A
Wildlife Sanctuary
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, or features of geological or o ...
is a
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
of importance for
flora
Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''.
E ...
,
fauna
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, or features of
geological
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or other interest, which is reserved and managed for
conservation
Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws.
Conservation may also refer to:
Environment and natural resources
* Nature conservation, the protection and manageme ...
and to provide opportunities for study or
research
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. The
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for protection of plants and animal species. Before 1972, India had only five designated national parks. Among other reforms, the Act established scheduled pr ...
provides for the establishment of Protected Areas in India.
Wildlife sanctuaries of India, are classified as
IUCN Category IV protected areas. As of 2017, 553 wildlife sanctuaries were established in India, covering .
Among these,
Project Tiger
Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched in April 1973 by the Government of India during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's tenure. The project aims at ensuring a viable population of the Bengal tiger in its natural habitats, protecti ...
governs 51 tiger reserves, which are of special significance for the conservation of the
Bengal tiger
The Bengal tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies. It ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today. It is considered to belong to the world's charismatic megafauna.
The tiger is estimated to have been present in ...
. The oldest bird sanctuary is
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Madurantakam taluk of the Chengalpattu District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The sanctuary is about from Chennai on National Highway 45 (H45. It is easily reachable from ...
near
Chennai
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in
Tamil Nadu
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state, and was established in 1796.
List of Wildlife Sanctuaries
Wildlife Sanctuaries have been established in:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
# Arial Island WLS
# Bamboo Island WLS
# Barren Island WLS
# Battimalv Island WLS
# Belle Island WLS
# Benett Island WLS
# Bingham Island WLS
# Blister Island WLS
# Bluff Island WLS
# Bondoville Island WLS
# Brush Island WLS
# Buchanan Island WLS
# Chanel Island WLS
# Cinque Islands WLS
# Clyde Island WLS
# Cone Island WLS
# Curlew (B.P.) Island WLS
# Curlew Island WLS
# Cuthbert Bay WLS
# Defence Island WLS
# Dot Island WLS
# Dottrell Island WLS
# Duncan Island WLS
# East Island WLS
# East of Inglis Island WLS
# Egg Island WLS
# Entrance Island WLS
# Flat Island Wildlife Sanctuary
Flat Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
the island is lying north from Port Blair.
Geography
The ...
# Gander Island WLS
# Girjan Island WLS
# Galathea Bay WLS
# Goose Island WLS
# Hump Island WLS
# Interview Island
Interview Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It lies north of Port Blair.
History
The lighthouse ...
WLS
# James Island WLS
# Jungle Island WLS
# Kwangtung Island WLS
# Kyd Island WLS
# Landfall Island WLS
# Latouche Island WLS
# Lohabarrack (Saltwater Crocodile) WLS
# Mangrove Island WLS
# Mask Island WLS
# Mayo Island WLS
# Megapode Island WLS
# Montogemery Island WLS
# Narcondam Island
Narcondam, India's easternmost island, is a small volcanic island located in the northern Andaman Sea. The island's peak rises to 710 m above mean sea level, and it is formed of andesite. It is part of the Andaman Islands, the main body of whic ...
WLS
# North Brother Island WLS
# North Island WLS
# North Reef Island WLS
# Oliver Island WLS
# Orchid Island WLS
# Ox Island WLS
# Oyster Island-I WLS
# Oyster Island-II WLS
# Paget Island WLS
# Parkinson Island WLS
# Passage Island WLS
# Patric Island WLS
# Peacock Island WLS
# Pitman Island WLS
# Point Island WLS
# Potanma Islands WLS
# Ranger Island WLS
# Reef Island WLS
# Roper Island WLS
# Ross Island WLS
# Rowe Island WLS
# Sandy Island WLS
# Sea Serpent Island WLS
# Shark Island WLS
# Shearme Island WLS
# Sir Hugh Rose Island WLS
# Sisters Island WLS
# Snake Island-I WLS
# Snake Island-II WLS
# South Brother Island WLS
# South Reef Island WLS
# South Sentinel Island WLS
# Spike Island-I WLS
# Spike Island-II WLS
# Stoat Island WLS
# Surat Island WLS
# Swamp Island WLS
# Table (Delgarno) Island WLS
# Table (Excelsior) Island WLS
# Talabaicha Island WLS
# Temple Island WLS
# Tillongchang Island WLS
# Tree Island WLS
# Trilby Island WLS
# Tuft Island WLS
# Turtle Islands WLS
# West Island WLS
# Wharf Island WLS
# White Cliff Island WLS
Andhra Pradesh
# Kolleru Bird Sanctuary
Kolleru Bird Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh, India. It covers 673 square kilometers. It was established in November 1999, under the ''Wildlife Protection Act of 1972''. The sanctuary protects part of the Kolleru Lake wetland, which ga ...
