Blackbuck National Park
Blackbuck National
Park at Velavadar
is situated in the Bhavnagar
District of Gujarat
state, India. In July 1976, when the park was established, the initial protected
area measured about 18 km2. In 1980, another 16 km2 were added, increasing
the total area to 34.08 km2.
A southern
portion of the park, which adjoins the Gulf of Khambhat, is in the Gulf's high tide zone and gets inundated with water. However,
its semi-arid conditions,
together with this inundation of seawater during
monsoon, creates habitats
suitable for various
dependent fauna of the park. Flat land, dry grasses
and herds of antelope have always attracted
visitors to this park which has a grassland ecosystem.
Successful conservation programs
for the blackbuck,
wolf and lesser
florican (a bustard)
are ongoing.
Considered
to be an endemic Indian
species, the lesser
florican, which once lived throughout
the country, has become endangered
in recent decades.
Today, the largest
population is in this park. Local wolf numbers are increasing, as are striped
hyena, with sightings
quite frequent during
daylight in winter
2012-2013.
Established in 1976 in the Bhal region of Saurashtra, the park is located around
42 km from the district
headquarters city of Bhavnagar. Hugging
the coasts of the Gulf of Khambhat
on the south,
it is spread
over an area of 34.08 km2, which was primarily
a "vidi" of the maharaja
of the princely
state of Bhavnagar
for hunting the blackbucks with his famous
hunting cheetahs.
On the northern
side, it is surrounded by wastelands and agriculture fields.
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