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WILDLIFE SANCTUARY TREK

Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary

Location
The Jaldapara Wildlfe Sanctuary with an area of 216.51 sq.km, is a mosaic of woods, grassland, swamps and streams with great diversity of fauna and flora. It is located in the eastern part of Jalpaiguri district with NH-31 dividing it in two.

Wildlife
The Jaldapara Sanctuary is home for the Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros. Herds of elephants can frequently be found using it as feeding grounds. Hog deer, spotted deer, barking deer and sambar are found, as are Gaur or Indian Bison. Tigers and leopards might also be seen moving stealthily through grass and bush, if one is lucky. The Sanctuary is home for some rare and endemic species like the hispid hare, hogbadger etc, also for wild boar and sloth bears. A rich and varied avifauna is found here-the Crested Eagle, Pallas’s Fishing Eagle and shikra are common. So are Jungle fowl, peafowl, partridges and sometimes the Bengal Florican and lesser Pied Hornbill. Python, monitor lizards, krates, cobras, geckos and about 8 species of fresh water turtles enrich the reptilian diversity.

How To Get There
The place is well-connected by National Highways and State Highways to important railway stations like New Jalpaiguri and Siliguri. The Delhi-Gauhati and Howrah-Gauhati routes also connect this area.. Flights to Bagdogra, which is approximately 140 km from Madarihat are available from Delhi and Calcutta.


Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary


The Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary constitutes the forests of the lower catchment area of the Mahananda river, and covers an area of 159.86 sq.km. Situated at the western end of the elephant migration route, more than 150 elephants shelter here during the monsoon and winter seasons. Migratory water birds are common in winter. The other animals found are the rare mountain goat (Serow), some tigers and herds of Gaur, leopards, wild pig, varieties of deer and monkeys, jungle cats, porcupines, civets, monitor lizards and snakes. The Sanctuary offers some beautiful trekking routes from Sukna. Golaghat, Deorali and the Latpancher-Mana track are the favourites for trekking and bird watching. Sukna, about 7 km from Siliguri, is the main entry point, and has a Nature Interpretation Centre.

Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary


Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary, in North Dinajpur district is famous for its birds. From June onwards migratory birds crowd the sanctuary - Open-bill storks, Egrets, Night Herons and Cormorants. The resident birds are Kites, Fly-catchers, Owls, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Drongoes, etc.

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Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary with Cheetal and Barking deer.

Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary

Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary with its population of Cheetal, Barking deer, Sambar, jungle cats, jackals etc.