 Wildlife Sanctuary in South India - Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali National Park Hyderabad is situated in Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. The specialty of this park lies in its name. It is believed that the park has been named after the great Jain saint called Mahavir. Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali National Park was so named in the year 1975 on the occasion of the commemoration of 2500 th birth anniversary of Mahavir.
It is maintained that the place where Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali National Park, Hyderabad exists was previously used as the hunting ground. Nizam, the rulers of Hyderabad used to embark on their hunting expedition here. However, there was a deer park which was established to conserve the invaluable heritage and rehabilitate it.
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park Hyderabad is essentially a home to over 100 species of birds. This beautiful national park includes Partridges, Quails, Peacocks, Doves and birds of prey like Kites and Vultures. However, in this park you can also spot a variety of migratory birds through out the year. In fact the rare short-toed Eagle is other specie found to be nestling in the area.
Of the numerous wildlife sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh , Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali National Park Hyderabad is one which is very famous for providing shelter to endangered Black Buck, the state animal of Andhra Pradesh. This park also houses other animal species such as Monitor Lizards, Mongooses, Porcupines, Hares and Snakes.
Being in this national park you can also take a delightful view of exquisite flora which include; Neem, Butea (Flame of the forest), Acacias, Bauhinias etc. apart from a variety of thorny scrub species.
This national park offers audio-visual education on nature and wildlife. It is well supported by a good nature library. There is an exhibition hall also that features exhibits on explaining complicated problems of wildlife conservation.
For tourists there has been made provisions for sheds for rest and observation towers for viewing the animals. In fact a van is also provided to take the visitors inside the park to view animals from very close. So being one of them you can also bask in these facilities.
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