, 1953
# Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India, near the village of Nelapattu. It has an area of 458.92 hectares. It is an important breeding site for spot-billed pelicans (''Pelecanus philippensis'').
...
, 1976
# Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary is a sanctuary for birds, 759 km2 in area, located in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh and a protected area of the Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu, India. Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish-w ...
, 1976
# Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is an estuary situated near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, India.
It is the third largest stretch of mangrove forests in India with 24 mangrove tree species and more than 120 bird species. It is home to the critically ...
, 1978
# Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve is the largest tiger reserve in India. The reserve spreads over five districts, Kurnool District, Prakasam District, Guntur District, Nalgonda District and Mahabub Nagar district. The total area of the tig ...
, 1978
# Sri Venkateswara National Park
Sri Venkateswara National Park is a national park and biosphere reserve in Tirupati of Andhra Pradesh, India. The total area of the park is 353 km2. The park is known for its many waterfalls, including the Talakona, Gundalakona and Gunjan ...
, 1985
# Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary
Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Known primarily as a habitat of the great Indian bustard, the species has suffered a drastic fall in its numbers in the sanctuary in recent y ...
, 1988
# Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary
Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary headquartered in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the only habitat in the world which provides home for the Jerdon's courser highly endangered bird species.http://www.discoveredi ...
, 1988
# Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary
Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary and estuary located in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the rarest eco-regions of the world because it harbors vast tracts of pristine mangrove forests. It is believed by conservationists to ...
, 1989
# Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary
Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary and an elephant reserve situated in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the only sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh with a population of Asian elephants, which migrated after 200 years from neighbouring r ...
, 1990
# Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary
Gundla Brahmeshwaram Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Nallamala Forest in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The northern part of the sanctuary is an important part of the Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve.
H ...
, 1990
# Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary
Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary is a famous 1030.85 km² Protected area in Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh state in South India. It comprises a unique and endangered forest type viz.
Geography
Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlif ...
, 1997
# Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary
The Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located near Visakhapatnam. It has been under the control of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department since 10 March 1970. Earlier the land was under the control of Maharajah of Vizianagaram. ...
, 2002
Arunachal Pradesh
# Pakke Tiger Reserve
Pakke Tiger Reserve, also known as Pakhui Tiger Reserve, is a Project Tiger reserve in the East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. The reserve is protected by the Department of Environment and Forest of Arunachal Pradesh. ...
, 1977
# D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary
D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 Febru ...
, 1978
# Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary
The Itanagar wildlife sanctuary was declared with an aim to conserve the biodiversity around the Itanagar sanctuary. The reserve forest around Itanagar became part of the sanctuary. The sanctuary has geographical boundary limits as River Pam to th ...
, 1978
# Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary
The Mehao wildlife sanctuary was declared with an aim to conserve the biodiversity around the Mehao Lake. The sanctuary is gifted with virgin natural lush green forest and lakes. The sanctuary harbours some rare varieties of orchids. The altitude ...
, 1980
# Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
Eaglenest or Eagle's Nest Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of India in the Himalayan foothills of West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh. It conjoins Sessa Orchid Sanctuary to the northeast and Pakhui Tiger Reserve across the Kameng ri ...
, 1989
# Sessa Orchid Sanctuary
Sessa Orchid Sanctuary is a 100 km2 protected area of India in the Himalayan foothills in Bhalukpong Forest Division of West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh. It conjoins Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary to the southwest. It is a part of the Kam ...
, 1989
# Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary
The Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1989, is the 50th Tiger reserve in India. The Sanctuary is rich with floral and faunal diversity. It is situated in the Lohit District of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The park ...
, 1989
# Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary
The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the eight wildlife sanctuaries of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Location
It is located in the Upper Dibang Valley district covering an area of . The sanctuary is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mis ...
, 1991
# Kane Wildlife Sanctuary, 1991
# Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Arunachal Pradesh, India, with an area of . It was established in 1995.
It is also known as Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary.
It ranges in elevation from and harbours subtropical and tempe ...
