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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Bharatpur district. 185 km
(115 miles) E of Jaipur.
n RTDC Hotel Saras, Bharatpur,
(05644) 223 790. Deputy Chief
Wildlife Warden, (05644) 222 777.
Bharatpur & Extra charges for photography.
City Indian Soft-Shell Turtle 8 Bicycles & cycle-rickshaws
The park’s wetlands provide an ideal habitat for available. s
this endangered species.
Transport
£ Bharatpur, 5 km (3 miles) N of
entry point, then taxi. @ Bharatpur.
Jaipur
Forest Lodge
Nilgai (Blue Bull)
The largest of all Asiatic
antelopes, these avid crop
Jatoli
Agra grazers are protected
against hunting because
of their resemblance to
the holy cow. Their broad
Shanti backs offer comfortable
Kutir
resting places for birds.
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Sapanmori
White-Throated Kingfisher
Ghasola One of the most commonly
Ramnagar sighted birds in the park, the
Lala Pyare Kadam vividly coloured kingfisher
ka Kund Kunj
is usually found near
Keoladeo ponds, lakes and marsh-
Temple lands, perched on
Man branches of trees,
Sarovar
waiting for its prey.
Python
Point
Hans
Sarovar
Ghana Canal KEY
1 Dry scrubland provides good
grazing for nilgai and other species
Aghapur of deer.
Koladahar
2 Painted Storks can be seen
between July and October. This is
when the trees become nesting sites
Bahnera
for nearly 5,000 pairs of these birds,
named after their colourful beaks
and their plumage which is “painted”
Barpur with black bands.
Chiksana Canal 3 A stone plaque near the temple
Naswaria records figures of past bird shoots.
Darapur
Nesting
With the arrival of the monsoon, thousands of
birds, such as these greater cormorants, set up
nesting colonies. As many as 60 noisy nests on
one tree may be seen during this season.
For keys to symbols see back flap

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