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 |