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| Rajaji National Park | |
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 Indian elephant in Rajaji National Park | |
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| Location | Uttarakhand,India |
| Nearest city | Haridwar andDehra Dun |
| Coordinates | 30°03′29″N78°10′22″E / 30.05806°N 78.17278°E /30.05806; 78.17278 |
| Area | 820.5 km2 (316.8 sq mi) |
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| Governing body | Uttarakhand Forest Department |
Rajaji National Park is anational park andtiger reserve in theHaridwar,Dehradun andPauri Garhwal districts of the Indian state ofUttarakhand.[1] It encompasses an area of 820 km2 (320 sq mi) in theSivalik Hills.[2] In 1983, threewildlife sanctuaries in the area, namelyChilla, Motichur andRajaji, were merged into one.[2]
In 1948, the area was created as Rajaji Sanctuary, and Rajaji, Motichur and Chila area were declared as Rajaji National Park in 1983.[3]In 2015, the government approved a proposal to grant Rajaji National Park the status of atiger reserve.[4] As per directions of the Tiger Conservative Authority of India, its core area is Rajaji National Park, whilst about 300 km2 (120 sq mi) of the Shyampur range of the Haridwar forest division and parts of Kotdwar and Laldhang forest division are also included, augmenting the total area to 1,150 km2 (440 sq mi).[citation needed]
Rajaji National Park is located inSivalik Hills inDehradun district,Haridwar district andPauri Garhwal district. It covers total area of 820 km2 (320 sq mi). It has constituted Rajaji wildlife sanctuary, Motichur and Chilla. The elevation ranges from 300 to 1400 meters. TheGanga river flows through the national park and divides the park into two parts, the western Rajaji and motichur sanctuary and the eastern Chilla sanctuary.[3]
Rajaji National Park is nestled between theSivalik Hills and theIndo-Gangetic Plain. Broadleaveddeciduous forests andriparian vegetation,shrubland,grasslands andpine forests form the main habitats in the park.[3] The often sparse understory consists of rohini (Mallotus philippensis), amaltas (Cassia fistula), shisham (Dalbergia sissoo), sal (Shorea robusta), palash (Butea monosperma), arjun (Terminalia arjuna), khair (Senegalia catechu), baans (Dendrocalamus strictus), semul (Bombax ceiba),sandan, chamror (Ehretia), amlaPhyllanthus emblica, kachnar (Bauhinia variegata), ber (Ziziphus mauritiana), chilla (Casearia), bel (Aegle marmelos).[citation needed]
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Rajaji National Park hosts many wild animals includingIndian elephant,Bengal tiger,Indian leopard,chital,sambar deer,barasingha,northern red muntjac,Indian hog deer,nilgai,wild boar,sloth bear,Asian black bear,rhesus macaque,common langur,leopard cat,jungle cat,dhole,Bengal fox,golden jackal andyellow-throated marten,goral andHimalayan tahr.[5][3] Thegoral and theHimalayan tahr mainly stay on the precipitous, pine-covered slopes. TheHimalayan black bear inhabits the higher reaches of the park. Other wildlife in the park includeBengal monitor,Brahminy blindsnake,Burmese python,common krait,Indian cobra,Indian crested porcupine,Indian flying fox,Indian grey mongoose,Indian hare,king cobra,Oriental garden lizard,Russell's viper,smooth-coated otter andwhite-bellied giant flying squirrel.[citation needed]
Over 315 species of birds occur in the park,[2] includingpeafowl,red jungle fowl,black partridge,quail,woodpecker,Egyptian vulture,Himalayan vulture,red-headed vulture,Indian grey hornbill andgreat hornbill.[3]
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