Question

16: Collect the information on (any five) .
National Parks of Maharashtra and make
tabular record of form name of the NP,
area, location, district, common flora,
fauna and any special feature mentioned.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Maharashtra is a vast fertile area which has plains, hills, fertile farm land and dense forests. Wing to this kind of diverse flora and fauna, the state is home to numerous wildlife sanctuaries and National Parks that are home to exotic animal, bird and plant species. Some National Parks have lakes and reservoirs inside them and some organise treks and camping expeditions that involve safari rides and lake side picnics. Let us look at the top five National Parks of Maharashtra.

Answer 2

National Parks

National parks are the areas of rich flora and fauna that have been taken under government surveillance have to protect the area from any kind of human activities.

National Parks of Maharashtra.

• In national parks, the species are conserved in their natural habitats by human supervision. This is a method of in-situ conservation.
• Maharashtra has a total of 6 national parks, where all the flora and fauna are protected in their natural habitat. Hence, contributing a major part in the conservation of biologically rich species.
• The main reason for the formation of government boundaries is that humans exploit animals and plants for their economically rich parts. In the name of money if the species are killed in this manner they might go extinct and there may be an imbalance in the food chain and hence the ecosystem.

Hence, these are the importance of national parks, and Maharashtra has 6 of them. The table depicting the details of the national parks of Maharashtra is given below.