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YALA NATIONAL PARK

YALA NATIONAL PARK

Tucked away in the southeast corner of Sri Lanka, almost at the point where the south coast takes its upward curve to the east, is the Vala National Park, also known as the Ruhuna National Park, after the ancient name ...

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SARISKA TIGER RESERVE

In the Aravalli range which cuts across Rajasthan, a few pockets of forest still survive. Sariska is one such. It was part of the erstwhile princely state of Aiwar whose late Maharaja, Jai Singh. was a keen shikari and his ...

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RANTHAM BORE NATIONAL PARK

The great virgin jungles of Central India were an awesome gift of nature which have been vandalized and largely destroyed over the years. What survives is but a small portion of its northwestern extremity. This region, with its relics, is ...

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SRI LANKA’S NATIONAL PARKS

SRI LANKA’S NATIONAL PARKS

Ueda Walawe National Park: Lying south of the central hills of Sri Lanka is this 1 19- sq-mile (308-sq-km) park, established with the prime objective of conserving the catchment area of the Uda Walawe reservoir. Today, a large variety of ...

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KEOLADEO GHANA NATIONAL PARK (BHARATPUR)

Only 110 miles (176 km) from Delhi and 31 miles (50 km) west of Agra and the Taj Mahal, Keoladeo Ghana is a wonder of the natural world no less worth seeing than the marble tomb of Shah Jahan’s queen. ...

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ROYAL BARDIA WILDLIFE RESERVE

ROYAL BARDIA WILDLIFE RESERVE

About 250 miles (400 km) to the west of Khatmandu, in far western Nepal, lies the Royal Bardia Wildlife Reserve, also known as Karnali because of the great river of that name that drains the region. Initially set aside as ...

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ROYAL CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK

ROYAL CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK

One possible meaning of Chitin is “Heart of the Jungle” and it could not be more aptly described. With its tropical creeper-clad forests, great meandering rivers, lush seas of tall elephant grass, and the magnificent backdrop of the Himalaya in ...

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Dudhwa National Park,

Dudhwa National Park,

Dudhwa National Park, which emerged from a struggle against a welter of vested interests, is even now threatened by a surge of ever-increasing demographic pressure. A viable pattern of coexistence between humans and other forms of life is urgently required ...

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CORBETT NATIONAL PARK

CORBETT NATIONAL PARK

Just short of 300 km northeast of Delhi, cradled in the foothills of the Himalaya lies the Corbett National Park. It is India’s first national park and also one of her finest. This park has quite a history. Long ago, ...

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DACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK

DACHIGAM NATIONAL PARK

The entry point into this wildlife reserve, one of India’s most scenically beautiful, is only 14 miles (22 km) from Srinagar. First protected in 1910, this mountainous area forms almost half of the Dal Lake’s catchment area and its importance ...

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