National_Park Van Vihar National Park ▪️ Van Vihar National Park is a… — GEOGRAPHY MAPPING - UPSC — TG.ME

#National_Park Van Vihar National Park ▪️ Van Vihar National Park is a national park in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh in central India. ▪️ Declared a national park in 1979. ▪️ In 1994 the Central Zoo Authority recognized it as a medium-sized Zoo. It is situated right next to the famous Upper Lake of Bhopal also known as the “Bada Talab” which is a Ramsar Site and one of the two lakes of Bhoj Wetland. ▪️ It harbors herbivores like Chital, Sambar, and blue bull under free ranging condition and the animals like tiger, lion, leopard, hyena, crocodile and gharial under captive condition. ▪️ Van Vihar Safari Park is a paradise for bird enthusiasts, where one could found birds like Peacocks, Munias, barlets, wagtails, bulbuls, orioles, Kala Teetar, Blue Kingfisher, Phakta and migratory birds such as Tree Pie and Drongo.