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Place: Chittor:
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Place: Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuary & National Park
AboutSri
Venkateshwara National Park: Sri Venkateshwara National Park is a biosphere
reserve in Tirupathi, Chittor distric, Andhra Pradesh, India. As the government
of India confirmed the Seshachalam Hills as one of the biosphere reserves of
India in 2010, this national park becomes the part of it. The Zoo is increase
on a 2212 Hectors of ground and delights about 86 thousand visitors every year. Sree
Venkateswara park is a national park.
The Sri Venkateswara National Park at Tirupati, as it asserts
to be, is indeed a Zoo with a mythological touch. The Zoo, classified as a ‘big
zoo’ is the home for a large collection
of Animals, Birds, Reptiles and Flora. The entrance of the Zoo Park depicts
sculptures of Indian Gods who are icons for a mixture of animals. The doorway
reads the famous quote, “I am the eternal seed of living beings” from the
Bhagawad Gita.The National park total area of the park is 353 km. The Zoo
currently has 349 birds, 138 reptiles and 168 mammals.
The National Park is placed in Eastern Ghats increase more than the Seshachalam hills of Cuddapah district and Tirumala hills of Chittor district. The distance from the ground varies from 150 to 1,130 m. The land is rising and falling with forest covered valleys. The majority of the rainfall is conventional from the northeast monsoon and a tiny from the southwest monsoon. The vegetation here is a mix of dry deciduous and moist deciduous types.
Flora:
The National park plants consists of dry deciduous mixed forest with
patches of moist deciduous forests in the valleys. The several no of rare and widespread
plant species like red sanders Terminalia pallida, sandalwood, Cycas beddomei,
Syzygium alternifolium, Psilotum nudum , Shorea talura, Shorea and thumburggaia
occur in this region. The region has about 1,500 vascular plant types belonging
to 174 families, of which many are endemic. . Some of the other plants found
here.
Fauna:
The National park totally 178 types of birds from this
park have been identified. The worldwide vulnerable yellow-throated bulbul is
seen here. Pompadour green pigeon, a bird of the Himalayas and the Western
Ghats is quite common in these forests. The critically rare Oriental
white-backed vulture is originate in the national park. Some of the other birds
found here are:
The National park wide range of animals are Tiger,Jackal,
Fox,Civet Cat ,Quail, Crested Serpent Eagle, Peacock, Jungle Fowl Indian Giant
Squirrel, Tree Shrew Panther, Spotted Deer , Jungle Cat, Rare and Scarce Golden
Gecko, Ashy Crowned Finch Lark, Indian Roller, Kingfishers, White Bellied
Woodpecker Lizards, Partridges, Ibex, Sloth Bear, Pig, Bear, Bonnet Monkey,
Mongoose, Wild Dogs, Sam bar, Black Buck, and Bison.
Visiting
the Zoo Best Season:
June to March are the best months to visit the Zoo.The
Zoo is located in Pudipatla Post.The Zoo is 12 Kms from the Central Bus
Station, 12 Kms from the Tirupati Railway Station and 31 Kms from the Airport.The
Zoo will be open from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM for the duration of Summer and between
9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. The Zoo will be closed for visitors on Mondays. But, it
will remain open on Monday if it is a general holiday or a festive day.
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