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Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal, UttarKhand

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajaji_National_Park

Rajaji National Park is an Indian national park that encompasses the Shivaliks, near the foothills of the Himalayas. It is spread over 820 sq. km.[1], and three districts of Uttarakhand: Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal. In 1983, three wildlife sanctuaries in the area namely, Chilla, Motichur and Rajaji sanctuaries were merged into one.

The forest eco - systems of the Rajaji National Park are quite varied and diverse. A general survey of the forests reveals some important types of plant association like Shorea, Mallotus and Adina community,Shorea,Terminalia and Bridelia community, Dalbergia, Acacia community, Syzygium, Phoebe and Drypetes community etc.
Inhabiting the dense green jungles that form the park are an impressive array of creatures - 23 species of mammals - including tigers, leopards, elephants, deer, jungle cat, wild boar and sloth bear - and 315 species of birds are found in Rajaji [1]. The most prominent avian species include pea fowl, woodpeckers, pheasants, kingfishers and barbets, supplemented by a number of migratory species during the winter months. Besides that, the rivers which flow through the park harbour fish such as trout and mahseer.

The park has the largest population of Elephants in Uttarakhand. It also has a good number of Tigers and Leopards. Both elephants and tiger are here, at the North-Western limit of their distribution in india.