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Simlipal National Park, the Glossary

Simlipal National Park is a national park and tiger reserve in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha covering.^[1]

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1980 establishments in Orissa
Biosphere reserves of India
Chota Nagpur dry deciduous forests
Eastern Ghats
Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests
Mayurbhanj district
National parks in Odisha

Alexandrine parakeet

The Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), also known as the Alexandrine parrot, is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula of the family Psittaculidae, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Antelope

The term antelope refers to numerous extant or recently extinct species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae that are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Eastern Europe.

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Asian elephant

The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east, and Nepal in the north to Sumatra in the south.

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Barehipani Falls

Barehipani Falls is a two-tiered waterfall located in Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha. Simlipal National Park and Barehipani Falls are eastern Ghats and Mayurbhanj district.

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Baripada

Baripada is a city and a municipality in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Odisha, India.

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Bengal tiger

The Bengal tiger is a population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies.

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Biosphere

The biosphere, also called the ecosphere, is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems.

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Blood–brain barrier

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective semipermeable border of endothelial cells that regulates the transfer of solutes and chemicals between the circulatory system and the central nervous system, thus protecting the brain from harmful or unwanted substances in the blood.

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Bombax ceiba

Bombax ceiba, like other trees of the genus Bombax, is commonly known as cotton tree.

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Budhabalanga River

The Budhabalanga River (ବୁଢାବଳଙ୍ଗ ନଦୀ) (also called Balanga River) flows through the districts of Mayurbhanj and Balasore in the Indian state of Odisha.

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Crested serpent eagle

The crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) is a medium-sized bird of prey that is found in forested habitats across tropical Asia.

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Deo River

Deo River flows through West Singhbhum in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests

The Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests, presently known as East Deccan moist deciduous forests, is a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion in east-central India.

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Ecoregion

An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm.

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Environment News Service

The Environment News Service (ENS), referred to as ENS, is an environmental news agency which provides original late-breaking news reports.

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Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a genus of more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae.

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Four-horned antelope

The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), also called chousingha, is a small bovid antelope native to central, South and Western India, along with a smaller population in Nepal.

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Gaur

The gaur (Bos gaurus) is a bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986.

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Government of India

The Government of India (IAST: Bhārat Sarkār, legally the Union Government or Union of India and colloquially known as the Central Government) is the central executive authority of the Republic of India, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.

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Government of Odisha

The Government of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch.

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Gracula

Gracula is a genus of mynas, tropical members of the starling family of birds found in southern Asia and introduced to Florida in the United States.

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Grassland

A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae).

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Great hornbill

The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family.

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Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary

Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary wildlife sanctuary situated Keonjhar district in Odisha, India, covering an area of 191 km2 was established in 1978. Simlipal National Park and Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary are eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests and Mayurbhanj district.

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Ho people

The Ho people are an Austroasiatic Munda ethnic group of India.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is an autonomous organisation or governmental agency under the MoEFCC, Government of India.

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Indian grey hornbill

The Indian gray hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) is a common hornbill found on the Indian subcontinent.

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Jashipur

Jashipur is a town and headquarter of Panchpir subdivision of Mayurbhanj district in the state of Odisha, India.

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Joranda Falls

The Joranda Falls (ଯୋରନ୍ଦା ପ୍ରପାତ) is a waterfall located in the core area of Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha.

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Jungle cat

The jungle cat (Felis chaus), also called reed cat and swamp cat is a medium-sized cat native to the Middle East, the Caucasus, South and Southeast Asia and southern China.

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Kharia people

The Kharia are an Austroasiatic tribal ethnic group from east-central India.

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Kharkai River

The Kharkai River is a river in eastern India.

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Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary

The Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary (Odia: କୁଲଡିହା ବନ୍ୟଜନ୍ତୁ ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ) is situated in the Balasore district of Odisha, India. Simlipal National Park and Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary are Chota Nagpur dry deciduous forests.

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Lülung

Lulung is a tourist destination and entrance to Similipal National Park.It is situated in Kuchilaghati Panchayat, Mayurbhanj District of Odisha in India.It is situated beside Palpala River.It's a good picnic spot, especially in winters.

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Leopard

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five extant species in the genus Panthera.

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Malabar pied hornbill

The Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus), also known as lesser pied hornbill, is a bird in the hornbill family, a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.

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Malabar trogon

The Malabar trogon (Harpactes fasciatus) is a species of bird in the trogon family.

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Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates.

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Man and the Biosphere Programme

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an intergovernmental scientific program, launched in 1971 by UNESCO, that aims to establish a scientific basis for the 'improvement of relationships' between people and their environments.

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Mayurbhanj district

Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in the Odisha state of eastern India.

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Medicinal plants

Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times.

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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is an Indian government ministry.

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Mugger crocodile

The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) is a medium-sized broad-snouted crocodile, also known as mugger and marsh crocodile.

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Muntjac

Muntjacs, also known as the barking deer or rib-faced deer, (URL is Google Books) are small deer of the genus Muntiacus native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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National park

A national park is a nature park designated for conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance.

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Nature reserve

A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for purposes of conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research.

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Odisha

Odisha (English), formerly Orissa (the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India.

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Orchid

Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae, a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.

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Oriental giant squirrel

Oriental giant squirrels are cat-sized tree squirrels from the genus Ratufa in the subfamily Ratufinae.

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Peafowl

Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavo and one species of the closely related genus Afropavo within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies).

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Project Tiger

Project Tiger is a wildlife conservation movement initiated in India to protect the endangered tiger. Simlipal National Park and Project Tiger are tiger reserves of India.

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Rama Tirtha

Swami Rama Tirtha (Punjabi: ਸਵਾਮੀ ਰਾਮਤੀਰਥ, Hindi: स्वामी रामतीर्थ; 22 October 1873 – 17 October 1906Verma, M.L. (2006). Swadhinta Sangram Ke Krantikari Sahitya Ka Itihas. Vol 2. pp. 418–421), also known as Ram Soami, was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta.

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Red junglefowl

The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), also known as the Indian red junglefowl (and formerly the bankiva or bankiva-fowl), is a species of tropical, predominantly terrestrial bird in the fowl and pheasant family, Phasianidae, found across much of Southeast and parts of South Asia.

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Sambar deer

The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008.

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Santal people

The Santal (or Santhal) are an Austroasiatic-speaking Munda ethnic group of the Indian subcontinent.

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Savanna

A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

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Semnopithecus

Semnopithecus is a genus of Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent, with all species with the exception of two being commonly known as gray langurs.

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Shorea robusta

Shorea robusta, the sal tree, sāla, shala, sakhua, or sarai, is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae.

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Sify

Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technology (ICT) company providing telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services, transformation integration services, and application integration services.

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Tiger

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a member of the genus Panthera and the largest living cat species native to Asia.

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Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Wild boar

The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania.

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World Network of Biosphere Reserves

The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) covers internationally designated protected areas, known as biosphere or nature reserves, which are meant to demonstrate a balanced relationship between people and nature (e.g. encourage sustainable development).

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