Question

This national park in India was formerly named after the Princely state where it islocated today. It is popular among bird watchers and was called a bird sanctuary until 1982, when it was declared as a National Park in the colonial period, it was used by the British and Indian elite to shoot ducks, and has been renamed after a Shiva temple. It is also a declared "Ramsar Wetland". What is the official name of this national park?
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Answer 1

Answer:

National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park , now known as RAM GANGA National Park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.

Further federal legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s.

There are 106 existing national parks in India covering an area of 43,716 km2, which is 1.33% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, Dec. 2020). In addition to the above, 75 other National Parks covering an area of 16,608 km2 are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report . The network of parks will go up 176 after full implementation of the above report.

Answer 2

The official name of the national park is Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park.

Explanation:

• It was formerly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.
• It is located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
• It was established as National Park on March 10, 1982.
• It is named after a Keoladeo (Shiva temple).
• It was a hunting ground for maharajas of Bharatpur and duck shooting was organized every year for the Indian kings and British viceroy.
• The National Park was designated as Ramsar Site under Wetland Conservation and therefore also declared as a "Ramsar wetland".

Additional information:

1. Keoladeo national park is designated as a World Heritage site.
2. It is a man-made National park providing a home to approximately 400 birds.
3. Ramsar sites: Wetlands listed under Ramsar Convention. It aims to promote and conserve the national resources of the Wetlands. At present, India has 49 Ramsar sites.

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