Wildlife

India is a fascinating place and good to explore wildlife. It is the home of several wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. To discover wildlife, India is the perfect place for you. India is the land of majestic tigers and the graceful elephant, the magnificent peacock and the gigantic rhinoceros serves natural habitat to the wild animals in its wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. It is delightful for the nature lovers.

The wildlife sanctuaries and national parks spread across the country and offers a charming diversity of terrain, flora and fauna. Most of these sanctuaries were originally private hunting grounds of the former Indian aristocratic families. India has preserved 441 wildlife sanctuaries and 80 national parks with 23 tiger reserves. 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 species of animals. Like, the Kaziranga in Assam is known for the Indian Rhinoceros, while Periyar in Kerala is famous for its elephants.

There are various famous wildlife sanctuaries in India which is good to explore. The Jim Corbett National Park is one of the famous national parks. It is located in the Himalayan foothills. It is famous for birds, tigers, elephant safari and adventurous activities. The Dudhwa National Park is another park made famous by its huge swamp deer population. There are at least 37 species of mammals and 16 species of reptiles. Dudhwa Wildlife Sanctuary is said to have 101 tigers and four leopards. There is another famous national park named the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the largest tiger reserves of India. Tiger reserves are the best places to catch a glimpse of this big cat. This national park is spread more than 940 sq km in a horse shoe shaped valley bound by the spurs of the Mekal range the park presents a varies topography. It is famous for its natural fascinating beauty.

The wildlife sanctuaries of India also include the bird sanctuaries. One of the most famous bird sanctuaries is Bharatpur bird sanctuary situated in Madhya Pradesh. The different species of birds that one can find over here is truly amazing. Great Indian bustard, Himalayan monal pheasant, lammergiers, choughs, white-bellied sea eagle, white breasted swiftlet, fruit pigeons and griffon vultures are just some of the bird species that you can get to see here.

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. We offer you various mesmerizing wildlife tour of India.