tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63303628145968958332024-02-07T17:37:39.267-08:00Chandoli National ParkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6330362814596895833.post-27471591902816160382011-01-09T01:03:00.000-08:002011-01-09T02:09:46.896-08:00Chandoli National Park<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chandoli National Park is one of the most popular national park in Maharashtra. This exciting </span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">park is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">situated on the western region of Maharashtra State. This has become the major stop for wildlife </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">enthusiasts. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Initially the park was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in the year 1985 and later it secured the status of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">National park in the year 2004. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">This park has also been declared as protected tiger reserve. The park has </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">acquired the area of about 317. 67 sq. km offering a diverse flora and fauna.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The flora of the park is of the western tropical hill type along with evergreen forest on the west coast with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">deciduous forest in southern part. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRM4V9M2psH8w9dN2iVfnT1VOYgE0fcRJkbT3R24RUmyaIFy9p8sNpRI2TqB_pLgtragwiCe_pmeTnKFxu-nN_1CRUvvht-D0_TvKjf5DMMlgvxppw6MP0tZeeqxxrF7BjUMGGSa7ruaO/s1600/metolius_river_pine_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRM4V9M2psH8w9dN2iVfnT1VOYgE0fcRJkbT3R24RUmyaIFy9p8sNpRI2TqB_pLgtragwiCe_pmeTnKFxu-nN_1CRUvvht-D0_TvKjf5DMMlgvxppw6MP0tZeeqxxrF7BjUMGGSa7ruaO/s320/metolius_river_pine_lg.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The most commonly found trees are ironwood tree, Javan plum or </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">jamun syzigium cumini, pisa Actinodaphne and many more. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Other trees which are most commonly found </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">in the area are Indian laurel or asan wood, devil flg and Indian gooseberry.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This park is home to some of most endangered species of animals along with 20 species of reptiles and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">amphibians. </span></span></span><br />
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