, 1995
# Yordi Rabe Supse Wildlife Sanctuary
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, 1996
Assam
# Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary
Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary ( as, গৰমপানী অভয়াৰণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located in Karbi Anglong district, Assam, India. It was notified as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1952 vide notification No, FR.199/52 da ...
, 1952
# Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary
Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary ( as, লাওখোৱা অভয়াৰণ্য) is protected area located in the state of Assam in India. This wildlife sanctuary covers 70.13 km2, on the south bank of the Brahmaputra River in Nagaon distri ...
, 1972
# Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary
Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary ( as, বুঢ়া চাপৰি অভয়াৰণ্য) is a protected area located in the state of Assam in India. This wildlife sanctuary covers 44.06 km2, on the south bank
of the Brahmaputra R ...
, 1974
# Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary, 1980
# Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary () is a wildlife sanctuary on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra in Morigaon district in Assam, India. It was declared in 1987 and covers , providing grassland and wetland habitat for the Indian rhinoceros. Pobitora ...
, 1987
# Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary
Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary falling under Kokrajhar district and some adjacent areas of Dhubri district of Assam, India. It is famous for the golden langur and is the second protected habitat for golden langurs in Ind ...
, 1994
# Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary
Pani-Dihing Bird Sanctuary ( as, পানী দিহিং অভয়াৰণ্য) is a bird sanctuary located in Sivasagar district, Assam. It is away from Sivasagar town. This protected area was established as a Bird Sanctuary in Augu ...
, 1996
# Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, 1997
# Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary
Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the state of Assam in India. This wildlife sanctuary covers 175 km2. It is located along the foothills of the Great Himalayan Range. The area was declared as a sanctuary in 1998. It ...
, 1998
# East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary
The East Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Assam state of India. It is situated 35 km from the city of Diphu, Karbi Anglong district. It covers an area of 221.81 km2, and its elevation varies between 80 and 500 meter ab ...
, 2000
# Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary
Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary ( as, নামবৰ অভয়াৰণ্য) is a protected area located in Karbi Anglong district of Assam in India. This wildlife sanctuary covers an area of 37 km2. The area was declared as a sanctuary on ...
, 2000
# Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary
Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary ( as, নামবৰ দৈগ্ৰুং অভয়াৰণ্য) is a Morangi located in Golaghat district of Assam in India. This wildlife sanctuary covers an area of 97.15 km2. It is located 2 ...
, 2003
# Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary
Dehing Patkai National Park is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam and covers an area of rainforest.
It was declared a wildlife sanctuary on 13 June 2004. On 13 December 2020 Government of Assam upgraded it into a national ...
, 2004
# Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary, 2004
# Borail Wildlife Sanctuary
# Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary
Bherjan Bokajan Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary ( as, ভেৰজান, বোকাজান, পদুমনি অভয়াৰণ্য) is a protected area located in Tinsukia district of Assam located in India covering 7.22 km2. This wildl ...
# Deepor Beel
Dipor Bil, also spelt Deepor Beel (Pron: dɪpɔ:(r) bɪl) (''bil'' or ''beel'' means "lake" in the local Assamese language), is located to the south-west of Guwahati city, in Kamrup Metropolitan district of Assam, India.
It is a permanent fres ...
Bird Sanctuary
# Marat Longri WLS
Bihar
# Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Bihar in the south-west of Munger District .
Etymology
During the Mahabharata period, when the Pandavas were on their exile, they had also come to this forest during that time. For his live ...
, 1976
# Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary, 1976
# Pant Wildlife Sanctuary
Pant Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in India, situated near Rajgir in Nalanda district, Bihar, India. It is under the Nalanda forest division.
Climate
The climate is normal for the Nalanda district. There are three distinct seasons, ...
, 1978
# Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary
Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelled Udaipur) is a wildlife sanctuary located in West Champaran district of Bihar state, India. It was established in 1978, and covers an area of 8.74 km².
The wildlife sanctuary is predominantly wetlan ...
, 1978
# Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Kaimur District and Rohtas District of Bihar. It is the largest sanctuary in the state and extended in area of in plateaued landscape of Kaimur Range. It was established in 1979. The major forest types a ...
, 1982
# Nagi Dam Wildlife Sanctuary, 1987
# Nakti Dam Wildlife Sanctuary, 1987
# Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary
The Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake or Kabartal Wetland located in Begusarai district of Bihar, India, is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake.
