Vansda National Park, also known as Bansda National Park,[1] is a protected area which represents the thick woodlands of the Dangs and southern Gujarat, and is situated in the Vansda tehsil, Navsari District of Gujarat state, India. Riding on the banks of Ambika River and measuring roughly 24 km2 in area, the park lies about 65 km east of the town of Chikhali on the National Highway 48, and about 80 km northeast of the city of Valsad. Vansda, the town from which the name of the park is derived, is an important trading place for the surrounding area where the majority of the population is represented by adivasis. Vansda-Waghai state highway runs through the park, so does the narrow gauge rail link connecting Waghai to Billimora.[2]
Established in 1979 as a National Park, the deciduous forest area having groves of "Katas" bamboo owes its beauty to no felling of trees since 1952. Nestled in the Western Ghats of Sahyadri range, it has a unique flavour of flora and fauna population.[3]
Apart from the botanical garden, some of the other attractions include local tribes, "Gira Waterfalls", and the "Conservation center". As a part of developing ecotourism Gujarat Government has developed a campsite at Kilad.[4] There is also a deer breeding center maintained by Nature Club Surat in this region.
In 1992, a rusty-spotted cat was spotted in a farmhouse at a plantation of mangoes in this park.[1] In February 2020, dholes were sighted in the park, with camera traps confirming the presence of two individuals in May 2020. This was the first time in 50 years that dholes were confirmed in Gujarat.[5]
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adivasis Vansda Waghai state highway runs through the park so does the narrow gauge rail link connecting Waghai to Billimora 2 Vansda National ParkIUCN category II national park Entry Gate at Kilad Waghai Vansda main roadLocation MapLocationNavsari District Gujarat IndiaNearest cityVansdaCoordinates20 44 N 73 28 E 20 733 N 73 467 E 20 733 73 467Area23 99 km2 9 26 sq mi Established1979Governing bodyForest Department of GujaratEstablished in 1979 as a National Park the deciduous forest area having groves of Katas bamboo owes its beauty to no felling of trees since 1952 Nestled in the Western Ghats of Sahyadri range it has a unique flavour of flora and fauna population 3 Apart from the botanical garden some of the other attractions include local tribes Gira Waterfalls and the Conservation center As a part of developing ecotourism Gujarat Government has developed a campsite at Kilad 4 There is also a deer breeding center maintained by Nature Club Surat in this region Contents 1 Fauna 2 Flora 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFauna EditAnimals found in the park include the Indian leopard dhole rhesus macaque common palm civet Hanuman langur small Indian civet four horned antelope wild boar spotted deer Indian porcupine barking deer striped hyena jungle cat flying squirrel pangolin and Indian giant squirrel Pythons and venomous snakes such as the Russell s viper cobras and kraits can also be found In 1992 a rusty spotted cat was spotted in a farmhouse at a plantation of mangoes in this park 1 In February 2020 dholes were sighted in the park with camera traps confirming the presence of two individuals in May 2020 This was the first time in 50 years that dholes were confirmed in Gujarat 5 Like Purna Wildlife Sanctuary in the Dangs Forest 6 7 and Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary citation needed the Bengal tiger is reportedly extinct in the State of Gujarat However since the area where the state borders Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh has tigers anyway 8 the forest is a potential habitat of the tiger 9 Here a high diversity of species of forest birds is the main attraction for ecotourism About 155 species of birds are found including common grey hornbill grey fronted green pigeon yellow backed sunbird Malabar trogon jungle babbler forest spotted owlet shama great Indian black woodpecker are found Apart from this there is a variety of insects centipedes millipedes and snails There are about 121 species of spider including the giant wood spider the largest species of spider in Gujarat 10 11 Flora EditThere are 443 species of flowering plants This includes teak sadad khakhro kadad humb timru kalam bamboo dudhkod mahudo behada umaro kusum tanach asan shimlo ambla sisam chopadi bondaro etc There is a variety of colourful orchids at Ambika river 12 11 Gallery Edit nbsp Entrance sign nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Ticket pricesSee also EditList of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Gujarat India Arid Forest Research Institute Janki vanReferences Edit a b Nowell Kristin Jackson Peter 1996 Wild Cats Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan PDF Gland Switzerland IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group pp 1 334 ISBN 2 8317 0045 0 http www nri gujarat gov in vansda national park htm At a glance Vansda National Park Surat Hub Tourism Hubs Home Gujarat Tourism Archived from the original on 2009 07 23 Retrieved 2009 06 11 Kilad Campsite Forest and Environment Department Gujarat Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2015 01 02 Parmar Vijaysinh 23 May 2020 Rare whistling dogs spotted in Gujarat after 50 years Times of India Retrieved 1 June 2020 Significant bird records and local extinctions in Purna and Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuaries Gujarat India PRANAV TRIVEDI and V C SONI Mahal Eco Campsite Gujarat Tourism Retrieved 2017 01 25 Jhala Y V Gopal R Qureshi Q eds 2008 Status of the Tigers Co predators and Prey in India PDF TR 08 001 National Tiger Conservation Authority Govt of India New Delhi Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun archived from the original PDF on 2 June 2013 Jhala Y V Qureshi Q Sinha P R Eds 2011 Status of tigers co predators and prey in India 2010 National Tiger Conservation Authority Govt of India New Delhi and Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun TR 2011 003 pp 302 Forest Enviornment Department Wildlife Vansda National Park amp Wildlife Sanctuary Archived from the original on 2013 08 12 Retrieved 2015 01 04 a b Vansda National Park Wildlife Sanctuary Surat Tourism Hubs Gujarat India www gujarattourism com Archived from the original on 2014 08 31 Forest Enviornment Department Wildlife Vansda National Park amp Wildlife Sanctuary Archived from the original on 2015 11 23 Retrieved 2015 01 04 External links EditGujarat Tourism Vansda National Park Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vansda National Park amp oldid 1166325681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
