Ranthambore National Park ( http://www.ecoindia.com/parks/ranthambore-wildlife-sanctu... ) Rajasthan: This national park is located in the awai !adhopur district of Rajastahan.

"t first# this park was established as a $ame sanctuar% in &'(( but later on it has attained the status of National park in &')*. +t is one of the major Ti,er Project Reser-es of +ndia and in &''& the ti,er reser-e was e.panded to include awai !an in,h and /elade-i sanctuaries. 0ther than Ti,er# this national park is also home to wide -ariet% of wild animals such as leopards# nil,ai# dhole# wild boar# sambar# h%ena# sloth bear and chital. +t has an endless collection of -ariet% of trees# plants# birds and reptiles. Ranthambore is also famous for one of the lar,est ban%an trees of +ndia. 1im 2orbett National Park (http://www.ecoindia.com/parks/corbett-national-park.html) # 3ttaranchal: +t is the first wildlife reser-e of +ndia. +t was established in &'45 as 6aile% National Park and situated in the Nainital district of 3ttaranchal. +t attained its name from 1im 2orbett# a famous hunter turned conser-ationist who pla%ed a major role in the establishment of the park. This park comes under the first Project Ti,er reser-es launched in &'74 and is famous for the endan,ered 8en,al Ti,er species. This park is also a repositor% of 9)) different species of plants# nearl% 5** species of birds and a di-erse -ariet% of fauna which includes elephant# chital# sambar# nil,ai# ,harial# /in, 2obra# muntjac# wild boar# hed,eho,# common musk shrew# fl%in, fo.# +ndian Pan,olin. 8andha-,arh National Park ( http://www.ecoindia.com/parks/bandha-,arh-national-park.html) # !adh%a Pradesh: This national park is situated in the 3maria district of the !adh%a Pradesh. +t has attained the status of a national park in the %ear &'5). This is a rich :one of bio-di-ersit% in the countr%. +t has one of the hi,hest population of Ti,ers in the countr%. "part from Ti,er# it has 47 species of mammals that includes Nil,ai# 2hausin,ha# 2hital# 2hinkara# ;ild 8oar and sometimes a <o. or 1ackal# more than =(* species of birds# about 7* species of butterflies# a number of reptiles. >arlier this park was famous for the ;hite Ti,ers of Rewa. /anha National Park# !adh%a Pradesh: This park is located in the 8anjar and 6alon -alle%s in the !andla / 8ala,hat districts of the state of !adh%a Pradesh . /anha was desi,nated as a National park in the %ear &'(( and also declared as a Ti,er reser-e under the Project Ti,er in &'79. The main attraction of the park are the 8arasin,ha or swamp deer. +t also pro-ides shelter to the other species of mammals such as ti,ers# lan,ur monke%s# spotted deer# sambhar deer# wild boar# jackals# blackbuck# crested serpent and man% more. +t has more than 4** species of birds# fishes and reptiles. Peri%ar ;ildlife anctuar%# /erala: +t is situated hi,h in the mountains of ;estern ,hats of Pathanamthitta and +dukki districts of /erala near the border of the Tamil Nadu. +t is one of the well known Ti,er reser-e project of outh +ndia. Peri%ar is famous for "siatic elephants. +t has near about '** to &** elephants. This wildlife sanctuar% contains 5= t%pes of mammals which includes ,aur# sambar (horse deer)# barkin, deer# mouse deer# ?holes (+ndian wild do,s)# mon,oose# fo.es and leopards and Nil,iri tahr# =7 t%pes of amphibians# 9( t%pes of reptiles# 4=* t%pes of birds# 4) t%pes of fishes and &5* t%pes of insects. 8andipur ;ildlife anctuar% /arnataka: This national park is situated at the meetin, point of the ?eccan plateau and the ;estern ,hats in the 2hamarajana,ar district in /arnataka. +t was desi,nated as a Ti,er reser-e under the Project Ti,er in &'74. +n &'79# the 8andipur wildlife sanctuar% was declared as a National Park under the ;ildlife Protection "ct. +t helps to protect the population of Ti,er in the park. +t is a home to the -arious kinds of wildlife species such as "siatic >lephant# $aur (+ndian 8ison)# @eopard# 2hital and ambar. The a-ian

population is represented b% the Peafowl# Partrid,e# Auail# 6ornbill and +bis. "part from these# ?hole (wild do,)# ambar# 8arkin, ?eer# $iant Buirrel# loth 8ear and Nocturnal Porcupine are some of the e.otic species found in the park. /a:iran,a National Park# "ssam: +t is located in the $ola,hat and Na,aon districts of "ssam. +t is a ;orld 6erita,e ite and has two third population of worldCs one-horned ,reat +ndian rhinoceros. +t was declared as a Ti,er reser-e in =**5 and has the hi,hest number of Ti,er population in world. +t also pro-ide shelter to elephants# wild water buffalo# swamp deer# +ndian muntjac# wild boar# ho, deer# ,aur# sambhar# "ssamese macBue# capped and ,olden lan,ur# hoolock ,ibbon and man% more. +t is also home to the -arious species of birds such as mi,rator% birds# water birds# predators# sca-en,ers# and ,ame birds. "lso to the $an,es ?olphin. $ir National Park and anctuar%# asan,ir# $ujarat: +t is the onl% abode of "siatic lion in th e world. $ir is situated in the south-west of aurashtra peninsula in the 1una,arh district of $ujrat . +t also has a si,nificant population of leopards and numerous number of chital# nil,ai# chinkara# the four horned antelope and wild boar. This park is rich in birds. ome species of birds which are found here are black headed cuckoo shrike# pied woodpecker# 8onelliCs ea,le# crested serpant ea,le# painted sand,rouse# bush Buail and ,re% partrid,e. /eoladeo $hana National Park# 8haratpur# Rajasthan: >arlier this national park was named as 8haratpur wildlife sanctuar%. +t attained its national park status in the %ear &')&. +t is a paradise for the ornitholo,ist and bird watchers. This national park is situated in the 8haratpur district of Rajasthan. +t is a ;orld 6erita,e site. >-er% %ear durin, the winter season# thousands of mi,rator% birds like iberian cranes# 2ommon ?emoiselle# 6awks# Pelicans# $eese# hanks# ?ucks# >a,les# ;arblers# tints# ;a,tails# 8untin,s# ;heatears# <l%catchers# @arks and Pipits comes here to rescue themsel-es from the cold of western countries. 8eside birds # this park also has a ,ood number of mammals namel% $olden 1ackal# 1un,le 2at# triped 6%ena# ambar# <ishin, 2at# Nil,ai# 8lackbuck and wild 8oar. Pench National Park# !aharashtra: This national park comprises some area of the eoni district of the southern !adh%a Pradesh and northwestern !aharashtra. +t is the =(th Ti,er Reser-e in the countr%. 8eside Ti,er# it is also rich in -arious other kinds fauna such as wild pi,# nil,ai# sambhars# chital# muntjac# ,aur# macBue# lan,ur# wild boar# bears# wild do,s and four horned antelope. This park is famous for deer and leopards. +t also has =( species of birds like barbets# bulbuls# mini-ets orioles# wa,tails# munias# m%nas# waterfowls# and blue kin,fishers.