Two years later, the decision was taken to expand the programme to one week and the first wildlife week celebration was held in 1957. It was a major success and very effective in raising the need for conserving the rich biodiversity of India among the general population.
October 2021 saw the 67th nationwide celebration of wildlife week. It was held in Srinagar in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Dachigam National Park near Srinagar was the highlighted park of the week. It has been a national park since 1981 and its most famous inhabitant is the hangul, also known as the Kashmir stag. It is also home to Himalayan black and brown bears, snow leopards, and a large coniferous forest.
October 2021 saw the 67th nationwide celebration of wildlife week. It was held in Srinagar in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Dachigam National Park near Srinagar was the highlighted park of the week. It has been a national park since 1981 and its most famous inhabitant is the hangul, also known as the Kashmir stag. It is also home to Himalayan black and brown bears, snow leopards, and a large coniferous forest.
In 1931, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, the then Maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore, created a wildlife sanctuary in Chamarajanagar. He named it Venugopala Wildlife Park. The sanctuary occupied an area of almost 90 sq. km. In 1973, as part of Project Tiger, the tiger conservation program initiated by Indira Gandhi, an area of almost 800 sq. km., was added to this sanctuary, creating what is known today as Bandipur National Park. Although the initial plan was to conserve the Bengal tiger population in India, the reserve quickly added other endangered species to the list. Species like Indian elephant, golden jackal, sloth bear and Indian bison(among others) were transferred to the reserve to help protect their numbers.
