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{{Short description|National park in Gujarat, India}}
{{Infobox Protected area
| name = Vansda National Park
| iucn_category = II
| map = India Gujarat
| map_caption = Location Map
| photo =Vansda N Park6.jpg
| photo_caption =Entry Gate at [[Waghai]]-[[Vansda]] main road
| location = [[Navsari District]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Vansda]]
| coords = {{coord|20|44|N|73|28|E|source:frwiki_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| area_km2 = 23.99
| established = 1979
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body = [http://gujaratforest.gov.in/index.htm Forest Department of Gujarat]
}}
'''Vansda National Park''', also known as '''Bansda National Park''',<ref name=CAP>{{Cite book |author1=Nowell, Kristin |author2=Jackson, Peter |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= 1–334}}</ref> is a [[protected area]] which represents the [[Dangs' Forest|thick woodlands of the Dangs]] and southern [[Gujarat]], and is situated in the [[Vansda|Vansda tehsil]], [[Navsari District]] of [[Gujarat]] state, [[India]]. Riding on the banks of [[Ambika River]] and measuring roughly 24 km<sup>2</sup> in area, the park lies about 65 km east of the town of [[Chikhli, Gujarat|Chikhali]] on the National Highway 8, 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 [[adivasi]]s. [[Vansda]]-[[Waghai]] state highway runs through the park, so does the [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] rail link connecting [[Ahwa]] to [[Billimora]].<ref>http://www.nri.gujarat.gov.in/vansda-national-park.htm</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=264 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723203139/http://www.gujarattourism.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=264 |archive-date=2009-07-23 }}</ref>

Apart from the [[botanical garden]], some of the other attractions include local [[tribe]]s, "Gira Falls", and the "Conservation center". As a part of developing ecotourism Gujarat Government has developed a campsite at Kilad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gujenvfor.gswan.gov.in/wildlife/eco-tourism/wildlife-eco-tourism-7.htm |title=Kilad Campsite, Forest and Environment Department, Gujarat |access-date=2015-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185852/http://gujenvfor.gswan.gov.in/wildlife/eco-tourism/wildlife-eco-tourism-7.htm |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> There is also a deer breeding center maintained by [[Nature Club Surat]] in this region.

The best time to visit is post-monsoon season till winter when the forests are lush green and streams are full.

==Fauna==
Animals found in the park include the [[Indian leopard]], [[dhole]], [[rhesus macaque]], [[common palm civet]], [[Hanuman langur]], [[small Indian civet]], [[four-horned antelope]], [[wild boar]], [[Indian porcupine]], [[barking deer]], [[striped hyena]], [[jungle cat]], [[flying squirrel]], [[pangolin]] and [[Indian giant squirrel]]. [[pythonidae|Python]]s and venomous snakes such as the [[Russell's viper]], [[cobra]]s and [[krait]]s can also be found.

In 1992, a [[rusty-spotted cat]] was spotted in a farmhouse at a plantation of [[mango]]es in this park.<ref name=CAP/> In February 2020, [[dhole]]s 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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Parmar|first=Vijaysinh|date=23 May 2020|title=Rare whistling dogs spotted in Gujarat after 50 years|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/whistling-dog-spotted-in-gujarat-after-50-years/articleshow/75905282.cms?fbclid=IwAR2VM8ezUgutt-t-TKJjcRBv_xZnTfSzi3smT6V9q8Q2cn28Mtz8x-GgP-A|access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref>

Like [[Purna Wildlife Sanctuary]] in the Dangs' Forest,<ref name="TrivediSoni2006">[http://orientalbirdclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Trivedi-Purna.pdf Significant bird records and local extinctions in Purna and Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuaries, Gujarat, India-PRANAV TRIVEDI and V. C. SONI]</ref><ref name="GujaratTourismPurna">{{cite web |title=Mahal Eco Campsite |publisher=Gujarat Tourism |url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/5/142 |access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref> and [[Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary]],{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} 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,<ref name="Jhalaetal2008">{{citation |title=Status of the Tigers, Co-predators, and Prey in India |editor1=[[Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala|Jhala, Y. V.]] |editor2=Gopal, R. |editor3=Qureshi, Q. |publisher=National Tiger Conservation Authority, Govt. of India, New Delhi; Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun |year=2008 |series=TR 08/001 |url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/whtsnew/status_of_tigers_in_india_2008.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602124630/http://projecttiger.nic.in/whtsnew/status_of_tigers_in_india_2008.pdf |archive-date=2 June 2013 |df=dmy}}</ref> the forest is a potential [[habitat]] of the tiger.<ref name=Jhala2011>Jhala, Y. V., Qureshi, Q., Sinha, P. R. (Eds.) (2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20120120232451/http://www.projecttiger.nic.in/whtsnew/Tiger_Status_oct_2010.pdf ''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</ref>

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]], [[Magpie-robin|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gujenvfor.gswan.gov.in/wildlife/national-park/wildlife-vansda-nationalpark1.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812055831/http://gujenvfor.gswan.gov.in/wildlife/national-park/wildlife-vansda-nationalpark1.htm |archive-date=2013-08-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="gujarattourism.com">http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/12/130</ref>

==Flora==
There are 443 species of [[flowering plant]]s. This includes [[teak]], [[Terminalia arjuna|sadad]], [[Butea monosperma|khakhro]], [[kadad]], [[humb]], [[Diospyros melanoxylon|timru]], [[kalam (plant)|kalam]], [[bamboo]], [[dudhkod]], [[Madhuca longifolia|mahudo]], [[Terminalia belerica|behda]], [[Ficus racemosa|umaro]], [[kusum]], [[tanach (plant)|tanach]], [[asan (plant)|asan]], [[Bombax ceiba|shimlo]], [[Emblica officinalis|ambla]], [[Dalbergia sissoo|sisam]], [[chopadi bondaro]], etc. There is a variety of colourful [[orchid]]s at [[Ambika River|Ambika river]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gujenvfor.gswan.gov.in/wildlife/national-park/wildlife-vansda-nationalpark.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123133923/http://gujenvfor.gswan.gov.in/wildlife/national-park/wildlife-vansda-nationalpark.htm |archive-date=2015-11-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="gujarattourism.com"/>

== Timings ==
The park remains open all days a week for visitors.

Regular safari timings are 8 AM - 6 PM IST. However the time may change depending on availability of sunlight.

During monsoon months, June to October, the park remains closed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://darpan.blog/travel/vansda-national-park-surat-gujarat-timing-fee-booking-contact-information/#Timings_Best_Time|title=Vansda National Park Near Surat, Gujarat : Entry Fees, Timing, Review, Contact, Booking, Stay, Animals|date=2016-02-01|work=Darpan Dodiya|access-date=2018-10-29|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Vansda N Park.jpg|Entrance sign
File:Vansda N Park1.jpg|
File:Vansda N Park2.jpg|
File:Vansda N Park3.jpg|
File:Vansda N Park4.jpg|
File:Vansda N Park5.jpg|Ticket prices
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==See also==
* [[List of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Gujarat, India]]
* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]]
* [[Janki van]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* Gujarat Tourism: [http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/details/12/130 Vansda National Park]
*Photos, Contact and Booking Information: [https://www.darpandodiya.com/travel/vansda-national-park-surat-gujarat-timing-fee-booking-contact-information Vansda National Park, Surat, Gujarat]

{{National Parks of India}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:National parks in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1979]]
[[Category:Navsari district]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Gujarat]]

Vansda National Park - Revision history

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