How
to get
there
Air:
The nearest
airport
is at
Agra,
70 kms.
Rail:
The nearest
railhead
is at
Agra,
70 kms.
Road:
The sanctuary
is 70
kms from
Agra and
5 kms
from Etawah.
Where
to stay
Fores
rest houses
are available
for accommodation
at Etawah,
Bah,
Baiwan,
Chakar
Nagar
and Sarson.
Total
Area
340 sq.
kms
Best time
to visit
all year
Accommodation
Hotels
&
Restaurants
Nearest
Town
Agra,
70 kms,
How
to get
there
Air
- Agra,
70 kms,
Rail Agra,
70 kms.
Species
found
swamp
deer,
chital,
nilgai,
wolf,
leopard,
hyena,
gharial
and wild
boar.
The rare
gangetic
dolphin
is the
main attraction
of National
Chambal
Sanctuary.
The other
inhabitants
of this
sanctuary
are magar
(crocodile)
and gharial
(alligator),
chinkara,
sambar,
nilgai,
wolf and
wild boar.
Founded
in 1979
the sanctuary
is a part
of a large
area co-administered
by Rajasthan,
Madhya
Pradesh
and Uttar
Pradesh.
Ten species
under
six genera
and four
families
belonging
to order
Anura
(toads
&
frogs)
with their
developmental
stages
have been
recorded
from the
Park.
Uperodon
systoma,
Polypedates
maculatus
and Rana
crassa
are recorded
for the
first
time from
the park.
Besides,
an interesting
phenomenon
of breeding
of Bufonids
was observed,
which
showed
that B.
stomaticus
&
B.melanostictus
breeds
during
July-August
on the
northern
slope
of Siwalik
,whereas
the same
species
breeds
up to
November
on the
southern
slope.
Polypedates
maculatus,
which
inhabits
the live
tree-holes,
breeds
only in
July
