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Wildlife in Rajaji National Park
Rajaji
National Park is distinct for its pristine scenic beauty and rich
bio-diversity. A paradise for nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts,
the wildlife of the park is blessed with elephants, tigers, leopards,
deers and ghorals as its best known life forms. Three sancturies in
the Uttaranchal, Shivaliks - Rajaji, Motichur and Chila were
amalgamated into a large protected area and named Rajaji National Park
in the year 1983 after the famous freedom fighter Late Sri C.
Rajgopalachari; popularly known as "Rajaji". This area is the North
Western Limit of Asian elephants. Spread over an area of 820.42 sq km,
Rajaji is a magnificient ecosystem nestled in the Shivalik ranges and
the beginning of the vast Indo–Gangetic plains, thus representing
vegetation of several distinct zones and forest types like sal
forests, reverine forests, board–leaved mixed forests, scrubland and
grassy. It possesses as many as 23 species of mammals and 315 bird
species. The abundance of nature’s bounties heaped in and around this
park, are bound to attract a large number of wildlife
conservationalists, nature lovers and eco-friends to visit this most
breathtaking wilderness area.
Rajaji National Park is situated along the hills and foothills of
Shivalik ranges in the Himalayan foothills and represents the Shivalik
eco-system. On the map it is located between Haridwar (Latitude 290
56’ 40”) and Dehradun (Latitude 300 20’ North) and 790 80’ E Longitude
(Dehradun 780 01’ 15” E (Ramgarh), Chillawali- 770 54’ 30” East).
Rajaji National park is accessible from many directions by road, rail
and air. Bus services and overnight trains are available for Dehradun
and Haridwar from Delhi and Lucknow. Chila is 8 km from Haridwar
railway station which is well connected to major metropolitan cities
and 14 km from Rishikesh through Canal Road, 38 km from Jolly Grant
airport. Jolly Grant airport which is only a few kilometres away from
the Northern boundary of the Park, has a daily 50 minutes flight from
Delhi.
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