Nature Safari

April 20th 2015, the Wildlife Enthusiasts have a Reason to Cheer. the State Government After a Long Wait of About 30 Years, Has At Last Issued the Final Notification for the Rajaji National Park Which Consists of 9 Ranges and is Spread Over 820.40 Sq.km. of Haridwar, Pauriand Dehradun Districts of Uttarakhand. the Initial Notification for the Setting Up of the Park Under the Project Elephant Was Issued in 1983. However the Final Notification Could Not Be Issued Since Various Hurdles Had to Be Cleared. It May Be Recalled Here that the Park, Which Marks the Northern Limits of the Asiatic Elephant, is One of the Safest Heavens for Jumbos in the Country. At Present, There are About 415 Elephants in the Park and the Male, Female Ratio is Excellent. About Tiger Reserve a Few Month Ago, the Tiger Conservation Authority of India Had Agreed to Grant to the Park the Status of a Tiger Reserve, Making It the Second Tiger Reserve of the State. the First Being the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve, Which Was the First Tiger Reserve of Country. Wildlife Protection Society of India, Haridwar’s Head Mr. Rajendra Agarwal, Says, “it is Indeed a Matter of Great Delight for the Wildlife Conservationists of Uttarakhand. the Rajaji Park, Besides Being An Elephant Reserve , Now Will also Be a Tiger Reserve , Now Will also Be a Tiger Project And, Thus It Becomes the First National Park in the State to Run the Two Most Prestigious Wildlife Conservation Projects- the Project Elephant and the Project Tiger.“ the Granting of the Status of Project Tiger in the Park Required Firstly, that the Final Notification for the National Park Status Be Issued. Now with the Issuing of the Final Notification, Decks have Been Cleared for the Launch of Project Tiger in the Park. After the Exact Mapping of the Rajaji Park Boundaries, 14 Revenue Villages On the Periphery of the Gohari Range of the Park have Been Excluded from the Park Boundary. as per Directions of the Tiger Conservative Authority of India,