Bharatpur National Park :India February 17, 2006
Keoladeo Ghana National Park or Bharatpur hosts a variety of bird species(Siberian crane etc) from across the globe. Close to 380 species of birds are found in this 29 sq km stretch, approximately 10 sq km of which comprises of marshes and bogs. Rest of the area comprises of scrublands, grasslands and more than 44,000 trees that are used for nesting by birds each year. This rather intriguing blend of marshes, woodland and flora found here represents and, at the same time, substantiates the density and diversity of the region. s forest cover.
Indeed, Bharatpur National Park, is correctly identified as the pleasant niche of the migratory birds and not surprisingly the home of the world’s most diligent bird watchers. Therefore, this is one of the most important breeding & feeding grounds for migratory birds in the world. Visitor birds swell the population of the park by one third traveling from as far as Europe & Siberia. These include the rare Siberian Crane traveling half the globe to reach Bharatpur.
Most of the parks of the ancient times were developed from the hunting preserves of the princes. But this park’s uniqueness is that it was the only animal house created by a king (Maharaja) for hunting. ‘Keoladeo’ is an ancient Hindu temple devoted to Lord Shiva in the centre of this park and ‘Ghana’ means dense, which are in context to the thick forests which covered this area. This is how Bharatpur National Park gets its name Keoladeo Ghana.
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary or the Keoladeo Ghana National Park is one of the best bird parks in the world that extends protection to fauna (animal) species also. The Sanctuary houses more than 300 species of birds and Keoladeo, the name of the sanctuary is derived from an ancient Hindu temple, devoted to Lord Shiva, which is located at the centre of the park. ‘Ghana’ means dense, referring to the thick forest, which used to cover the area. It houses indigenous water- birds along with migratory water birds and waterside birds and is also inhabited by Sambar, Chital, Nilgai and Boar.
Bharatpur was originally the duck shooting reserve of the Maharaja of Bharatpur. This marshy region was extended by the creation of embankments, channels and mud dams, which enlarged the nesting and feeding area of the birds on the orders of the Maharaja in 1890. The park consists of trees and forest surrounded by water bodies and marshy tracts.
- Posted in : National Parks, Wild Life in India
- Author : seo4india
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