Season: - October to March
Trip Highlight
Established in 1966 this small sanctuary
lies in the foothills of the Himalayas ,
close to the well known towns of Dehra
Dun and Rishikesh. A trip to Rajaji
national park can be combined alongwith
a trek in the Garhwal Himalayas or with
white water rafting on the holy river
Ganges . Nomadic sheperds called Gujjars
stay in these forests during the winter
months.
Common Animals
Elephants, sambar deer , spotted deer ,
barking deer , goral , wild boar , tiger
, leopard , langur , rhesus monkey.
Common Birds
Leothrix , flycatchers , cormorants ,
flower peckers , sun-birds , golden
oriole , thrushes , tree pies , barbets
, wood-peckers , jungle fowl , minivets
, bulbuls , wabblers , pheasants ,
pariah-kite , vultures and many many
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