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Rajaji National Park is a national park and tiger reserve in the Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal districts of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. [1] It encompasses an area of 820 km 2 (320 sq mi) in the Sivalik Hills. [2] In 1983, three wildlife sanctuaries in the area, namely Chilla, Motichur and Rajaji, were merged into one. [2]
As per Ministry of Environment and Forests, the wild tiger population in India stood at 2,226 in 2014 with an increase of 30.5% since the 2010 estimate. [4] In 2018, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, there were an estimated 2,967 wild tigers in existence in India. The wild tiger population increased to 3,682 as of 2022. [5]
Ganga Bhogpur is situated between two holy cities, Haridwar and Rishikesh along the river Ganges. Ganga Bhogpur is an entry point to Rajaji National Park. [1] Nearby village Chilla is another entry point to the park. The area is covered by forest and mountains. Animals such as elephants, tigers, deer and lions in habit the area.
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Also called as Anaimalai Tiger Reserve: Tigers, leopards, elephants, wildboars, deers, dhole. Guindy National Park: Has more than 2000 chitals, 493 blackbucks and 84 jackals. Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park: has 8 species of whales and 21 small coral islands Mangroove species like Rhizophora, Avicennia, Bruguiera, Ceriops and Lumnitzera.
Chilla is a wilderness area and part of Rajaji National Park in India. Known as an electricity creator (on the River) area in the Pauri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand . It is also well known as a wild tourist place of Uttarakhand , standing in the middle of Rishikesh and Haridwar , nearby Ganga Bhogpur .
This tiger reserve covers a total area of 2,829.38 square kilometres (1,092.43 sq mi), including a core or critical tiger habitat of 2,049.2 square kilometres (791.2 sq mi), which consists of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and the Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary, along with a buffer zone of 780.15 square kilometres (301.22 sq mi). It is 56th ...