Rajaji National Park
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Rajaji National Park
  Rajaji National Park
Rajaji National Park (India)
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
| Location: | Uttarakhand, India |
| Nearest city: | Haridwar and Dehra Dun |
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| Area: | 202,630 acres (820 km²) |
| Established: | 1983 |
| Governing body: | Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Uttarakhand |
Rajaji National Park is a national park that encompasses the Shivaliks, near the feet of the Himalayas. Three districts of Uttarakhand: Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garwhal make up this sprawling park land which been three different protected areas before being merged into one. Those three areas had been the Chilla, Motichur and Rajaji sanctuaries.
Inhabiting the dense green jungles that form the park are an impressive array of creatures - 23 species of mammals - including tigers, leopards, elephants, deer, jungle cat, wild boar and sloth bear - and 315 species of birds are found in Rajaji. The most prominent avian species include pea fowl, woodpeckers, pheasants, kingfishers and barbets, supplemented by a number of migratory species during the winter months. Besides that, the rivers which flow through the park harbour fish such as trout and mahseer.
