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'''Jaldapara National Park''' (Pron: ˌʤʌldəˈpɑ:rə) is a [[national park]] situated at the foothills of the [[Eastern Himalaya]]s in [[Alipurduar|Alipurduar District]] of northern West Bengal, India, and on the banks of the [[Torsa River]]. It is situated at an elevation of {{cvt|61|m}} and is spread across {{cvt|216.51|km2}} of vast grassland with patches of riverine forest.<ref name=nptoi>{{cite news |date=2012 |title=National Park status for Jaldapara Sanctuary |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/National-Park-status-for-Jaldapara-Sanctuary/articleshow/13087511.cms |access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref> It was declared a sanctuary in 1941 for protection of its great variety of flora and fauna.<br />
It is a [[IUCN protected area categories#Category IV – habitat or species management area|habitat management area]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary |url=http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/Jaldapara_Sanctuary/}}</ref><br />
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Today, Jaldapara National Park has the largest population of the [[Indian rhinoceros]] in the state.<ref name="Jalpaiguri Tourism">{{cite web|url=https://www.alipurduar.org/district-profile/tourist-destinations/|title=Alipurduar Tourism|work=Alipurduar District Tourism|access-date=23 March 2017|archive-date=27 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627035857/http://www.alipurduar.org/district-profile/tourist-destinations/}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Toto and Mech tribes [[Bodo–Kachari people|(Bodos)]] used to stay in this area before 1800. At that time this place was known as "[[Totopara]]". Formerly Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1941, has been elevated to Jaldapara National Park in May 2014 and is primarily meant for the conservation of the [[Indian rhinoceros]].<ref name=Ghosh2021>{{Cite journal |last1=Ghosh |first1=C. |last2=Ghatak |first2=S. |last3=Biswas |first3=K. |last4=Das |first4=A. P. |date=2021 |title=Status of tree diversity of the Jaldapara National Park in West Bengal, India |journal=Trees, Forests and People |volume=3 |article-number=100061 |doi=10.1016/j.tfp.2020.100061 |doi-access=free}}</ref><br />
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==Flora and fauna==<br />
The forest is mainly [[Savanna|savannah]] covered with tall elephant grasses. The main attraction of the park is the [[Indian rhinoceros|Indian one-horned rhinoceros]]. The park holds the largest rhino population in India after [[Kaziranga National Park]] in [[Assam]]. Other animals in the park include [[Indian leopard]], [[Indian elephant]], [[sambar (deer)|sambar]], [[barking deer]], [[chital]], [[Indian hog deer|hog deer]], [[wild boar]] and [[gaur]]. A floristic investigation was made during 2016–2018 to document the tree diversity and their present status in the Jaldapara National Park. A total of 294 species of trees belonging to 189 genera and 63 families, including 4 species of [[gymnosperm]]s were recorded.<ref name=Ghosh2021/><br />
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==References==<br />
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https://www.alipurduar.org/district-profile/tourist-destinations/<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category|Jaldapara National Park}}<br />
{{Wikivoyage|Jaldapara}}<br />
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{{external media |float=right|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fJCWkAlLCM Rhino at Hollong Tourist Lodge]<br />
|video2=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0dX6nDBKyc Jaldapara rhino]}}<br />
* {{official website|jaldapara.in}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050310000618/http://www.wbtourism.com/wildlife/jaldapara.htm Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary] at West Bengal State Tourism<br />
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in West Bengal]]<br />
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