It is approximately six timesKanwar lake: birds' paradise lost https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/k ...
, 1989
# Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located in Bhagalpur District of Bihar, India. The sanctuary is a 60 kilometers stretch of the Ganges River from Sultanganj to Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district. notified as Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanc ...
, 1990
# Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary, 1994
# Barela Jheel Salim Ali-Jubba sahni Bird Sanctuary
Barela is a town and nagar panchayat in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Its other name is Dharmnagri.
Geography
Barela is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Demographics
India census
A census is the proce ...
, 1997
# Rajauli Wildlife Sanctuary
Chandigarh
# City Birds WLS
# Sukhna Lake WLS
Chhattisgarh
# Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary
Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Dhamtari District, Chhattisgarh, India. Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary is a famous tourist attraction which is frequented by wildlife enthusiasts throughout the year. The wildlife sanctuary was established i ...
, 1974
# Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh and in the Anuppur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. It had been established in 1975, under the provisions of the ''Indian Wildlife Protection ...
, 1975
# Badalkhol Wildlife Sanctuary, 1975
# Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, 1976
# Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary
Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Surajpur District, Chhattisgarh, India. It is named after the Tamor Hill and Pingla Nalla, the old and prominent features of the area.
Geography and history
The northern boundary is the Moran river ...
, 1978
# Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary, 1978
# Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, 1983
# Bhoramdev Wildlife Sanctuary, 2001
# Sarangarh-Gomardha WLS, 1975
# Pamed Wild Buffalo WLS, 1985
# Udanti Wild Buffalo WLS, 1985
Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
# Dadra and Nagar Haveli Wildlife Sanctuary
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Indian Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The sanctuary includes the Satmalia Deer Park and Vasona Lion Safari
Satmalia Deer Park
The Sa ...
# Fudam Bird Sanctuary
Fudam Bird Sanctuary is bird sanctuary location near the village of Fudam on Diu Island of the Indian Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
This site is a marshland and thus home to migratory birds like Flamingos, locally ...
Delhi
# Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
Asola-Bhati Wildlife Sanctuary covering 32.71 km2 area on the Southern Delhi Ridge of Aravalli hill range on Delhi-Haryana border lies in Southern Delhi as well as northern parts of Faridabad and Gurugram districts of Haryana state. , 1992
Goa
# Bhagwan Mahavir Sanctuary
Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park is a protected area located in the Western Ghats of West India, in Dharbandora taluk, Goa State, along the eastern border with Karnataka. The area is situated near the town of Molem, east of ...
, 1967
# Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary
The Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Canacona Taluka, South Goa district, of Goa, India, established in 1968. There is an eco-tourism complex at the entrance of the sanctuary that houses a nature interpretation centre, cottages, toilet ...
, 1968
# Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary
Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary is located in northeastern Goa, India in Ponda taluka. The total area of the park is 8 km2. It is a popular destination for both tourists and schoolchildren. A wide variety of animal life can be encountered, includin ...
, 1969
# Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, 1988
# Madei Wildlife Sanctuary
The Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is a 208.5-km2 (80.5-mi2) protected area in the Indian state of Goa in the Western Ghats of South India. It is located in the North Goa District, Sattari taluka near the town of Valpoi. The sanctuary is an area ...
, 1999
# Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary
Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary is located in South-Eastern Goa, India. It constitutes one of the vital corridors of the Western Ghats and covers an area of about 211km2. Netravali or Neturli is an important tributary of River Zuari, which origina ...
, 1999
Haryana
# Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Ramsar site is located in Jhajjar district, which is about 15 km from Jhajjar in Haryana. On 3 June 2009, it is also declared as bird sanctuary by the Indian Government.
This is an important part of ecologi ...
, 1986
# Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary
The Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary (Hindi: छिलछिला वन्यजीव अभयारण्य), also known as Seonthi Reserve Forest, is located near Kurukshetra University in Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryan ...
, 1986
# Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary, 1987
# Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary
Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Panchkula district of Haryana state, India. It is spread over an area of . It also houses Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore.
Location
It is away from Pinjore on Pinjor-Mallah Road. ...
, 1987
# Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary, 1987
# Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
Khaparwas Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in Jhajjar district, about west of Delhi). The reserve covers 82.70 hectares.
This is an important part of ecological corridor along the route of Sahibi River which traverses from Aravalli hills in ...
, 1991
# Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary
Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Panchkula district of Haryana State, India. It is away from Panchkula on the Morni Road and its aerial distance from the Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary is only .
