Gurgaon: Last year, close to 18 March Sultanpur National Park Will open to visitors in November for the first time in nearly 19 months.
VS Tanwar, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Wildlife Department, said the decision was taken “after careful analysis of the situation”.
The national park, which recently became a Ramsar site, will remain open from 6.30 am to 4.30 pm and visitors will be required to strictly maintain COVID-appropriate behaviour. To ensure that there is no crowd inside or outside, the administration has decided that not more than 60 people will be allowed in the premises at a time, a wildlife official said.
The national park, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Gurgaon, was closed from 1 June to 30 September every year and reopened on 1 October. Before the pandemic, there were 8,000-10,000 people here on weekends.
Presently there are about 90 species of birds in the national park while migratory species have also started arriving. In all, there are about 3,000 birds in the park, including about 25 species of water birds. Visitors are welcomed by Black-winged Stilt, Pond Heron, Pied Kingfisher, Purple Heron, Shovel, White-breasted Waterhen, White-throated Kingfisher, Munia, Rosie Starling, Drongo, Ring-necked Dove, Blue-capped Rock Thrush, Canary will. -flycatcher, prinia, glossy ibis and orange-headed thrush, among others.
The frequent migratory birds that visit the park can be broadly classified as waders (birds dependent on shallow water), ducks and warblers. Since the park is an ideal habitat for birds, large numbers of birds fly millions of miles to the wetlands every year to rest and feed, park staff said.
According to the Zoological Survey of India, in the park are birds, amphibians and more than 600 species of animals, including butterflies, which went to report the addition of the 417 species of mammals, birds 16, 40 butterflies, 16 reptiles and five amphibians. Species.
Birders welcomed the decision to reopen the popular national park. “We expect bar-headed goose, greylag goose, northern pintail and mallard by November. It is expected that this park will no longer become a tourist destination. The authority needs to take precautions so that the birds are not disturbed due to the presence of people,” said Pankaj Gupta, a birder from Delhi. Bird Society.
VS Tanwar, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Wildlife Department, said the decision was taken “after careful analysis of the situation”.
The national park, which recently became a Ramsar site, will remain open from 6.30 am to 4.30 pm and visitors will be required to strictly maintain COVID-appropriate behaviour. To ensure that there is no crowd inside or outside, the administration has decided that not more than 60 people will be allowed in the premises at a time, a wildlife official said.
The national park, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Gurgaon, was closed from 1 June to 30 September every year and reopened on 1 October. Before the pandemic, there were 8,000-10,000 people here on weekends.
Presently there are about 90 species of birds in the national park while migratory species have also started arriving. In all, there are about 3,000 birds in the park, including about 25 species of water birds. Visitors are welcomed by Black-winged Stilt, Pond Heron, Pied Kingfisher, Purple Heron, Shovel, White-breasted Waterhen, White-throated Kingfisher, Munia, Rosie Starling, Drongo, Ring-necked Dove, Blue-capped Rock Thrush, Canary will. -flycatcher, prinia, glossy ibis and orange-headed thrush, among others.
The frequent migratory birds that visit the park can be broadly classified as waders (birds dependent on shallow water), ducks and warblers. Since the park is an ideal habitat for birds, large numbers of birds fly millions of miles to the wetlands every year to rest and feed, park staff said.
According to the Zoological Survey of India, in the park are birds, amphibians and more than 600 species of animals, including butterflies, which went to report the addition of the 417 species of mammals, birds 16, 40 butterflies, 16 reptiles and five amphibians. Species.
Birders welcomed the decision to reopen the popular national park. “We expect bar-headed goose, greylag goose, northern pintail and mallard by November. It is expected that this park will no longer become a tourist destination. The authority needs to take precautions so that the birds are not disturbed due to the presence of people,” said Pankaj Gupta, a birder from Delhi. Bird Society.
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