Visit these India’s 5 stunning forests rich in wildlife and wonder

India is a country with a great biodiversity and possesses some quite unique ecosystems. Indian forests are among the most interesting places, rich in history and lovely wildlife roaming around freely in the middle of the green woodlands. These forests provide shelter to a lot of animals and bird life, and here one can also get a glimpse of the ravishing beauty of the Indian forests.
Let's take a look at some of India's most beautiful forests:

The national park is located in the Mandla and Balaghat districts of Madhya Pradesh. This is also one of the largest national parks in the country. This national park features sal and bamboo forests that are dense, open meadows, and clear streams that add to the beauty of the forest. It is also a hotspot of biodiversity with a wide variety of fauna and flora. Some of the animals found in this park include chital, sambar, barasingha, gaur, Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, dhole, sloth bear, and Indian jackal. This national park is home to around 300 bird species and is also a major tiger reserve. It is best visited during October to June.

The largest mangrove forest in the world is located in West Bengal in the Ganges Delta, where the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers happens on the Bay of Bengal. A region of the Sundarbans Forest also has the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The canopy is dominated by sundri (Heritiera fomes) and gewa (Excoecaria agallocha). This area also carries a lot of biodiversity with 453 species of fauna, comprising 290 birds, 120 fish, and others. This area is also a significant habitat for the Bengal tiger as well as other threatened species. This mangrove forest is a treasure with high biodiversity and natural disaster resilience and hence one of the most beautiful forests of India.

Located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, it is India's first national park and is also a highly visited wildlife reserve. The national park is located in the Himalayan foothills and offers diverse landscape which comprises of hills, meadows, and lakes that also support rich flora and fauna. It is shrouded with dense wet deciduous forest made up of sal tree, peepal, and mango trees and houses 617 different species of plants and animals. Wild animals like Bengal tigers, Asian elephants, leopards, sloth bears, and other countless species of mammals can be spotted here.

Fourth largest national park of India, located in Arunachal Pradesh of Northeast India. Most popular for its enormous biodiversity and untouched tropical rainforests. The park features about 1,000 floral and 1,400 fauna species. Namdapha is, infamously, the only world protected area where all four Indian big cats — tiger, leopard, snow leopard, and clouded leopard — coexist. Other animals that inhabit it include Asiatic black bears, Malayan sun bears, dhole (wild dogs), and more. It is a botanical wonderland and a wildlife conservation haven of Northeast India and also been declared an eco-sensitive area.

The park is situated in the Junagadh district of the Gujarat state of India, which consists of dry deciduous woodland, grassland, and rocky hills. This park was initially formed as a wildlife sanctuary and later declared to be a national park and a biosphere reserve also. It has a dense fauna diversity here such as Asiatic lion, Indian leopard, jungle cat, striped hyena, golden jackal, and various bird species. It also holds significant cultural values for people locally. This park is great in terms of preservation of Asiatic lions and has also seen an uplift in lion population here.