The wild life in India has a very rich diversity showcasing
some of the rarest of the rare wild life species. I recently toured India along
with my friends and had a chance to watch famed Indian tigers and one horned
rhinoceros among many other species.
The occasion of watching the famed Indian tiger in front of
my eyes was the most memorable as I had never seen this majestic beast in front
of my eyes before. Our itinerary consisted of visiting Bandhavgarh, Pench and
Kanha national parks which are famous world over for tiger sightings.
At first, fear was mounting on us but later this emotion
changed into awe as we witnessed the sheer splendour and majesty of tigers in
Kanha Park. The call of the deer, birds and monkeys in the background is still echoing.
I think maximum of 12 days are needed to closely watch the behaviour of these
rare tigers. Having visited many countries as a tourist I think India wildlife tours offer special extra
by showcasing exotic and rare animals endemic to it. After spending a week
there we moved on for a bird tour.
Visiting Bharatpur bird sanctuary is a must to witness an
array of rare and famous birds. Fortunately our itinerary also included a visit
to this famed park. The folks here offer cycle rickshaw ride for bird
excursions which makes the tour more pleasurable. We had our binoculars and
cameras ready to watch and take mystifying and rare shots of birds in their
full charm. It was astonishing to learn that India has 1200 bird species and
has about 20 orders and 77 families of birds, a huge for a country. We were
surprised when we saw Sarus cranes running on a highway just in front of our
vehicle. The calmness of these birds was endearing. From time to time our
driver would stop so that we could observe the cranes and egrets from close
range.
We had a rare chance of watching great Indian bustard, a
famous Indian bird which is on the verge of extinction. You can find this
threatened bird in full glory in desert national park in Rajasthan. It was sad
to learn that this bird species has only 250 members left in the wild.
The last leg of our wild life tour in India culminated at
Kaziranga National park in Assam were we saw one horned rhino. Assam rhinoceros
are the largest rhino in Asia and is also called the great one horned rhino.
Our guide told us that the rhino had once become threatened species because of
a large scale poaching of this animal by locals. The rhino was poached for its
horn, he said. The poaching has since been banned and its population has risen
to appreciable levels.
In short the Wildlife tour to India
was a great experience which we will remember for a long time to come.
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