Keoladeo is a national park in the state Rajasthan (India), also famous as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary or Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary. This 28 km² large bird protectorate Keoladeo Ghana is a real paradise for ornithologists. It is situated in Bharatpur, 55 km west to the Agra. Keoladeo was originally the private duck hunting ground of the Maharajas of Bharatpur. In the swamp landscape hibernate many water birds from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, China and Siberia. Over 364 species of bird including the rare Siberian Cranes were observed
The city Bharatpur was flooded regularly during the monsoon time until 1760, when the Ajan Dam was erected. Through the wearing out of the soil related for the dam building, a hollow ground space was created, that filled itself with water and became the Keoladeo lake. Around the century turning point, the Keoladeo lake was put in order for the hunting ground. By means of channeling, the water level let adjust to the desired level. Shooting ranges, ambushes and ways were created. Keoladeo became one of the best duck hunt zones of the world. The hunt was discontinued in the middle of the 1960. The zone was declared in 1981 as the national park. The park is belonged since 1985 to the UNESCO world natural heritage.
Birds and Animals in Park: In the park migrates pelican, geese, ducks, eagle, falcon, ruddy shelducks, gulls, northern shovelers, northern pintails, coots, garganey, larks, kuckoo, woodpecker, tufted ducks and common pochard. A special guest of Keoladeo National Park was Siberian Crane that was observed in 1993 for the last time in the park and probably is become extinct meanwhile. If one get to know, that alone over 2,000 storks require about five tons of fodder daily, astonishes again and again, what enormous fish quantity, the shallow waters entail. Apart from birds, one can see some animals also such as Blackbuck, Chital (spotted deer), Nilgai-Antelope, Sambar deer, jungle cats, python, water snakes, tortoise.
Safaris: Safaris take place very ecologically in cycle- rickshaws (with driver) or in tongas (horse cart). They go about 2 hours along the dam way. To the left and to the right you see the trees standing in the water with their feather inhabitants. Boat trips possible. Entrance fee obligatorily.
Best trip time: Most guests visit the all-year opened Keoladeo National Park in the winter months from November until March. Also the breeding time in the monsoon months is especially attractive however especially since in August and Septembers, when the water lilies bloom. In December and January, early mornings can be very cool, and the summer months on the other hand are right hot during the day. Lodging facilities are excellent in Bharatpur. There are many star rated nture resorts.
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