There are lot of wildlife sanctuaries in India. India has prolific wildlife offering ample opportunity to jungle loving people. Wildlife adventures in India are fabulous as they offer variety in terms of flora, fauna, avifauna, aqua fauna or the animals in their natural habitats. National parks in India have much to offer for to visitors without disturbing the serenity of jungles and wildlife there. Diversity, variety and density of Indian wildlife are unique as the national parks in India vary according to their area and terrain.

There are more than 75 national parks in India and about 425 sanctuaries. In national parks in India, there are about 350 mammal species, over a thousand and two hundred species of birds in nearly 2100 forms and more than 30,000 species of insects. You will find sanctuaries and national parks in India from Laddakh in Himalayas to Tamil Nadu in South of India. National Parks in India provide great resources to preserve and protect exclusive endangered species.

Jim Corbett National Park was the first national park in India in the foothills of Himalayas. The Himalayas (foothills) are known for big mammals like elephant, sambar, swamp, deer, cheetal, wild boar tiger, panther, hyena, black bear and sloth bear, porcupine, Great Indian one horned rhinoceros, wild buffalo, gagetic gharial, and golden langur. Wild ass, sheep, deers, smaller mammals, snow leopards, wolf, cats and brown beers are in plenty in the western Himalayas.

There are very famous national parks and sanctuaries of northern and central India and quite a few national parks and sanctuaries are in South India, too, e.g., Madumalai in Tamil Nadu and Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagahole National Park in Karnataka. Few more national parks of India are Bandhavgarh National Park, Ranthambore National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Kanha National Park, Sundarbans National Park, Sundarbans National Park, Manas National Park, and Sultanpur National Park.

Corbett National Park

On your India wildlife tour visit the Corbett National Park, India's first national park and the first wildlife sanctuary. This wildlife sanctuary is located in the foothills of the Himalayas and is home to a variety of flora and fauna.The national park is famous for its wild population of Tigers, Leopards and Elephants. In 1936, the park was established in as the Hailey National Park.

The Project Tiger first started here, as it supports a variety of vegetation making it the ideal habitat for the Tiger and its prey.Once a popular hunting ground of the British, this 201 square mile park was named in honor of the late Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter-naturalist turned author and photographer who most of his years in this area and contributed in setting up the this park. With the help of the World Wildlife Fund, Project Tiger was launched in Corbett National Park in 1973 and this park was one of the first such tiger reserves in the country.

The region around comprises of hilly and riverine areas, temporary marshy depressions, plateaus and ravines. The lower areas are almost completely populated by Sal trees. In the Jim Corbett National Park are found 110 tree species, 50 mammals species, 580 bird species and 25 reptile species.Corbett is a haven for Tigers as well as its prey, which include four kinds of Deer, Wild Boar and some lesser-known animals.

Leopards are mostly found in the hilly areas of the park. Some nocturnal cats found here are the Leopard Cat, Jungle Cat and Fishing Cat. Sloth Bear is found in the lower regions of the park while the Himalayan Black Bear is seen in the higher hills only. The Dole or Wild Dog, though they can be seen in the southern areas of the park along with the Jackal.Some of the smaller residents of the park are Himalayan Palm Civet, Indian Gray Mongoose, Common Otter, Blacknaped Hare and Porcupine.

Elephants are among one of the main attractions of Jim Corbett Park. Along the Ramganga River shores, one can spot the long-snouted, fish-eating Gharial Crocodile and the 'Mugger' Crocodile. Also seen on the rocky hillsides is the Ghoral or Goat Antelopes. The Langur and Rhesus Monkeys are well distributed through out the park and warning the whole Jungle with alarm calls when they see either a Tiger or Leopard from tree-top perches.

The main feature of this ridged valley is the Ramganga River, running broadly west by south west, the catchment streams of which dissect the land into numerous little ridges and ravines. The center of tourist activity in the park always was and continues to focus at Dhikala, at the heart of the focus at Dhikala, at the heart of the core area, where substantial residential accommodation has been built along one end of a large grassy plateau perching precariously at the very edge of the sheer cliff bordering the Ramganga reservoir.

At Dhikala forest lodge you will find a good range of rooms, food and other provisions. There is a library, a cafeteria, machaans and elephant rides. The lodge provides sparse huts built in small clearings amidst thick jungles. You can get the feel of adventure while staying at this lodge. Deer straying into the compounds, predators calling in the vicinity through the night and birds making an incessant racquet morning and evening.