National Parks and Sanctuaries
Gujarat has four National parks and 21 wild life sanctuaries.
Gir National Park
The small area in the Gir forest in Jungadh district,
situated 64km from Junagarh and 32km from Veraval is famous for the rare
Asiatic lion, which retreated from other places and found a home here. As
well as being the last and only retreat of the Asiatic lions in India,
the park has also a varied habitat containing a fascinating diversity
of some of the extremely rare wildlife. More...
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Marine National Park
India's first marine sanctuary, the park is situated
almost 16 nautical miles away in Great Arabian Sea near Jamnagar and spreads
over an area of about 458 sq km. Located at about 7km from the city centre,
the park comprises of an archipelago of 42 islands noted for their coral
reefs and mangroves. Click
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Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
 Nal
Sarovar is a natural lake, about 64 Km away from Ahmedabad where
different varieties of migratory birds of various breeds, flock and rest
in winter months (November to February). The bird life in Gujarat is rich in winter when the
local residential forms are augmented by a large number of species coming
from far off places. Such birds include rosy pelicans, flamingoes, white
storks, a variety of ducks including the Brahmany duck from Tibet, Saras
cranes, herons, avocets, curlews etc.
Khijadia Bird Sanctuary
Khijadia Bird Sanctuary, located 10 km north east of
Jamnagar, represents the combination of seasonal freshwater shallow lake,
inter-tidal mudflats, creeks, saltpans, saline land and mangrove scrub.
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Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary
The Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary is a compact woodland
located at a distance of 47 kms from Rajkot airport. The best time to
visit the sanctuary is from post monsoon to mid winter (September/ October
to January). Click
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Vansda National park
The Vansda national Park established in 1979 in Navsari
district, Gujarat got its name Vansda as the area was privately owned
by the Maharaja of Vansda. The Park covering an area of 24 sq.km is nestled
in the mountains of Western Ghats or Sahyadris and is under the control
of the government. Even though the park is small, it is extremely dense
and has a wide variety of flora and fauna. Some parts of the park are
dark even during daytime. The park lies close to the National Highway
- 8 and is bisected by the Waghai-Vansda State Highway.
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Velavadar Black Buck National
Park
Velavadar National Park, the only tropical grassland
in India recognized as a National park is located in Bhavnagar district,
in the Bhal region of Saurashtra, Gujarat. The park, now spread over an
area of 34.08 Sq.kms used to be a private grassland of the ex- princely
state of Bhavnagar with an area of about 1788.88 ha which was subsequently
declared as a reserve forest and later notified as a National Park in
1976. An area of 1622.23 ha was further added in 1980. The main attraction
of the park located seventy-two km away from the city of Bhavnagar is
the massive population of Black Buck, Antelope, Wolf and other endangered
species of birds.
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