Location: Haridwar (Uttarakhand), along the foothills of the Shivalik range, spans 820 square kilometres.
Three sanctuaries in the Uttarakhand i.e. Rajaji, Motichur and Chila were amalgamated into a large protected area and named Rajaji National Park in the year 1983 after the famous freedom fighter C. Rajgopalachari; popularly known as “Rajaji”.
This area is the North Western Limit of habitat of Asian elephants.
Forest types include sal forests, riverine forests, broad–leaved mixed forests, scrubland and grassy.
It possesses as many as 23 species of mammals and 315 bird species such as elephants, tigers, leopards, deers and ghorals, etc.
It was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2015.
It is home to the Van Gujjars in the winters, is one of the few forest-dwelling nomadic communities in the country.
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