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	[[File:Asiatic Lion Male.jpg\|thumb\|A male Asiatic lion in [[Gir Forest National Park]]]]		[[File:Asiatic Lion Male.jpg\|thumb\|A male Asiatic lion in [[Gir Forest National Park]]. Mukundra Hills was once considered for reintroduction of Asiatic lion.]]
	Mukandara Hills National Park was once considered for the [[Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project\|reintroduction]] of the [[Asiatic lion]].<ref name="Walker1994">{{cite journal \|author=Walker, S. \|date=1994 \|title=Executive summary of the Asiatic lion PHVA. First draft report \|journal=Zoo's Print \|pages=2–22}}</ref><ref name="NowellJackson1996">{{cite book \|author1=Nowell, K. \|author2=Jackson, P. \|chapter= Asiatic lion \|title= Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan \|url=http://carnivoractionplans1.free.fr/wildcats.pdf \|year=1996 \|publisher=IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group \|location= Gland, Switzerland \|isbn=2-8317-0045-0 \|pages=17–21}}</ref>		Mukandara Hills National Park was once considered for the [[Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project\|reintroduction]] of the [[Asiatic lion]].<ref name="Walker1994">{{cite journal \|author=Walker, S. \|date=1994 \|title=Executive summary of the Asiatic lion PHVA. First draft report \|journal=Zoo's Print \|pages=2–22}}</ref><ref name="NowellJackson1996">{{cite book \|author1=Nowell, K. \|author2=Jackson, P. \|chapter= Asiatic lion \|title= Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan \|url=http://carnivoractionplans1.free.fr/wildcats.pdf \|year=1996 \|publisher=IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group \|location= Gland, Switzerland \|isbn=2-8317-0045-0 \|pages=17–21}}</ref>

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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Mukundara Hills National Park
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| location = [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]]
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'''Mukundara Hills National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] with an area of {{convert|759.99|km2|abbr=on}}. It was established in 2004 and consists of three wildlife sanctuaries: Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary, [[National Chambal Sanctuary]], and Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary. It is located in the [[Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests]].<ref name="WWF, SA: NI">{{WWF ecoregion |id=im0206 |name=Khathiar-Gir Dry Deciduous Forests |access-date=2017-02-13}}</ref>

==History==
The national park contains large tracts of forests formerly part of the Maharaja of [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]]'s hunting grounds. The park was embroiled in a political controversy over its nomenclature, when the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] state government revoked the decision that it be called the Rajiv Gandhi National Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mukundara Hills is Rajasthan's third tiger reserve |date=2013 |publisher=Envis Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India |url=http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/ViewGeneralLatestNews.aspx?format=Print&Id=1473 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514195121/http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/ViewGeneralLatestNews.aspx?format=Print&Id=1473 |archive-date=14 May 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Wildlife==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2020}}
Mukundara Hills National Park is mountainous and has a variety of plants, trees and animals. It has grasslands in between and also many dry deciduous trees. There are four rivers that flow in this region, the rivers are [[Chambal river]], Kali river, Ahu river, Ramzan river.

Tree species in the forests of Mukundara Hills National Park include ''[[Acacia nilotica]]'', ''[[Anthocephalus]]'', ''Atrocarpus heterophyllus'', ''[[Aegle marmelos]]'', ''[[Azadirachta indica]]'', ''[[Bombax ceiba]]'', ''[[Cassia fistula]]'', ''[[Citrus aurantifolia]]'', ''[[Delonix regia]]'', ''[[Dalbergia sissoo]]'', ''[[Phyllanthus emblica]]'', ''[[Eucalyptus]]'', ''[[Ficus religiosa]]'', ''[[Ficus glomerata]]'', ''[[Ficus benghalensis]]''.

[[Bengal tiger]], the [[Indian wolf]] and the [[Indian leopard]] are the major carnivores in this reserve. Prey species include the [[chital]], [[sambar deer]], [[wild boar]] and the [[nilgai]]. [[Sloth bear]] and [[chinkara]] also inhabit the area. Reptiles include the [[Mugger crocodile]] and the [[gharial]].

===Asiatic lion reintroduction project===
[[File:Asiatic Lion Male.jpg|thumb|A male Asiatic lion in [[Gir Forest National Park]]]]
Mukandara Hills National Park was once considered for the [[Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project|reintroduction]] of the [[Asiatic lion]].<ref name="Walker1994">{{cite journal |author=Walker, S. |date=1994 |title=Executive summary of the Asiatic lion PHVA. First draft report |journal=Zoo's Print |pages=2–22}}</ref><ref name="NowellJackson1996">{{cite book |author1=Nowell, K. |author2=Jackson, P. |chapter= Asiatic lion |title= Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan |url=http://carnivoractionplans1.free.fr/wildcats.pdf |year=1996 |publisher=IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group |location= Gland, Switzerland |isbn=2-8317-0045-0 |pages=17–21}}</ref>

===Tiger reintroduction===
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Mukundra Hills National Park received the first tiger from [[Ranthambore Tiger Reserve]]. In July and August 2020, a male and female tiger were discovered dead and probably died in territorial fights. Later, the other male tiger died. The cause of his death is still not known. The last tigress, was discovered with multiple injuries and for her safety, she was translocated to a biological park for treatment. She was put back in Mukundra after laser therapy. She is the last tiger of Mukundra.

==See also==
* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]] (AFRI)
* [[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]]
* [[Jawahar Sagar Dam]]
* [[Wildlife of India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{National Parks of India}}

[[Category:National parks in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Baran district]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 2004]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in Rajasthan]]

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