and
fauna flourish
in their
natural
habitat.
The nandan
kanan national
park houses
the very
first captive
gharial
breeding
centre of
the country.
The zoo
at Nandakanan
is world-renowned
for its
white tigers.
In 1980,
for the
very first
time, three
white tiger
cubs were
born from
normal coloured
parents.
With facilities
for boating,
white tiger
and lion
safaris,
a nocturnal
animal house,
reptile
park, aerial
ropeway
and cable
car, it
is the place
for a person
with a penchant
for the
great outdoors.
Nandankanan's
beatifully
versatile
environs
offer the
tourists
a great
opertunity
to be advanturous
or laid
back......If
you donot
feel like
tearing
aroud sighting
animals
and watching
the birds,you
can settle
down to
a leisurly
picnic and
mid-afternoon
nap under
the trees
.If you
feel a little
more energetic
you can
meander
along one
of their
nature trail.
White
Tiger Breeding
(Nandankanan
Kanan Park)
One of the
rarest creature
in the World
, the regal
white tiger
,received
the new
lease of
life with
the important
reaserch
and concereted
efforts
initiated
to try and
breed then
in the natural
invirons
of Nandankanan
. 1980 on
a day full
exitement
and jubilation,
the first
litter of
White tigers
were born
to Deepak
and Ganga
, to twany
tiger .
Subsiquent
litters
of white
tigers have
been distributad
to zoos
both at
home and
abroad.Currently,
Nandankanan
is home
to over
34 white
tigers.
Access
(Nandankanan
National
Park)
The sanctuary
can be approached
by bus from
Bhubaneshwar.
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