Write a short note on Western and Eastern Ghats
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Eastern Ghats
The diversified ecological niches and environmental situation provide habitat for rich fauna. Eastern ghats is home to largest number of Asiatic elephants in the world. Other large animals such as Nilgiri Tahr, Leopards, Gaurs, Sambar, and tigers abound the landscape. Apart from this, these ghats are known for the wide variety of birds species. As a traveller you would be able to explore other wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in the eastern ghats such as the Simlipal National Park, Baissipalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Satkoshia Gorge Sanctuary and many more. Eastern ghats also holds the rich floral system. It is region where you may find large number of medicinal plants.
Western Ghats
Older than the Himalaya mountains, the mountain chain of the Western Ghats represents geomorphic features of immense importance with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The site’s high montane forest ecosystems influence the Indian monsoon weather pattern. Moderating the tropical climate of the region, the site presents one of the best examples of the monsoon system on the planet. It also has an exceptionally high level of biological diversity and endemism and is recognized as one of the world’s eight ‘hottest hotspots’ of biological diversity. The forests of the site include some of the best representatives of non-equatorial tropical evergreen forests anywhere and are home to at least 325 globally threatened flora, fauna, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish species.
The diversified ecological niches and environmental situation provide habitat for rich fauna. Eastern ghats is home to largest number of Asiatic elephants in the world. Other large animals such as Nilgiri Tahr, Leopards, Gaurs, Sambar, and tigers abound the landscape. Apart from this, these ghats are known for the wide variety of birds species. As a traveller you would be able to explore other wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in the eastern ghats such as the Simlipal National Park, Baissipalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Satkoshia Gorge Sanctuary and many more. Eastern ghats also holds the rich floral system. It is region where you may find large number of medicinal plants.
Western Ghats
Older than the Himalaya mountains, the mountain chain of the Western Ghats represents geomorphic features of immense importance with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The site’s high montane forest ecosystems influence the Indian monsoon weather pattern. Moderating the tropical climate of the region, the site presents one of the best examples of the monsoon system on the planet. It also has an exceptionally high level of biological diversity and endemism and is recognized as one of the world’s eight ‘hottest hotspots’ of biological diversity. The forests of the site include some of the best representatives of non-equatorial tropical evergreen forests anywhere and are home to at least 325 globally threatened flora, fauna, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish species.
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