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THE LIVING WORLD, , , , ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, , National Park, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ¢ The first national park in the world, the Yellowstone National Park was established on March, Ist, 1872 in USA,, The first national park in India w, It was named Hailey National, National Park, which w, National Park,, , Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur is the, world’s only floating National Park,, , Gir National Park, Gujarat is famous for the, Asiatic lions,, , as founded in 1935,, Park/Ram ganga, as later named as Corbett, , Kaziranga National Park. In Assam and is famous, for one horned Rhinoceros of India,, , Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bh, , Rajasthan was once the duck shooting gr, king., , Important Days, , ¢ 21st March — World Forest Day, , ¢ 22nd March — World Water Day, , ¢ 22nd April — World Earth Day, , * 5th June — World Environment, Day, , World Animal Day, World Habitat Day, World Conservation, , aratpur,, ound of a, , * 8rd October —, * 4th October —, © 3rd December —, , Day, Important Abbreviation, ° BSI — Botanical Survey of India, ° ZSI — Zoological Survey of India, * BNHS — Bombay Natural History Society, ¢ IBWL — Indian Board for Wildlife, ¢ WPSI — Wildlife Preservation Society of, India, ° WWF — The World Wildlife Fund for Nature, ¢ NWAP — National Wildlife Action Plan, ¢ IBP — International Biological Programme, ¢ IUCN — The International Union for, , Conservation of Nature and, Natural Resources, , * UNDP — United Nations Development, Programme, * UNESCO — United Nations Educational, , Scientific and Cultural Organisation, , Man and Biosphere Programme,