Wildlife Sanctuaries In India

S.No.

Name Located at ( District, State) Established Year Area in Km

Attractions

1 Corbett National Park (Jim Corbett National Park) Nainital, Uttarakhand 1936 521 km2 The imposing Bengal Tigers
2 Ranthambore National Park Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan 1980 392 km2 Majestic Tigers
3 Bandipur National Park Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar District, Bandipur, Karnataka 1974 874 km2 Tiger, Asian elephant and many types of biomes
4 Keoladeo Ghana National Park Bharatpur, Rajasthan 1905 28.7 km2 Avifauna Birds
5 Nagarhole National Park Kodagu district and Mysore district, Karnataka 1988 642.39 km2 Tigers, Indian bison and elephants
6 Sariska National Park Near Kraska, Alwar District, Sariska, Rajasthan 1955 866 km2 Bengal tigers
7 Kaziranga National Park Kanchanjuri, Assam 1908 430 km2 One horned Rhinos, Tigers and Wild Buffaloes
8 Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Chikkamagaluru town, Karnataka 1951 492.46 km2 Tiger,
9 Kanha National Park Madla/ Balaghat districts, Madhya Pradesh 1955 940 km2 Tigers
10 Sunderbans National Park Dayapur, Gosaba, West Bengal 1984 1,330.12 km2 Bengal tigers
11 Bandhavgarh National Park Badhavgarh, District Umaria, Madhya Pradesh 1968 1,536 km2 White tiger
12 Gir National Park and Sasan Gir Sanctuary Junagadh District, Gir Somnath District and Amreli District Gujarat, India 1965 1,412 km2 Asiatic lion
13 Periyar National Park Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta, Kerala state, India 1982 305 km2 Asian Elephants, Periyar Lake
14 Pench National Park Turia, Seoni Dist, Kurai, Madhya Pradesh 1983 758 km2 Inspired Rudyard Kiplingto write ‘The Jungle Book’, While Tigers
15 Manas National Park Fatemabad – Mathanguri Road, Jyoti Gaon, Assam 1990 490.3 km2 wild water buffalo, Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog
16 Dudhwa National Park Palia Kalan, Uttar Pradesh 1977 542.67 km2 Tiger and swamp deer
17 Panna National Park Panna and Chhatarpur districts, Madhya Pradesh, India 1981 625.4 km2 tiger
18 Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India 1955 90.44 km2 Tiger
19 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Munnar – Udumalpet Road, Munnar, Kerala 1984 1,171 km2 Endangered grizzled giant squirrel
20 The Great Himalayan National Park SaiRopa, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh 1984 866.41 km2 Globally threatened,musk deer and the western horned tragopan
21 Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary Uttara Kannada District , Karnataka India NA 2.36 km2 Crocodiles, great hornbill and Malabar pied hornbill
22 Silent Valley National Park Mannarkkad, Palakkad District, Kerala 1905 820 km2 Lion Tailed Macaque
23 Rajaji National Park Dehradun, Uttarakhand 1983 107 km2 Asian elephants, Bengal tigers
24 Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary Caranzol, Goa 1978 4,400 km2 Snakes, particularly the king cobra and black panther
25 Hemis National Park Leh, Jammu and Kashmir 1981 101 km2 Snow leopards , gompas and holy chortens
26 Interview Island Wildlife Sanctuary Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal NA 7506.22 km2 Elephants
27 Kachchh/ Kutch Desert WLS Great Rann of Kutch, Kutch district, Gujarat, India 1986 5000 Km2 Greater flamingo
28 Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh 1976 4953.71 km2 ” Largest habitat for pelicans, also Babblers, Flamingos, Open Billed Stork etc
29 Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary Leh District, Jammu and Kashmir, India 1987 4,149 km2 Chiru or “Tibetan Antelope, ibetan gazalle, Himalayan ibex
30 Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary (Wild Ass WLS) Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India 1973 3,568 km2 Endangered Indian Wild Ass/ ghudkhar
31 Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary Dibang Valley , Arunachal Pradesh, India 1991 6.14 km2 rare species – mishmi takin, asiatic black bear, gongshan muntjac, red panda, red goral and musk deer
32 Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam WLS/ Rajiv Gandhi WLS Nalgonda & Mahaboobnagar, Telangana 1978 861.95 km2 Bengal tiger
33 Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary Kurnool District, Rollapadu, Andhra Pradesh 1988 783 Km2 Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican
34 Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh 1978 282 km2 Tiger, Wild water buffalo was seen here till 1980s, but appears to be extinct in this region
35 Pakhui/ Pakke Tiger Reserve Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India 1977 26.22 km2 Large cats – tiger, leopard and clouded leopard
36 Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh, India 1989 6.05 km2 Elephant , Tiger, giant flying squirrel
37 Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary Lower Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh 1980 20.98.62 km2 Bengal tiger, hoolock gibbon, leopard and clouded leopard.
38 Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh 1989 681.99 km2 Birdwatcher’s Paradise. Main attraction is Bugun liocichla , Asian elephant, capped langur (endangered), red panda, gaur, Asiatic black bear, Arunachal macaque
39 Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary Udalguri District& Baksa District Assam, India 1980 551.55 Km2 Pygmy hog, hispid hare (both protected)
40 Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary Karbi Anglong district, Assam 1952 607.70 km2 hoolock gibbons and golden langurs, hot springs
41 Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary Jorhat, Assam 1997 608.55 km2 Western hoolock gibbon and 15 species of apes
42 Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Munger district, Bihar 1976 485.20 Km2 Tigers, panthers, birds
43 Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 1975 1,027.53 km2 Tiger, leopard, bison
44 Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Narmada district of Gujarat 1982 975 km2 Python, pangolin, Flying squirrels
45 Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary Surajpur District, Chhattisgarh 1978 2073 km2 Elephant
46 Shenbagathoppu Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary Virudhunagar and Madurai districts, Tamil Nadu 1988 423.55 km2 Grizzled giant squirrel (vulnerable species), Periyar Tiger
47 Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka, India 1987 219 Km2 popular for Mahseer fish, birds
48 Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary Chamoli & Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand 1972 975 km2 Endangered Himalayan musk deer
49 Hastinapur WLS Meerut, Hapur, Bijnore and Amroha, in Uttar Pradesh, India 1986 2073 km2. Twelve – Horned Deer or “Baara Singha”, the State Bird – Saaras [Crane],crocodiles, turtles, playful Ganga Dolphins, Birds
50 Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Satara, Maharashtra 1985 423.55 km2 Royal Bengal Tiger and King Cobra
51 Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary Alwar District, Rajasthan 1955 219 Km2 Bengal tigers, leopards


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