Desert National Park

Being located amidst the desert, the summer season reaches its extreme with temperature touching upto a whopping 50?C in the mercury. The winters offer the much needed respite from the scorching heat with temperature staying around 9?C to 25?C. Although the temperature might fall even lower.

The Desert National Park, obviously, can be best enjoyed from November to March although it is open all through the year.

The dominant mammals here include:

Camel, Desert Fox, Wolf, Desert Cat, Blackbuck, Bengal Fox, Chinkara, Hedgehog, and Nilgai are easily sighted here.

The main reptiles sighted here are Russell?s viper, Gecko, Persian Gecko, Spiny tailed lizard, Saw scaled viper, Saw Scaled Viper, Monitor Lizard, Common Krait, Spiny Tailed Lizard, and more.

Hundreds of travelers visit the Desert National Park in Jaisalmer with the idea that they can catch a glimpse of the beautiful sand hills along with sighting the fascinating wildlife creatures amidst the desert scenes. The enthralling biological biodiversity of the famous Thar Desert is indeed something worth exploring.

Perhaps the best fascination creature of the park is a bird called the great Indian bustard. It is an endangered species which was discovered in India and is found only in this subcontinent. Desert National Park is one of the last locales in which this species can be spotted roaming around freely in great numbers. Owing to this glorious habitat of Great Indian Bustard, a large number of birdwatchers from all across the globe visit the National Park throughout the year. Apart from this endangered avian species, the park supports a variety of other birds of interest to ornithologists and conservationists alike.

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Vegetation

The flora of Desert National Park, Jaisalmer is also interesting.The main vegetation comprises of:

Ronj, Rohira, Dhok, Khejri, Khair, Palm trees, Ber, Aak shrub, Sewan grass and more.

Dominating the region of the Desert National Park, which is otherwise mainly barren, is the semi-arid type with thorny plants and bushes. Patches of sewan grass and calotropis are sometimes found punctuating the region. Craggy rocks, palm trees, salt bottom lakes are easily spotted here. These lakes are the main sources of water for the wildlife. PadamTalao, Rajbaug, Gadsisar, Milak lakes are the main water bodies.

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Avian species

Birds as mentioned can be seen in great numbers of which Great Indian Bustard is a must. The others are Falcons, Eagles, Larks, Demoiselle Crane, Vultures, Bee-Eaters, Shrikes, Macqueen?s Bustard, Honey Buzzards, chats, Sandgrouse, Long-Legged, babblers, and kites.