Gugamal National Park

The Gugamal National Park is a National Park of India that has an area of 1673.93 square kilometers. Built on 22 February 1974, this park is located in the Chikhaldara and Dharni tehsils of Amravati, Maharashtra. It is part of Melghat Tiger Reserve.^[1]

Ecology[edit | edit source]

Flora

The forest in rugged and hilly area of Melghat is typical southern dry deciduous forest. It consists mainly of teak, ain, tiwas, Indian gooseberry, lendia, dhawada, and kusum trees. Bamboo is widespread in the forests. Some orchids and strobilanthes are present in the upper hills. The area is rich in medicinal plants.

Fauna

The area is rich in wild mammals including the Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, sloth bear, Ussuri dhole, Indian jackal, striped hyena, four-horned antelope, sambar, gaur, barking deer, ratel, flying squirrel, cheetal, nilgai, wild boar, langur, rhesus monkeys, and macaques. Also found here are 25 types of fishes and many varieties of butterflies.

Crocodiles were re-introduced in a systematic manner in March 1990 and February 1991 in Siddu Kund in Gadga river near Dhakna and Hathikund in the Dolar river in the Gugamal National Park.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Appendix IV: English-Marathi Index", Spoken Marathi, Book 1, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 31 January 1965, ISBN 978-1-5128-1724-9, retrieved 2 March 2021

External links[edit | edit source]

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Coordinates: 21°24′20″N 77°08′55″E / 21.40556°N 77.14861°E / 21.40556; 77.14861

[1] "Appendix IV: English-Marathi Index", Spoken Marathi, Book 1, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 31 January 1965, ISBN 978-1-5128-1724-9, retrieved 2 March 2021

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