Wildlife Sanctuary is an area which is reserved for protecting animals. The area is either maintained by any private organization or by governmental bodies. Hunting of animals in wildlife parks is either prohibited or strictly controlled. Some wildlife parks near Agra are Corbett National Park in Uttar Pardesh, Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan, Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan. Some important National Parks in India are Kanha Wildlife Park in Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Sunderban National Park, Manas National Park, Bandipur National Park, Sultanpur National Park. Corbett National Park is one of the reputed wildlife parks near Agra. The national park is in the state of Uttarkhand or Uttranchal. Indian Elephant, tiger and leopard are its prime attraction. Wide variety of birds like darters, herons, duck, gull etc are found. Reptiles like crocodile, cobra, viper, Indian Python are in abundance. Few species of tortoise and turtles are available here. Rajaji National Park, one of the wildlife parks near Agra, is situated in the state of Uttarakhand, India. The national park is famous for wild elephants. About 150 elephants are found in this wildlife park. Another wildlife park near Agra is Dudhwa National Park. Located at Uttar Pradesh, this national park attracts tourists for it reserves swamp deer. The national parks also provide accommodation for visitors. Numerous hotels and resorts are available in the wild life parks. These national parks in India even arranges for tour packages to entertain its visitors.
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