History
Forests Department, Ha ...
, 2004
Gujarat
# Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, consisting primarily of a lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km to the west of Ahmedabad near Sanand Village, in the Gujarat state of India. Mainly inhabited by migratory birds in winter and spri ...
, 1969
# Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary
Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary also known as the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Little Rann of Kutch in the Gujarat state of India. It is spread over an area of 4954 km².
The wildlife sanctuary was established in 1972 and came u ...
, 1973
# Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary
Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary is situated in the Banaskantha district formerly under Palanpur State in the Indian state of Gujarat at the Gujarat-Rajasthan border. It was declared as a sanctuary in May 1978, covering an area of about , principally ...
, 1978
# Barda Wildlife Sanctuary
Barda Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Gujarat, India. It is situated approximately from Porbandar and west of Gir Forest National Park. Previous to its 1979 establishment as a wildlife sanctuary, Barda was a private reserve for Porbandar and Ja ...
, 1979
# Hingolgadh Nature Reserve, 1980
# Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary
Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary located in Jamnagar district of Gujarat, India. About 300 species of migratory birds have been recorded here.
In 2022, on World Wetlands Day (2 February) it was declared as a Ramsar site.
Sanctuary
Th ...
, 1981
# Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary
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Geography
Dahod is located in eastern Gujarat. It is located at the tripoint between Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madh ...
, 1982
# Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in India's Gujarat state, located in the western Satpura Range south of the Narmada River and is large. It shares a common boundary with Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It encompasses mix ...
, 1982
# Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary
Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Great Rann of Kutch, Kutch district, Gujarat, India. It was declared a sanctuary in February 1986. It is the largest Wildlife refuge, Wildlife Sanctuary in India areawise.
It is one of the larg ...
, 1986
# Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary, 1988
# Thol Bird Sanctuary, 1988
# Rampara Vidi Wildlife Sanctuary, 1988
# Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary is situated in the Porbandar District of Gujarat state, India.
It is the only sanctuary in India, which lies in the heart of city of Porbandar and is a unique example of co-existence of man and nature.
It is the only bird ...
, 1988
# Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary
Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Banaskantha, Gujarat, India. It covers 542 km2, and falls in the catchment area of Banas and Sabarmati rivers, and is a part of the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests' ecoregion. The sanct ...
, 1989
# Paniya Wildlife Sanctuary
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, 1989
# Purna Wildlife Sanctuary
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats mountain range, in the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra, India. In the South Gujarat, it is located between Vyara, Tapi District and Ahwa, Dang District, and in Maharashtra ...
, 1990
# Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary
Jambughoda is a Wildlife Sanctuary situated in Jambughoda Tehsil, in the South-Central part of Gujarat, and the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests' ecoregion in India. It is located 70 km from Vadodara and 20 km from prominent tourist places such ...
, 1990
# Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary
Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary also popularly known as Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary or Narayan Sarovar Chinkara Sanctuary , 1995
# Kutch Bustard Sanctuary
Kutch Bustard Sanctuary or Kachchh Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, also known as Lala–Parjan Sanctuary, is located near Jakhau village in Taluka Abdasa, Gujarat, India. This sanctuary is one of the two great Indian bustard sanctuaries in Gujara ...
, 1995
# Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary, 2004
# Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary, 2008
Himachal Pradesh
# Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary
# Chail Wildlife Sanctuary
Chail Sanctuary is located at Chail, a hill station which is home to sambar, goral and cheer pheasants at Blossom and Jhaja. Barking deer and kalijin are seen during dusk and dawn. The best time to visit is from March to October.
It covers 110 ...
# Chandra Taal
Tso Chigma or Chandra Taal (meaning the ''Lake of the Moon''), or Chandra Tal is a lake in the spiti part of the Lahul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India. Chandra Taal is near the source of the Chandra River. Despite the rugged a ...
Wildlife Sanctuary
# Churdhar Sanctuary
Churdhar Sanctuary is located in Sirmaur district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The total covered area of this sanctuary is 56.16 square kilometres as notified on 15 November 1985. Fauna includes Himalayan black bear, Barking deer, ...
# Daranghati Sanctuary
The Daranghati Sanctuary is located in Rampur Bushahr, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. It has undisturbed forest areas. Monal, Tragopan, Koklas and Kalij are the ''pheasants'' found here. Some of the common animals found here are Musk deer, Gora ...
