Rajaji
National
Park
is named
after
the
great C.
Rajagopalachari
who was
popularly
known as
Rajaji.
He
served
as a
prominent
leader
of the
Freedom
Struggle.
This
great
freedom
fighter
was also
the
second
and last
Governor-General
of
independent
India.
Tourist
Season
at
Rajaji
National
Park
starts
from
15th
November
and ends
by the
15th of
June.
Spending
your
vacations
here
would be
great as
the
facilities
available
here are
tailor
made for
every
kind of
traveler.
Several
hotels
and
lodges
are
there
for your
stay.
You can
eat out
at the
Chilla
Tourist
Lodge
that
offers
best of
Dining
facilities.
Other
facilities
near the
park
include
Banks at
Dehradun
and
Medical
facilities
available
at
Haridwar
and
Dehradun.
Rajaji
National
Park is
popular
for its
big-name
wild
animal
species
like
Asian
Elephant,
Tiger,
Leopard,
Jungle
Cat,
Indian
Hare,
Sloth
Bear,
Goral,
Indian
langur,
Civets,
Indian
Porcupine,
Monitor
lizard,
Python,
Himalayan
yellow
throated
marten,
Himalayan
Black
Bear,
Nilgai,
King
Cobra,
Jackal
Barking
Deer,
Sambhar,
Wild
boar,
Common
Krait,
Indian
Cobra
and
Rhesus
macaque.
This
National
Park is
also
known
for
housing
beautiful
avian
species
that
counts
over
three
hundred
in
number.
This
wide
diversity
in the
species
is due
to the
open
grassland
location
of the
Rajaji
Park.
Some of
the
birds
worth
watching
here
include
White-naped
Woodpecker,
Great
Hornbill,
Black-bellied
Tern,
Pallas's
Fish
Eagle,
Greater
Scaup,
Great
Pied
Hornbill,
Himalayan
Pied
Kingfisher,
fire
tailed
sunbird,
Northern
Goshawk,
Yellow-billed
Blue
Magpie,
Scaly
Thrush,
Snowy-browed
Flycatcher,
Rusty-flanked
Tree-creeper,
Pale-footed
Bush
Warbler,
Black-necked
Stork,
Tytler's
Leaf
Warbler,
Reed
Bunting,
and
Green
Avadavat.
Migratory
birds
from far
west add
to the
number
of the
already
found
species.
The
flora or
the
vegetation
of the
Rajaji
Park
stands
spectacular
and
donate
towards
the eco-sysytem
of the
park.
Several
of the
great
plant
species
are
found
here.
Some
species
to name
are
Terminalia,
Shorea,
Mallotus,
Phoebe,
Drypetes,
Dalbergia,
Acacia,
Adina,
Bridelia,
Syzygium,
and many
more!
Thickly
covered
by the
Sal
Forest,
the main
forest
types of
Rajaji
National
Park
include
Western
Gangetic
Moist,
Northern
dry
Deciduous
and
Khair-Sissoo
forests.
Savannah
Woodlands
cover
the
drier
southern
borders
of the
park. It
is also
very
interesting
to know
that the
reason
behind
the
fertile
landscapes
of the
reserve
is the
flow of
River
Ganga
through
the
park.
The
river
flow
stretches
around
24 km
and
contributes
towards
the
greenery
of the
park.
Nature
lovers
will
find the
captivating
landscape
and
wildlife
of the
Rajaji
Park to
be
tempting
and
irresistible.
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