Most of India's national parks and tiger reserves remain shut during the monsoon months due to challenges posed by heavy rains and to allow the animals to breed.
With the end of monsoon season in October, the wildlife fans wait eagerly for the forest officials to reopen the gates. Here are the dates of seven popular national parks and wildlife reserves reopening their gates this October.
The Jim Corbett National Park is the most popular national park in India, attracting tourists from all over the world. A staggering 70,000 tourists travel to Jim Corbett every year. The Jhirna zone of the national park is open for tourists all 12 months. While the Bijarani zone opens for tourists from mid-October - the core zone which is indeed at the core of wildlife conservationists efforts - opens in the middle of November.
Ranthambore is counted amongst the biggest and most renowned national parks of northern India. Located at the intersection of the Aravalis and the Vindhya mountain ranges, the park offers tourists some of the finest tiger sighting opportunities and an experience like never before. It reopened its gates on the October 1st.
Located in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, there's no end when it comes to exploring this stunning forest. Sariska's enchanting environs are an ideal haven for adventurers, animal aficionados and admirers of the natural world, home of the royal Bengal tiger and situated on the Aravali mountain range's slopes. Sariska reopened its gates for tourists on October 1st.
Considered amongst the most popular national parks in the country, the Tadoba National Park encompasses a wide variety of flora and fauna. Situated in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, the Tadoba National Park occupies an area of 1727 sq. km. Tadoba National Park will reopen its gates from October 15th.
One of the most notable works of literature, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, was written keeping the jungles of Kanha National Park in mind. The Kanha National Park ranks out on top according to maximum tiger sightings. Due to the constant efforts and dedication of wildlife conservation experts, the Kanha National Park became a model example of ecological conservation. Kanha is reopening its gates somewhere around October 15-16th.
The Bandhavgarh is known worldwide for being the abode of white tigers. Located in Madhya Pradesh, the national park, which was once used as a hunting ground by the maharajas, is now home to the royal Bengal tiger, 250 bird species, 37 mammal species and around 80 butterfly species. The Bandhavgarh is reopening its gates on October 15th.
Home to India's super mum tigress, Collarwali, the Pench National Park is among the premier tiger reserves of India. The Pench National Park is Located in the Chhindwara and Seoni districts of Madhya Pradesh, with some parts extending into the Maharashtra border. Pench will reopen its gates for tourists from October 16th.