Chapters: Isle Royale National Park, Barron Gorge National Park, Mudumalai National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, Manassas National Battlefield Park, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Bear Creek Lake State Park, Villarrica National Park, Laguna Blanca National Park. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mudumalai National Park - The Mudumalai Sanctuary is as an important wildlife habitat due to its strategic position as a Wildlife corridor between several other protected areas that are a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. To the north is the Bandipur National Park and Nagarhole National Park. To the west is the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary and in the south are Mukurthi National Park and Silent Valley National Park. To the east is the Segur plateau which connects to the Sathyamangalam Reserve Forest and Biligirirangan Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. These parks and the adjoining Reserve Forests cover over 3,300 square kilometres (1,300 sq mi) of forest supporting a population of 1800-2300 elephants. The elevation of the sanctuary varies from a minimum of 960 meters (3,150 ft) m to a maximum of 1,266 meters (4,154 ft). The sanctuary has a tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate that corresponding to the categories Aw and As of the Koppen climate classification. Rainfall ranges from 790 mm (31 in) to 2,000 mm (79 in). Until late 18th century, the forests of the sanctuary were under the control of the Nilambar Tirumalapad religious sect (Tirumalapad Kovilagam). In 1927 the area was declared a reserved forest. The park was created in 1940 to become the first wildlife sanctuary in South India. Originally 62 km (24 sq mi), the sanctuary was enlarged to 295 km (114 sq mi) in 1956. In 1958 the sanctuary was extended to 318.7 km (123....More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2965655