# Dhauladhar
Dhauladhar ( hi, धौलाधार) () is a mountain range which is part of a lesser Himalayan chain of mountains. It rises from the Shivalik hills, to the north of Kangra and Mandi. Dharamsala, the headquarters of Kangra district and th ...
Wildlife Sanctuary
# Gamgul Siyabehi WLS
# Kais WLS
# Kalatop-Khajjiar WLS
# Kanawar WLS
# Khokhan WLS
# Kibber WLS
# Kugti WLS
# Lippa Asrang WLS
# Majathal WLS
# Manali WLS
# Nargu WLS
# Pong Dam Lake WLS
# Renuka WLS
# Rupi Bhaba WLS
# Sainj WLS
# Sangla Valley (Rakchham Chitkul) WLS
# Sech Tuan Nala WLS
# Shikari Devi WLS
# Shimla Water Catchment WLS
# Talra WLS
# Tirthan WLS
# Tundah WLS
# Rohila WLS
Jammu and Kashmir
# Trikuta Wildlife Sanctuary, 1981
# Surinsar Mansar Wildlife Sanctuary, 1981
# Ramnagar Rakha WLS, 1981
# Nandni WLS, 1981
# Baltal-Thajwas WLS, 1987
# Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary
The Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary spread over is a protected area in Gulmarg, Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The sanctuary lies on the north-eastern side of the Pir Panjal mountain range and falls under the northwest Biogeograph ...
, 1987
# Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary
Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary or Heerpora Wildlife Sanctuary is located, Hirpora in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. It lies 12 km from Shopian town, south of Srinagar. It spreads over an area of . It is bounded to the north by Lake Gumsa ...
, 1987
# Jasrota WLS, 1987
# Lachipora WLS, 1987
# Limber Wildlife Sanctuary
Limber Wildlife Sanctuary or Kazing Wildlife Sanctuary (also written as Qazing) is situated in Jammu & Kashmir. It is the fourth national park in the state which focuses the attention towards conserving the rare markhor wild goat. It is also a pa ...
, 1987
# Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary
The Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Aru, Jammu and Kashmir, Aru Valley, Pahalgam near Anantnag, Anantnag city in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies 46 km from Anantnag, ...
, 1987
# Hokersar
The Hokersar is a wetland conservation area in Zainakote, near Srinagar city in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley, northwest of Srinagar. The Hokersar, which spreads over , is a designated bird sanct ...
Wildlife Sanctuary, 1992
# Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary, 2002
# Tral Wildlife Sanctuary, 2019
Jharkhand
# Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located 10 km from the city of Jamshedpur in the state of Jharkhand. Inaugurated in 1975 it contains significant population of Indian Elephants.
Geography
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is sit ...
, 1976
# Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary
Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary (earlier called Hazaribagh National Park) is a wildlife sanctuary in Jharkhand, India, about north of Ranchi. It was established in 1955.
Nestling in low hilly terrain, at an average altitude of , it has an area ...
, 1976
# Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary
# Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary
Koderma Wildlife Sactuary is located in the northern part of Koderma (community development block) in the Koderma subdivision of the Koderma district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location ...
, 1985
# Lawalong Wildlife sanctuary
# Mahauadanr Wildlife Sanctuary
# Palamau Tiger Reserve
The Palamau Tiger Reserve is one of the nine original tiger reserves in Jharkhand, India and the only one in this state. It forms part of Betla National Park and Palamau Wildlife Sanctuary.
As of 2022, the reserve is reported to be largely under ...
# Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary
Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located near Palkot. It is spread over Gumla and Simdega districts of Jharkhand in India.
Geography
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marke ...
# Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary
# Topchanchi Wildlife Sanctuary
# Udhwa Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
Karnataka
# Adichunchanagiri Hills
Adichunchanagiri, also called ''Mahasamsthana Math'', is a hill township in Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya District, Karnataka State, India, 110 km west of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, India and 6 km from Bangalore-Mangalore Nationa ...
Wildlife Sanctuary
# Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary
# Attiveri Bird Sanctuary
Attiveri Bird Sanctuary is a village in the Mundgod taluk of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, It is located 15 km away from Mundgod.
Spread over an area of about 2.23 km2, the sanctuary is located in and around the Attiveri rese ...
# Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area and tiger reserve as part of the Project Tiger, situated in Chikkamagaluru district, south of Bhadravathi city, 20 km from Tarikere town, northwest of Chikkamagaluru and 283 km from Bengaluru ...
# Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Western Ghats, in Khanapur Taluk of Belgavi District near Jamboti Village, Karnataka state, India. This of Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests forest area was long awaiting to b ...
# Biligiriranga Hills
The Biligirirangana Hills or Biligirirangan Hills (as referred to in biology and geology) is a hill range situated in south-western Karnataka, at its border with Tamil Nadu (Erode District) in South India. The area is called Biligiri Ranganatha ...
# Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
The Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kodagu District, Karnataka State, India, within the Western Ghats and about 250 km from Bangalore. The sanctuary covers an area of about 181 km and derives its name from the highest poi ...
# Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
The Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Ramanagar districts of Karnataka, India. The Cauvery River passes through its midst. An area of was established as Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary on 14 Ja ...
# Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary
# Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary
Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located at in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka States of India, state in India. The sanctuary covers an area of . around the city of Dandeli.
Along with neighboring Anshi National Park (), the sanctuary was dec ...
# Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary
Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary is located in Ballari district in Karnataka. This is Asia's first sloth bear Sanctuary. It is spread over . The sanctuary was created exclusively for the conservation of the sloth bear. It is about 50 km from Ba ...
# Ghataprabha
Ghataprabha is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, in north Karnataka India.Village code= 47500 It is located in the Gokak taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India census, Ghataprabha had a popul ...
# Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
Gudavi Bird Sanctuary is a tourist destination in Malenadu region of Karnataka, Sanctuary is spread over an area of 0.74 square km.
It is part of Soraba Taluk of Shivamogga district in Karnataka.
As per a 2009 survey, 217 different species of ...
# Gudekote Wildlife Sanctuary
# Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary or Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected Wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats and is located in the state of Karnataka in India. It is named after the presiding deity "Lord Male Mahadeshw ...
# Melkote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary
Melukote in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, Karnataka, in southern India, is one of the sacred places in Karnataka.It is built on rocky hills, known as Yadugiri, Yaadavagiri and Yadushailadeepa, overlooking the Cauvery valley. Melukote i ...
# Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary
Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wildlife sanctuary in the southern state of Karnataka in India. It derives its name from the presiding deity " Goddess Mookambika" of the popular Kollur Mookambika Temple. The sanctuary lies in the We ...
# Nugu WLS
# Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the 21 Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka, India.
This sanctuary is located in Somwarpet taluk of the Kodagu district. It is home to rare and endangered birdlife. The Kadamakkal reserve forest is a part ...
# Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary
Ranebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary (119 km2) was declared as a sanctuary mainly to protect blackbucks. It comprises two unconnected portions, an eastern and a western bit. The sanctuary has a core zone of 14.87 km2 and a buffer-cum touris ...
# Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (also known as ''Pakshi Kashi of Karnataka''), is a bird sanctuary in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka in India. It is the largest bird sanctuary in the state, in area, and comprises six islets on the b ...
# Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary
Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in Karnataka India, aimed for the protection of vultures. Established in 2012, it is the first Vulture Sanctuary in India. Of the nine vulture species found in India, three species, long-bi ...
# Rangayyanadurga Four-horned antelope Wildlife Sanctuary
# Sharavati Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Sharavati is a river which originates and flows entirely within the state of Karnataka in India. It is one of the few westward flowing rivers of India and a major part of the river basin lies in the Western Ghats. The famous Jog Falls, located ...
# Shettihalli WLS
# Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats of Karnataka state in India. It is named after the presiding deity "Lord Someshwara" of the famed Someshwara temple located within the sanctuary. The sanctuary ...
# Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary
Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka state of South India. It is located in Kodagu district and is spread over 105 km². It borders with Ranipuram hills and Kottencheri hills in Kasaragod district of Kerala ...
# Jogimatti WLS
# Thimlapura WLS
# Yadahalli Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary
Yadahalli Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka India, aimed for the protection of chinkaras (''Indian Gazelle''). Established in 2016, it is the first chinkara sanctuary in Karnataka.
History
Established in 2016, it ...
Kerala
# Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary is the northernmost wildlife sanctuary of Kerala, southwest India. It is in area and located on the western slope of the Western Ghats. It was established in 1984. The headquarters of the sanctuary is near Iritty
...
, 1984
# Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary
Chimmini Wildlife sanctuary is a protected area located along the Western Ghats in Chalakudy taluk of Thrissur District of Kerala state in India.
