gazelle(Chinkara)
❖ Gadsisar Lake, Famous for
5. ❖ Aravalis; Rocky landscape with
grasslands and dry deciduous forests;
Migratory bird is located in the ❖ Dhok Trees – 90% area
park.
4. ❖ India's largest population of peafowl;
❖ Major species - Leopard, Wild Dog,
Jungle Cat, Hyena, Jackal, and Tiger
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1. Marine National Park 3. Black Buck National Park
1. 2.
❖ Ken River; In news due to Ken Betwa
❖ Possible site for Asiatic lion River Linking Project
and Cheetah Re Introduction ❖ Tiger, Chital, Leopard, Sloth Bear
❖ Marks Endpoint of Tropical and
subtropical dry broadleaf forests belt and
2. Madhav National Park
❖ Contiguous with Guru Ghasi Das NP in ❖ Satpura Ranges; Highest peak of Satpura – Dhoopgarh
Chhattisgarh; Vindhyas Ranges; Peak is inside the park; Panchmarhi;
❖ Moist Deciduous Forest ❖ Denva River (Tib of Tawa River -> Trib of Narmada)
❖ Ancient Pandav Caves; Rock Shelters
❖ Vindhyas Ranges; Famous for Bengal ❖ Also known as Mandla Plant Fossil NP;
Tiger; ❖ This national park has plants in fossil form that existed in
❖ Natural hub for melanistic White tigers India anywhere between 40 million and 150 million years
❖ Multiple river streams (Trib of Son ago
River)
8. Pench (Priyadarshini)
11. Dinosaurs Fossils National Park
National Park
❖ The famous story ‘The Jungle Book’ was based on Pench ❖ Also known as Ghughua Fossil Park;
❖ Satpura Ranges ❖ Notable discoveries include a dinosaur egg fossil.
❖ Pench River (Trib of Wainganga -> Trib of Pranhita -> Trib of Godavari)
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1. 1. Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) National Park
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1. Betla National Park
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❖ Chota Nagpur Plateau
❖ North Koel River (Trib of Son -> Trib of Ganga)
❖ Part of Palamau Tiger Reserve
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4. Pench (Jawaharlal Nehru)
National Park
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Green Lung of Vidarbha Region
Important Bird Sanctuary (Dr. Salim Ali)
2. Sanjay Gandhi (Borivalli) ❖ Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests
National Park ❖ Nawegaon Tank/Lake
3. Chandoli National Park ❖ The word 'Tadoba' is derived from the name of God "Tadoba"
or "Taru”, praised by local Gond Tribe
❖ Weinganga Basin (Small River streams like Tadoba River flow)
❖ Sahyadri ranges of Western Ghats
❖ Similar Flora and Fauna – Dry Deciduous Forest, Tiger,
❖ Warna River (Trib of Krishna River)
Leopard, Dhole, Sloth Bear, Stripped Hyenas, Small Indian
Civet, Spotted deer, barking deer etc. These are similar to all
central Indian parks.
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1. Simlipal National Park
❖ Part of Biosphere Reserve;
❖ RAMSAR Site
❖ Second Largest Mangrove Ecosystem
in India
❖ Drained by Brahmani, Baitarani,
Dhamra, Pathsala Rivers
❖ Saltwater crocodile, Indian python,
black ibis, Olive Ridley Turtle are
most prominent species.
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1. Bhagwan Mahavir National Park
1. ❖ Western Ghats
❖ Home to Dudhsagar Water Falls
❖ Tropical Evergreen, Moist Deciduous and
Dry Deciduous Forests
❖ Mandovi River
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3. Nagarhole (Rajiv Gandhi)
National Park
❖ Western Ghats; Tropical Rain forests & Moist
deciduous forests
❖ Kabini and Lakshamtirtha River & Nagarhole River
1. Anshi National Park Stream (All trib of Cauvery)
❖ Together with Bandipur, Mudumalai and Wayanad
❖ Western Ghats; Tropical Rain forests & Moist Sanctuaries – Largest Protected Area in South
deciduous forests
❖ Kali River (Standalone West flowing River) 4. Bandipur National Park
❖ Tigers, Black panther and Indian Elephants are
most distinct fauna.
1. ❖ Western Ghats; Dry Deciduous Forests are
dominant along with Moist deciduous
❖ Kabini and Moyar River
❖ High Species Diversity
❖ Part of Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve
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1. 1. Papikonda National Park
❖ Eastern Ghats;
❖ Godavari River
2. Rajiv Gandhi National Park ❖ Important Bird and Biodiversity Area by
Birdlife International
❖ Eastern Ghats; Formerly Rameshwaram ❖ In News due to Polavaram Irrigation
national Park; Project
❖ Penna River ❖ Moist and Dry deciduous Forests
❖ Tropical Dry deciduous Forests
2.
3. 3. Sri Venkateshwara National Park
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1. Anamudi Shola National Park 4. Pambadum Shola National Park
❖ Western Ghats; Evergreen Shola Forests; ❖ Palani Hills (Small Extension of Western Ghats)
❖ High Endemism and Biodiverstiy ❖ Name ‘Pambadum’ means, "the forest where
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Connected forest cluster
Pambar River (Trib of Amaravathi -> Trib of Cauvery)
Anamudi Peak – Highest peak of Western Ghats
6. the snake dances“
❖ In same Anamalai – Anamudi Cluster
❖ Details Same as of Anamudi, as being in same ❖ In Nilgiri Hills; UNESCO World Heritage Site
forest clusters ❖ Kunthipuzha River ( Trib of Bharatapuzha)
❖ Tropical Evergreen and Moist deciduous
❖ Contiguous with Mukurthi NP in Tamilnadu
❖ Mudugar and Irula Tribes
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4. Guindy National Park
1. Madumalai National Park
❖ Inside Chennai City
❖ Same details as of other NPs in Nilgiris ❖ Exsitu and In-situ conservation
❖ Semi Evergreen and Moist Deciduous Forests
1. ❖ Blackbuck is the flagship species here
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1. Buxa National Park 4. Neora Valley National Park
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1. Mouling National Park
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Within Dihang – Dibang Biosphere Reserve
Transition zone between tropical to temperate
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❖ Jhum Cultivation
❖ Siyom River (Trib of Brahmaputra)
❖ Takin, goral, Indian leopard, Bengal tiger,
barking deer, serow and red panda are found
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2. Namdapha National Park
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2. Balphakram National Park
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1. Clouded Leopard National Park
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1. Intanki National Park
❖ Zeliangrong Tribe
❖ Habitat for rare hoolock gibbon, golden
langur, hornbill, Asian palm civet, black stork,
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tiger, white-breasted kingfisher, monitor
lizard, python and sloth bear.
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2. 2. Shirui National Park
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1. Murlen National Park
2. National Park
❖ Mountain Phawngpui, often called the Blue
Mountain of Mizoram, which is the highest
mountain peak in the Mizoram
❖ The mountain area of Phawngpui is at most
times covered by a thin stretch of clouds,
which makes it blue in appearance from a
distance, hence the name Blue Mountain.
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1. Saddle Peak National Park 4. Mount Harriot National Park
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3. 4.
2. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park 5. Cambell Bay National Park