NATIONAL PARKS

1.Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Reserve

               

📍Location:Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, India.
>> Area:625.4 square kilometres (241.5 sq mi)
📜Information:
  • Tadoba Andhari Reserve is the largest national park in Maharashtra. The total area of the reserve is 625.4 square kilometres (241.5 sq mi).
  • This includes Tadoba National Park, with an area of 116.55 square kilometres (45.00 sq mi) and Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary with an area of 508.85 square kilometres (196.47 sq mi).
  • Tadoba Reserve covers the Chimur Hill, and the Andhari sanctuary covers the Moharli and Kolsa ranges. Nearest village from this place is Durgapur.
  • It is bounded on the northern and western sides by densely forested hills. Thick forests are relieved by smooth meadows and deep valleys as the terrain slopes from north to south. Cliffs, talus, and caves provide refuge for several animals. The two forested rectangles are formed of the Tadoba and Andhari ranges.

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    2.Sanjay Gandhi National Park


                   
    📍Location:Mumbai, Maharastra, India
    >>     Area:87 km2 (34 sq mi)
    📜Information:
  • Sanjay Gandhi National Park is an 87 km2 (34 sq mi) protected area in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was established in 1969 with its headquarters situated at Borivali.>
  • The 2400-year-old Kanheri caves, sculpted by monks out of the rocky basaltic cliffs, lie within the park.
  • The Kanheri caves, located centrally in the park, were important Buddhist learning centres and pilgrimage sites sculpted by Buddhist monks between the 9th and the 1st centuries BCE

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    3.Sundarban National Park


                   
    📍Location:Gosaba, West Bengal 743370
    >>     Area:1330.10 sq. km.
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  • The Sundarbans National Park is a national park in West Bengal, India, and core part of tiger reserve and biosphere reserve. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh.
  • It is located to south-west of Bangladesh.
  • The present Sundarban National Park was declared as the core area of Sundarban Tiger Reserve in 1973 and a wildlife sanctuary in 1977 On 4 May 1984 it was declared a national park.
  • It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987,[2][3] and it has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2019.[1] It is considered as a World Network of Biosphere Reserve (Man and Biosphere Reserve) from 1989.

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    4.Chandoli National Park


                   
    📍Location:Sangli District Maharashtra, India
    >> Area:317.67 square kilometres (122.65 sq mi)
    📜Information:
  • Chandoli National Park is a national park established in Sangli district in May 2004.
  • Earlier it was a Wildlife Sanctuary declared in 1985.
  • Chandoli Park is notable as the southern portion of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, with Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary forming the northern part of the reserve.
  • The park includes historical places of note including 17th century forts of the Maratha Empire, Prachitgad and Bhairavgad. Most of the protected area was used an open jail for the "prisoners of war" of the early battles during Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's rule.[citation needed] Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj used Prachitgad as an observation point and recreational place.

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    5.Pench National Park


                   
    📍Location:Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra.
    >> Area:758 km2 (293 sq mi)
    📜Information:
  • Pench National Park is located in the heart of India- Madhya Pradesh and covers a total area of 758 sq.km. It is located on the southern part of Madhya Pradesh, to be specific, in the districts of Seoni and Chhindwara, which also shares a boundary with Maharashtra.
  • An additional area of 257 sq.km of this park lies in Maharashtra but is also accessible from Madhya Pradesh.
  • Pench National Park is a residence of a great variety of wildlife. The place is an abode of real Sher Khans (Bengal Tigers) accompanied by Chital, Jungle Cat, Wolf, Indian Leopard, Gaur, Four-horned Antelope, Sloth Bear and many other wildlife.

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