Rajaji National Park covers 820 square kilometers nestled in the Shivalik mountain ranges, the foothills of the Himalayas. It's a beautiful combination of rolling hills, deciduous forests, grasslands, and pine forests. The turquoise Ganga River flows through Rajaji as well.
Sambhar, spotted, and barking deer are prey for the 12 tigers and 250 leopards that live here. The park is also home to sloth bears, porcupines, langurs, macaques, monitor lizards, and Indian hare . King cobras and python slither around. The park is also home to 400 species of birds as well.
We entered the Chilla wilderness area on jeep with our guide, Viru. While we didn't see any of the "big" species such as tigers, panthers, or elephants, there were lots of spotted and Sambhar deer and we heard barking deer. We did, however, see tiger tracks and lots of elephant poop!
"Rusty cheeked Scimitar, Babbler, Golden-spectacled Warbler, Chestnut-tailed Starling, Brown Hawk-Owl, Drongo Cuckoo, Indian, Slaty Headed Parakeets, Great Hornbill, Red Jungle Fowl, Lineted Barbet, Crested Kingfishers, Black Hooded Oriole, Khaleej Pheasant, Woodpeckers, Finches, Thrushes and so on." source
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