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General information
   Total Area
   3162 sq. kms
  Best time to visit
   All the year
  Accommodation
   Hotels & Restaurants
  Nearest Town
   Jaisalmer
  How to get there
   Air-Jodhpur
 Rail -Jodhpur
  Species found
   Great Indian bustard, blackbuck, chinkara, desert fox, bengal fox,  wolf , desert cat etc.
  More information
   Field Director, Desert National Park, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

The Desert National Park is an excellent example of the ecosystem of the Thar desert and its diverse fauna. Sand dunes form around 20% of the park. The major landform consists of craggy rocks and compact salt lake bottoms intermediate areas and fixed dunes.
 
The black buck is another common antelope of this region. Its other notable inhabitants are the desert fox,, wolf and desert cat. Bird life in this sandy habitat is vivid and spectacular. Birds such as the sandgrouse, partridges, bee-eaters larks and shrikes are commonly seen. Demoiselle crane and houbara arrive in the winter.

Quenching Thirst

Handsome Black Bucks
The birds of prey seen here are tawny and steppe eagles long legged and honey buzzards, falcons and kestrels. But the most outstanding of the fauna is the great Indian bustard. This tall heavy bird is an epitome of confidence and grace. It is common to see five or six bustards near
Sudarshi water hole.18 kms. from Jaisalmer is the Akal Wood Fossils Park which is about 180 million years age. Sea shells and massive fossilized tree trunks in this park record the geological history of the desert.

Indian Bustard (Kheechan)


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