Keoladeo National Park, also called Keoladeo Ghana National Park, is a national park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, covering about 29 square kilometers of dry grassland, woodland, swamp and seasonal wetland. It developed from a duck-hunting reserve established in 1899 into a protected sanctuary through the advocacy of ornithologist Salim Ali, gaining sanctuary status in 1971 and national park designation on March 10, 1982; UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site in 1985. The human-made wetland functions as a flood buffer and a water source for regional livestock, and it hosts at least 400 recorded bird species along with substantial fish, reptile, amphibian, mammal and plant diversity.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyRajasthan Tourism Development Corporation 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Indian state forest department 2 Sources
1. Keoladeo National Park (Wikipedia)
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a natural mosaic of dry grasslands, woodlands, swamps and seasonal wetlands located just on the eastern edge of terrain that eventually becomes arid desert
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is a national park in Rajasthan, India
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the efforts of ornithologist Salim Ali, it became the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in 1956, was declared a protected sanctuary in 1971 and established as the Keoladeo National Park on 10 March 1982.
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Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation
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It developed from a duck-hunting reserve established in 1899 into a protected sanctuary through the advocacy of ornithologist Salim Ali, gaining sanctuary status in 1971 and national park designation on March 10, 1982; UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site in 1985.
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Park, or Keoladeo Ghana National Park, is a national park in Rajasthan, India
View the Source 2. UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Keoladeo National Park
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The site is managed by the Rajasthan Forest Department with the support of local communities and national and international conservation organizations, and a management plan has been developed for the protection and management of the property.
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