Neora Valley National
Park: Details
The Neora Valley National
Park, spread over an area of 88sq.km. in the Darjeeling district
of West Bengal was established in April 1986. The park, a
unique area of rich bio-diversity lies in the Himalayan foothills
and is bordered on the east by Western Bhutan and the forests
of Neora Valley, one of the least tracts of virgin wilderness
in the country sustains a unique eco-system where tropical,
sub-tropical, sub-temperate, and temperate vegetative system
still harbours a wealth of flora and fauna.
Buxa National Park:
Details
The Buxa Tiger Reserve with
an area of 759 sq.kms was established in the year of 1982-83
at the north eastern corner of West Bengal bordering Bhutan
and Assam. The core area of 315sq.kms around the Buxa Duar
Fort was declared a National Park in January 1992. This park
is located in eastern Dooars (rolling humid plains) at 2600
ft above sea level. The Dooars comprises of deciduous forests
which are densely wooded and grasslands and is home to some
of West Bengal's most varied flora and fauna.
Sunderban National
Park: Details
Established in 1978 in twenty
four Paraganas district, Sunderbans Tiger reserve is spread
over an area of 2608 sq. kms. Sixty percent of the demarcated
area of the Sunderbans sprawling actually over 9630sq.km,
is in Bangladesh. The national park with a core area of 1330sq.km,
has been designated as a World Heritage Site in 1985 and is
a part of the Project Tiger. The Sunderbans has three wildlife
sanctuaries at Sajnekhali, Lothian Island and Haliday Island.
Singalila National
Park: Details
The vegetation of these virgin
forests mainly alpine, changes with the range in altitude.
The main tree species found are the Rhododendron, Magnolia,
Oak, Hemlock, Silver Fir, Juniper, Mailing Bamboo, Buk, Kawla,
Bhujpatra etc. Other flora includes primulas, aconitums, gentians,
arisaemas and orchids adorning the forest clearings. The fauna
found in the park are leopard, serow, pangolin, elephant,
chinkara takin, red panda, barking deer etc. The park has
a variety of birds such as pigeons, doves, sibia, minivet,
magpie, cuckoo, hornbills, Kaleej pheasants and a large number
of migratory birds.
Gorumara National
Park: Details
Gorumara National Park is
located in the Dooars (rolling hill slopes) region of Jalpaiguri
district in West Bengal. This small forest area famous for
its natural population of the Great Indian one horned Rhinoceros
was declared a wildlife sanctuary in the year 1949. Later
in the year 1992, it was established as a National Park, comprising
80 km of diverse forests.
Jaldapara Wild Life
Sanctuary: Details
The sanctuary lies amidst
the idyllic surrounding created by the mysterious backdrop
of the Mountains of Bhutan and the confluence of river Torsa
and Malangi. The sanctuary covers an area of 100sq.km. The
park is the home of several wild lives, which includes the
famous one horned Indian Rhinos, Swamp Deer, wild boar, leopard
and tigers. The park has excellent facilities for wild life
enthusiasts.
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