Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuary :India February 15, 2006
Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuary derives its name from the combination of two Kannada words. ‘Nagar,’ meaning snake, and ‘hole,’ meaning streams. True to its name, quite a few serpentine streams fork through the rich tropical forests of the park. Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuary was set up in 1955. In 1975, its area was increased to include a greater expanse of forest reserve. The original forest was once an exclusive hunting ground for the erstwhile Maharajas of Mysore. The park has been recently renamed as Rajiv Gandhi National Park after the late Prime Minister of India.
The Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuary is home to animals like the four-horned antelope, sloth bear, jungle cat, civet, spotted deer, elephant, wild dog, flying fox, tiger, panther, gaur (Indian bison), sambhar, wild boar, black-naped hare, bonnet macaque, and pangolin. Cobras, crocodiles, kraits, pythons, vipers, and several species of lizards are also found here.
This sanctuary,loacted about 96 km from Mysore, spans 570 km around the river Kabini. This site was selcted for the purpose by the Wodeyar rulers of Mysore. The teak and rosewood from the plantations here are of considerable commercial value.
- Posted in : Wild Life in India, Wildlife Sanctuaries
- Author : seo4india
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