Wildlife in India attracts people from all over the world as the rarest of rare species are found here. With 96 national parks and over 500 wildlife sanctuaries, the range and diversity of India's
wildlife heritage is matchless. Some of the important sanctuaries in India are The Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve - Uttaranchal, Kanha National Park and Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh,
Ranthambhor National Park - Sawai Madhopur, Gir National Park - Sasangir (Gujarat) etc. Supporting a great variety of mammals and over 585 species of birds, India's first national park, the Corbett was
established in the foothills of Himalayas.
Wildlife lovers will be excited to see magnificent Bird Sanctuary at Bharatpur, Rajasthan as it is the second habitat in the world that is visited by the Siberian Cranes in winter and it provides a vast breeding
area for the native water birds. |
