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Keoladeo Ghana National Park lies about 5 kms south-east of Bharatpur.
(about 176 kms away from Delhi, and 50 km west of Agra). It is a
vast expanse covering 29 sq kms. It was originally created by the
Maharaja of Bharatpur for private hunting. It is a low lying marsh and
serves as a sanctuary for a wide variety of birds, around 300 species out
of which around 120 species breed here. The thory babul trees with
their tops above the water hold the nests of the visiting migratory birds.
This sanctuary serves as the winter home for migrants from Central Asia
and Siberia, including the Siberain Crane ( travels 6,400 kms from their
breeding grounds, in Siberia), an endangered species. |
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