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A presentation
on Rajaji national
parkUttrakhand
By:Dhirendra Singh Negi
ABOUT:
AREA: 820 sq.km
NAMED AFTER: C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji)
RAJAGOPALACHARI WAS A GREAT FREEDOM FIGHTER
One Of The First Recipients Of India's Highest Civilian Award Bharat Ratna (In 1954).
Floras
Tropical and subtropical broadleaf forest.
Deciduous forest eco-region.
Plants: Shorea, mallotus,terminalia,dalbergi,acacia,syzygium
Floras at the park and their pictures
FAUNAS
Asian Elephant Bengal Tiger leopard
Jungle cat Striped Hyena Goral
Indian hare Sloth Bear King Cobra
Jackal Barking Dear Sambhar
Bengal tiger and leopard at Rajaji national park
Asian Elephants and Deers enjoying the beauty of the park:
ASIAN ELEPHANTS
Height: Males(2.7m):Females(2.4m)
Weight: 2.72 tons
Trunks: 60000 muscles
Tusk: wt: 41kg and size: 1.8m
Skin : color gray, they can tolerte cold then heat
Elephant Human Interaction
Elephants are used for the commercial purposes they are used as the means of the transportation and as safaris
Young elephants are captured and illegally for the tusk and ivory
THE BENGAL TIGER:
SCIENTIFIC NAME: PANTHERATIGRIS
NATIONAL ANIMAL OF INDIA
THEY ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN THE HOME RANGES
THEY PREFER HUNTING :CHITALS, SAMBAR, GAUR, BUFFALO, NIGALI DEER ETC
THE TIGER IN INDIA HAS NO DEFINITE MATING AND BIRTH SEASONS
THEY ARE POACHED FOR THEIR SKIN AND BODY PARTS
BONES OF THE TIGER ARE USED IN CHINA FOR THE MEDICINES
The Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 enables government agencies to take strict measures so as to ensure the conservation of the Bengal tigers
Pantherapardus
Leopards are agile and stealthy predators
Males are about 30% larger than females,
Eco friendly construction
Use of the weathered stone collected by the local people around the lodge
Corners of the buildings have been protected by using brick pillars
Wind directions have been considered
The sunlight for the light factor and heat has been considered
Tanks are located away from the stream so that it don’t pollute them
Use of solar panel to have alternate energy source
GUJJAR FAMILES
512 Gujjar families were estimated to be present in 1985
In 2000, this equated to nearly 6,000 people with an estimated 13,000 livestock in RNP.
Livestock competes with wild animals for water and grazing resources
Gujjars traditionally construct their deras near to water holes and, at RNP
GLIMPES OF THE GUJJAR FAMILIES
Tree mortality
Thank you
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