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TOP 5 WILDLIFE DESTINATIONS IN INDIA Wanting to see wildlife in India ? These parks and sanctuaries are the best places to go to for a visual treat of tigers, lions, elephants, rhinoceros, birds, and even more, so it's a good idea to think about the particular types of wildlife you want to see and plan your trip accordingly . The following five wildlife destinations are the best places to go for a visual treat of tigers, lions, elephants, rhinoceros, birds, and even wild ass!

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Wanting to see wildlife in India? These parks and sanctuaries are the best places to go to for a visual treat of tigers, lions, elephants, rhinoceros, birds, and even more, so it's a good idea to think about the particular types of wildlife you want to see and plan your trip accordingly . The following five wildlife destinations are the best places to go for a visual treat of tigers, lions, elephants, rhinoceros, birds, and even wild ass!

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TOP 5 WILDLIFE DESTINATIONS IN INDIAWanting to see wildlife in India? These parks and sanctuaries are the best places to go to for a visual treat of tigers, lions, elephants, rhinoceros, birds, and even more, so it's a good idea to think about the particular types of wildlife you want to see and plan your trip accordingly . The following five wildlife destinations are the best places to go for a visual treat of tigers, lions, elephants, rhinoceros, birds, and even wild ass!

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Corbett National ParkCorbett National Park has more than 50 species of mammals, 585 species of birds and 25 species of reptiles, but the Park is known for its elephants and leopards, not its tigers. Many kinds of deer, namely chital (spotted deer), sambar (Indian stag), chinkara (Indian gazelle), pada (hog deer) and muntjac (barking deer) abound in the Park. Tiger sighting is rare, in spite of a lot of alarm calls from monkeys and deer.

1Location: UttaranchalMain Wildlife Found: Elephants, Leopards, CrocodilesCoverage Area:1200 sq. kmEstablished: 1936as a National Park

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kanha National ParkA land that inspired Rudyard Kipling to write his classic novel 'Jungle Book', the forested areas of Kanha, with their wild thickets of sal and bamboo forests, rolling meadows and dramatic ravines, are home to the Kanha National Park. The Created in 1955, the national park is today the core area of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, which came into being in 1974, under Project Tiger.

2Location: Madhya PradeshMain Wildlife Found: Tigers, Leopards, BearsCoverage Area:1940 sq. kmEstablished: 1933 as a sanctuary, 1955 as a National Park and 1975 as a Tiger Reserve

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Bharatpur Bird sanctuaryOne of the finest bird parks in the world, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (Keoladeo Ghana National Park) is a reserve that offers protection to faunal species as well. Nesting indigenous water- birds as well as migratory water birds and waterside birds, this sanctuary is also inhabited by Sambar, Chital, Nilgai and Boar.

3Location: RajasthanMain Wildlife Found: Sambar, Chital, Nilgai, Boar, Migratory BirdsCoverage Area:29 Sq KmEstablished: 1956 as a Bird Sanctuary and 1982 as a National Park

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Kaziranga National parkKaziranga National Park lies on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra River, Kaziranga National Park covers an area of approximately 430 Sq. kms with its swamps and tall thickets of elephant grass making it the ideal habitat for the Indian one-horned. The vast open country makes Kaziranga very accessible and wildlife viewing fairly pleasurable. Here one can leave in the early hours of the dawn for an elephant-back-ride.

4Location: AssamMain Wildlife Found: One-horned Rhinoceros, Asiatic Elephants, Wild Buffaloes, Royal Bengal TigerCoverage Area:430 Sq KmEstablished: 1974 as a National Park

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Periyar wildlife sancturySet high in the ranges of the Western Ghats, in God’s Own Country, Kerala, is the Periyar National Park and Tiger Reserve. Periyar wildlife sanctuary has a picturesque lake at the heart of the sanctuary. Formed with the building of a dam in 1895, this reservoir meanders around the contours of the wooded hills, providing a permanent source of water for the local wildlife.

5Location: KeralaMain Wildlife Found:Elephants, Tiger, Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiri LangurCoverage Area:777-sq-kmsEstablished: 1950 as a sanctuary, 1978 as a tiger reserve

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