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Monday, January 16, 2012

Wildlife Sanctuaries In India



India is home to several fabulous wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, which makes this country a nature lover's paradise. The wildlife sanctuaries in India are home to around two thousand different species of birds, 3500 species of mammals, nearly 30000 different kinds of insects and more than 15000 varieties of plants. Travelers from all across the globe come to India to take a look at its rich wildlife and natural vegetation.


There are as many as 80 national parks and over 441 wildlife sanctuaries in India, covering nearly 4.5% of the total geographical area of the country. Scattered all across the country, these sanctuaries and parks attracts the tourists with their beautiful landscapes, amazing rock formation and diverse range of flora and fauna. Most of these sanctuaries were originally private hunting grounds of the former Indian aristocratic families. 


Paying a visit to India's wildlife sanctuaries is something that one should not rule out when on a holiday to this country. These sanctuaries and forest reserves are home to several endangered species of animals and birds like the Asiatic Elephant, the Royal Bengal tiger, the Snow Leopard and the Siberian Crane. Many of the forest reserves and wildlife sanctuaries of India are famous for some particular specie of animals. For instance, the Kaziranga in Assam is know for the Indian Rhinoceros, while Periyar in Kerala is famous for its elephants. 


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Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka

 



Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary is one of India's best known wildlife reserves that is located amidst the picturesque landscape of the meeting point of Deccan Plateau and Western Ghats. Situated in Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka, this sanctuary is gifted with a comfortable climate and varied geographical features. Wildlife in this National Park can be separated into various categories like mammals that include Asian elephant, Jungle Cat, Bonner Macaque, Wild Boar, Smooth-coated Otter, Indian Palm Squirrel, Common Palm Civet, Indian Palm Squirrel, Jungle Cat, Golden Jackal, Rusty-spotted Cat, Chital and Dhole- Asiatic Wild Dog to name a few. Then there are more than two hundred species of birds that people can enjoy watching.



Gir National Park & Sanctuary, Sasangir Gujarat








Gir National Park & Sanctuary in Sasangir Gujarat is the last remaining home of Asiatic lion and is spread over an area of 11,412 sq km, which is a hilly tract of mixed dry deciduous and teak forests. In addition to Asiatic lions, it is one of the parks to spot leopards, chital, sambar, nilgai, chausingha, grey langur, hyena, painted sand grouse, peacocks and paradise flycatcherson an early morning drive. Kamleshwar dam reservoir is the habitat to heaviest mugger crocodile population in India. This park is considered to be the best area to drive through and see maximum wildlife including blackbucks, chinkara, wild boars, jackals and magnificent lions.




Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand






Corbett Park situated in the foothills of Himalayas is a heaven for wildlife lovers. The park covers an area of 1318.54 square kilometres and includes 520 sq. km. of core area and 797.72 sq. km. of buffer area. And this core area of Corbett tiger reserve forms Corbett Park and buffer is reserved for the forests as well as the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary. This is one of the most enchanting wildlife areas with tiger population reaching up to 160, making it the most important and the last mainstay of this endangered species in India. Moreover, the rich biodiversity in this park is a perfect place for bird enthusiasts, as well.

Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh






Kanha National Park came into being in 1955 and its lush sal, bamboo forests, grassy meadows and ravines provided an inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for writing his famous novel 'Jungle Book'. Park's landmark achievement is the preservation of the rare hard ground Swamp Deer (Barasingha), saving it from near extinction. A popular attraction within this park is Bamni Dadar, commonly known as Sunset Point and then frequent sightings of Tigers roaming in the wild remain the most prevalent draw. Apart from all this, strict conservation programs for overall protection of Park's flora and fauna makes it one of the most well maintained National Parks in Asia.

Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur Rajasthan



 









Keoladeo National Park, formerly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur, Rajasthan is a famous avi fauna sanctuary that hosts thousands of birds, especially during winters. There are over 230 species of birds nesting in this sanctuary and it is also a major tourist centre, as numerous ornithologists arrive here in hibernal season. The Park was declared a protected sanctuary and a World Heritage Site in 1971. It is not just a man-made and man-managed wetland, but it also protects Bharatpur from frequent floods along with providing grazing grounds for village cattle.

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala






Periyar Tiger Reserve is a perfect example of nature's bounty with enough of scenic charm, gorgeous bio diversity and most importantly, it provides veritable visitor satisfaction. Spread over an area of 777 sq .km, Periyar is one of the 27th tiger reserves in India that attract visitors all around the globe. The efficiently managed and ardently guarded reserve is a repository of rare, endemic and endangered species of flora and fauna. Additionally, it also forms the major watershed of two important rivers of Kerala, Pamba and Periyar.

Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh



 

Bandhavgarh National Park is one of most enchanting wild life sanctuaries in Indiasituated 197 km away north-east of Jabalpur. This park derived its name from an ancient fort and belongs to Vindhyan mountain ranges of central India. Not just this, it boasts to have good density of tiger population ranging to about 46 to 52 tigers. Forests of Bandhavgarh are actually the white tiger jungles of yesteryears. However, no white tigers have been reported since last 50 years and it is believed that less than a dozen have been seen in India in about a hundred years. Yet some of the white tigers were spotted here.

Kaziranga National Park, Assam



 
 



Kaziranga is one of the best National Parks to conserve One Horned Indian Rhinoceros and other wild lives in North East India. It is a significant natural habitat for in situ conservation of biological biodiversity of universal value. Criteria and values facilitated Kaziranga National Park to get inscribed in World Heritage Site List. The park area is spread over 429.93 Sq.Km. with an additional area of 429.40 Sq.Km. Moreover, it is situated in two districts of Assam, Nagaon and Golaghat, out of which 175 Sq.Km. of the total area falls within Nagaon. And, 135 Sq.Km. falls under Bagori Forest Range office and 40 Sq.Km. falls within Ghorakati Forest Range office.


Pench National Park, Maharashtra







Pench National Park and Tiger Reserve is spread over an area of 257 sq. km. in the lower southern reaches of Satpura hill ranges. The park was declared National by the Government of Maharashtra in 1975 and it also received the official status of 'Tiger Reserve of India' in February 1999. It got its name from Pench River that meanders through the park, dividing it down the center. Apart from, beautiful hills, valleys and occasional precipitous slope, there is an important ecosystem supporting an abundance of flora and fauna, including a rich variety of aquatic life, as well.

Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan





Ranthambore National Park is one of the most renowned parks in India that is located in Sawai Madhopur district of south-eastern Rajasthan. Located 130 kilometres from Jaipur, it is famous as the hunting grounds of Maharajas of Jaipur. These days, it is considered as major wildlife tourist attraction spot and best destination for wildlife photographers.

To Conclude:

A trip to the wildlife sanctuaries in India brings you close to nature. You can enjoy the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of these parks while walking down the trails or past the tall trees. A large number of wildlife safari tours are available which one can avail of in order to check out these wildlife sanctuaries.


So, for a holiday filled with excitement make sure you check out the wildlife sanctuaries in India. You are sure to have an experience that is worth cherishing. 

Saturday, January 14, 2012

TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Even if u answer five questions , u can justifiably feel proud... 

1. What programming language is GOOGLE developed in?
2. What is the expansion of YAHOO?
3. What is the expansion of ADIDAS?
4. Expansion of Star as in Star TV Network?
5. What is expansion of "ICICI?"
6. What does "baker's dozen" signify?
7. The 1984-85 season. 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot - India 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*. Match abandoned. Why?
8. Who is the only man to have written the National Anthems for two different countries?
9. From what four word ex-pression does the word `goodbye` derive?
10. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known?
11. Name the only other country to have got independence on Aug 15th?
12. Why was James Bond Associated with the Number 007?
13. Who faced the first ball in the first ever One Day match?
14. Which cricketer played for South Africa before it was banned from international cricket and later represented Zimbabwe ?
15. The faces of which four Presidents are carved at Mt.Rushmore?
16. Which is the only country that is surrounded from all sides by only one country (other than The Vatican )?
17. Which is the only sport which is not allowed to be played left handed? 





HERE ARE THE ANSWERS............. 



1. Google is written in Asynchronous java-script and XML, or its acronym Ajax.
2. Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle.
3. ADIDAS- All Day I Dream About Sports.
4. Satellite Television Asian Region .
5. Industrial credit and Investments Corporation of India .
6. A baker's dozen consists of 13 items - 1 more than the items in a normal dozen .
7. That match was abandoned after people heard the news of Indira Gandhi being killed.
8. Rabindranath Tagore who wrote national anthem for two different countries one is our 's National anthem and another one is for Bangladesh- (Amar Sonar* *Bangla).
9. Goodbye comes from the ex-pression: 'god be with you'.
10. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is none other Mother Teresa.
11. South Korea .
12. Because 007 is the ISD code for Russia (or the USSR , as it was known during the cold war)
13. Geoffrey Boycott .
14. John Traicos .
15. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln
16. Lesotho surrounded from all sides by South Africa .
17. Polo.

Monday, January 9, 2012

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

TIPS FOR GOOD HEALTH


 Some of the habits which cause damage to our brain and liver  and the top five cancer-causing foods are given below:























The main causes of liver damage.
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