JALDAPARA 

Home of more than 292 Rhinos

The park provides excellent habitat for the famous Indian One Horn Rhinoceros, next to Assam. Moreover, the National Park offers great scope to observe Asian elephants, Gaur, and leopards. It is also very rich in wild flora and contains a total of 585 identified species of flowering plants, out of which 71 are grass species, 19 are orchid species, and 47 endangered plant species of conservation importance. Jaldapara is home to approximately 246 species of birds, 29 species of Reptiles, 8 species of turtles, 54 species of Fish, and a host of other microfauna. Through advance Online booking, the facilities like the popular Elephant Ride and Car Safari can be availed. Nataraja Garh or Bania ruins of adjoining Chilapata Forest Range, the remains of historical place indicate the ancient settlement and culture in this region is an added attraction for the tourists.
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Conservation Success Story of Jaldapara

The GIOH Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), native to the Indian sub-continent once roamed from Pakistan to Myanmar are now limited to few pockets of protected areas of India (Assam, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh) & Nepal, along the foothills of Himalayas. GIOH Rhinoceros having a global population of 3550 individuals is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, due to fragmentation and human encroachment of its prime habitat i.e alluvial grassland and riverine forest. In West Bengal, GIOH Rhinoceros having a population of 289 individuals, as per the recent Population Estimation Exercise – 2019 are found in two protected area i.e Jaldapara and Gorumara National Parks.