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 Named after the royal family of the Vansdas, the Vansda National Park in Gujarat has been a favorite haunt of all nature and wild life lovers ever since its inception in the year 1979. It deserves to be a part of your tour itinerary when you visit Gujarat.
The Vansda Wildlife Reserve comprises an area of about 24 sq km. It is not very large but the forests are very dense. At places the vegetative cover is so thick that sunlight does not even penetrate through them and they remain engulfed in darkness throughout the day. Heavy rainfall contributes to this kind of a moist deciduous and dry deciduous type forest cover. Tall teak trees, mango groves, gigantic creepers and bamboo thickets are a part of the Flora of Vansda National Park in Gujarat.
Many mammals like the Leopards, four-horned antelope, pangolin, rusty-spotted cats, jungle cat, civets, mongooses, macaques, barking deer, giant squirrel and hyena have made the Vansda National Park their home. You can sight them within the premises of this National Park. Many reptiles including 30 species of snake and the gigantic python are also to be seen in the Vansda National Park. The rare giant wood spider along with 121 other species of spiders is a part of the diverse Fauna of Vansda National Park, Gujarat.
The Vansda National Park is a haven for all bird lovers too. Great black woodpecker, Malabar trogon, shama, emerald dove, grey hornbill, racket-tailed
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