Rajaji National Park vs Sariska Tiger Reserve: Which to Choose?
Two official records side by side: Uttarakhand Shivalik versus Rajasthan Aravalli, the published areas and histories, the gates, the season and Wednesday closure, the separate booking systems, and who each suits — with no verdicts and no tiger counts. Sources checked 8 Nov 2026.
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Haridwar to Rishikesh via Rajaji National Park: Can You Drive?
The through-drive question answered: the public Haridwar-Rishikesh road crosses the Chilla landscape but is not a safari, the tourism zone needs a dated and zoned permit, your own car is not a transit pass, and no official drive time is published. Sources checked 8 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji National Park Safari Packages vs Direct Booking
What the official Rajaji portal actually sells — a Day Visit permit — versus what a private package adds, when direct booking suits you, when a package may, and how to compare a quote without a single price in this article. Sources checked 8 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji National Park Jungle Safari: Zones and What to Expect
What a Rajaji jungle safari actually is: the day-visit jeep, the six published zones, the Chilla timing bands, the season and its two published inconsistencies, and what to read next — with no sighting guarantee and no invented price. Sources checked 6 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji National Park Safari Booking Office & Official Website
Where the official Rajaji Safari Booking Office actually is in Dehradun, what the contact page publishes, how the reserve names itself, and the domain check that separates the official portal from commercial sites before you pay. Sources checked 6 Nov 2026.
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Golden Triangle with Rajaji Safari: Inbound Trip Extension
The official Golden Triangle is Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, so a Rajaji safari beside it is an editorial extension. The two official distance figures, the direct rail from Haridwar Junction, a two-night structure and what to confirm before you commit. Sources checked 5 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji Safari from Chandigarh, Jaipur or Lucknow: Routes & Plan
What the official pages actually publish for reaching Rajaji from Chandigarh, Jaipur and Lucknow: the three named railheads, the Haridwar Junction direct-link list, road access where the reserve lists it, and no invented kilometres, drive times or direct trains. Sources checked 5 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji + Jim Corbett Combo: 3–4 Day Itinerary & Booking Order
One trip, two tiger reserves, two portals. A three or four day structure for Rajaji and Jim Corbett that keeps the permits separate, reads the Corbett season zone by zone, and states plainly that no official distance between the two parks is published. Sources checked 5 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji's Birds: The 1995 ZSI Inventory of 168 Species
M. L. Narang's birds chapter in the 1995 Zoological Survey of India volume runs pages 25 to 53 and records 168 species from fieldwork carried out between 1982 and 1987, identified with 16 x 50 binoculars — a historical inventory, not a current checklist. Sources checked 4 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji's Mammals: The 1995 ZSI Inventory of 49 Species
The 1995 Zoological Survey of India volume records 49 mammals for Rajaji. N. K. Sinha's chapter runs pages 9 to 23, its numbered list reaches 49 across nine orders, and most identifications rest on sight records of 1981 to 1987 — a historical inventory, not a current census. Sources checked 4 Nov 2026.
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How Many Tigers Are in Rajaji? What the 2022 Estimate Says
Table 1 of the NTCA and WII roadmap of June 2026 gives Rajaji 13 tigers for AITE 2014 and 54 for AITE 2022, at 8.15 per 100 sq km — survey-cycle estimates, not a count of today. The same document reads 0 for the west, and the reintroduction row reads 5 (2M, 3F), a programme tally. Sources checked 4 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji's Termites, Centipedes, Wasps and Scorpions
Termites 21 species in 8 genera, hymenoptera 14 species in Tiphiidae and Scoliidae, scolopendrid centipedes 7 species, scorpions 5 species in 3 families — four chapters of the 1995 ZSI volume for Rajaji, read as a historical inventory. Sources checked 3 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji's Eco-Sensitive Zone Is Still Not Finalized
The Supreme Court recorded on 20 Feb 2025 that the Rajaji and Corbett eco-sensitive zones "have not yet been finalized by the State of Uttarakhand". Four orders, one 17 Nov 2025 direction dated 17 Nov 2026, and a Ministry index that still lists only the 2018 draft. Sources checked 3 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji's Reptiles and Amphibians: The 1995 ZSI Record
Four chapters of the 1995 Zoological Survey of India volume: Amphibia 10 species in four families, turtles and tortoises 12, lizards 9 in five families, snakes 28 — 59 herpetofaunal species across the four chapters, and not one of them a current count. Sources checked 3 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji's Fish Record: 42 Species or 49?
The official About page says around 42 species of fishes; the 1995 ZSI fish chapter says 49 species in 30 genera and 12 families. Both figures, where they come from, and why neither is a current count. Sources checked 2 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji's Dragonflies and Damselflies: 38 Species
The 1995 ZSI Odonata chapter by M. Prasad and Asket Singh records 38 species in 23 genera and 8 families for Rajaji — dragonflies and damselflies together, from a historical inventory, not a current count. Sources checked 2 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji's Butterflies: The 1995 ZSI Record
The 1995 Zoological Survey of India inventory records Rajaji's butterflies at 69 species in the volume's introduction and 68 in its summary — one publication, two figures. Chapter, families, survey seasons and the boundary then in force. Sources checked 2 Nov 2026.
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Asan Conservation Reserve: Uttarakhand's First Ramsar Site
Asan Conservation Reserve, Ramsar site no. 2437: designated 21 July 2020 and recorded 16 October 2020, 444.4 ha at the Asan–Yamuna confluence in Dehradun, a Conservation Reserve since 2005. Not part of Rajaji. Sources checked 1 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji's Elephants: The Official Census Series
The official elephant counting record for Rajaji: 453, 469, 416, 418, 302 and 309 from the 2001–2015 state series, 311 in the 2020 exercise, and a 2025 DNA statewide estimate with no reserve breakdown. No current total is claimed. Sources checked 1 Nov 2026.
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Rajaji's Legal Boundary: Three Area Figures Explained
Why 820.42, 819.54 and 1,075.17 km² all appear for Rajaji: 820.42 is the 1983 intent notification, 819.54 the 2013 notified national park, 1,075.17 the 2015 tiger reserve of core plus buffer — with the official About page addition that does not add up. Sources checked 1 Nov 2026.
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