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Desert National Park of Rajasthan Approved in Unesco’s World Heritage Properties

Unesco’s approval of listing of the Desert National Park on India’s tentative list of Natural World Heritage Properties is a great news for Rajasthan Tourism.

Desert National Park - Jaisalmer

The name was approved in a recently-held World Heritage Committee meeting in Spain.

The other three sites are Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Prades; Bhitarkanika Conservation Area, Orissa; and Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal.

Located in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, Desert National Park covering an area of 3,162 sqkm across Jaisalmer and Barmer districts, is one of the only natural habitat of the globally threatened the Great Indian Bustard bird which is also known as Rajasthan State Bird and endemic fauna and flora of Rajasthan.

Utmost Attraction of the Desert National Park - Great Indian Bustards

The utmost attraction of the Desert National Park is the great Indian bustards (a rare species of bird) that is a heavy and graceful bird, draws thousands of bird lovers from all corners of the world.

Other Famous Species in Desert National Park

Other birds of significance include the endangered Oriental White-backed vulture Gyps bengalensis and Long-billed Gyps indicus, Stoliczka’s Bushchat Saxicola macrorhyncha, Green Munia Amandava formosa MacQueen’s or Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis maqueeni. Indeed it offers an exciting feeling to wildlife tourists.

The park is teeming with wildlife and some of the resident species include chinkara, hare, desert fox, black buck, wolf, desert cat to name just a few.

Excellent Wildlife Photography at Sudashri Watch Tower

One of the most sought after vantage points of the park is the Sudashri watch tower from where one can observe the varied resident wildlife species of the sanctuary.

The Sudashri tower offers excellent wildlife photography opportunities and you can shoot your cameras to your hearts content.

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