Established in 1984, the sanctuary with an area of about 85.067 km2 is on the Western slop ...
, 1984
# Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located 18 km north of Marayoor on State Highway 17 in the Marayoor and Kanthalloor panchayats of Devikulam taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala state in South India. It is one of 18 wildlife sanctuaries a ...
, 1984
# Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary, 2007
# Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary
Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary is Wildlife Sanctuary located in Idukki district of Kerala, India. Situated around the catchment area of Idukki Dam, the Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary is rich in biodiversity and rich flora and fauna.
Description
Idukki W ...
, 1976
# Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary
Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife sanctuary near Nilambur, Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is declared as a wildlife sanctuary on 3 July 2020. It covers an area of 227.97 sq km and comprises the New Amarambalam R ...
, 2020
# Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary
Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary is Wildlife Sanctuary located in Kannur district of Kerala, India. Situated near to other sanctuaries in Kerala and Karnataka, the Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary is rich in biodiversity and rich flora and fauna.
Hist ...
, 2011
# Kurinjimala Sanctuary
Kurinjimala Sanctuary protects the approximately 32 hectare core habitat of the endangered Neelakurinji plant in the Kottakamboor and Vattavada villages in Devikulam Taluk, in the Idukki district of Kerala, a state in southern India.
History
A ...
, 2006
# Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary
Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located along the Western Ghats and spread across in Chakkittapara and Koorachundu revenue villages of Koyilandy Taluk in Kozhikode, Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of ...
, 2010
# Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary
Mangalavanam is an ecologically sensitive area situated at the centre of the Indian city of Kochi, covering about 2.74 hectares. It also houses a shallow tidal lake connected with Kochi backwaters by a canal. It is situated behind the Kerala High ...
# Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary
The Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern state of Kerala in India is spread over the southeast corner of the Western Ghats, and covers a total area of . It is located between 77° 8’ to 77° 17’ east longitude and 8° 29’ to 8° 3 ...
, 1958
# Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, which also includes the erstwhile Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected area lying in Palakkad district and Thrissur district of Kerala state, South India. The Wildlife Sanctuary, which had an area of wa ...
, 1973
# Pathiramanal
Pathiramanal ( ml, പാതിരാമണൽ) is a small island in Muhamma panchayat of Alappuzha district located in Vembanad Lake. The name ''Pathiramanal'' means 'midnight sand'. The scenic beauty of both sides of the lake as well as th ...
Bird Sanctuary, 2004
# Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary
Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary headquartered in Peechi, Thrissur District of Kerala, India. The sanctuary was established in 1958 consisting of Palappilli- Nelliyampathi forests including the area of Chimmony Wildlife ...
, 1958
# Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
The Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India. It consists of the catchment area of the Karamana River, which originates from Chemmunjimottai, the tallest hill within the sanctuary. The s ...
, 1983
# Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (PNP) is a protected area located in the districts of Idukki and Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. It is notable as an elephant reserve and a tiger reserve. The protected area encompasses , of which ...
, 1982
# Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Western Ghats, India, located in Kollam district of Kerala and comes under the control of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. It was established on 25 August 1984 and comprises . The name is ...
, 1984
# Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, covering an area of barely 25 km2, and located about 12 km from Kothamangalam (Kerala state, India), was the first bird sanctuary in Kerala. Salim Ali, one of the best known ornithologists, described t ...
, 1983
# Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala, India with an extent of and four hill ranges namely Sulthan Bathery, Muthanga, Kurichiat and Tholpetty. A variety of large wild animals such as gaur, Asian elephant, deer a ...
, 1973
Ladakh
# Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary, 1987
# Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary
The Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as the Karakoram (Nubra Shyok) Wildlife Sanctuary or the Karakoram (Saichen Shyok) Wildlife Sanctuary is a high altitude wildlife sanctuary located in the easternmost reaches of the Karakoram range in ...
, 1987
Lakshadweep
# Pitti
Pitti, also known as Pakshipitti (''pakshi'' meaning "bird" in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil), is an uninhabited coral islet in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India.
Geography
It is located at about 24 km to the north of Kavaratti, 37 ...
Bird Sanctuary, 1972
# Amini, India
Amini is a census town in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is also the name of the island where the town stands and of the atoll that contains that island.
It lies west of the city of Kochi.
History
Amini Island was one of the f ...
Wildlife Sanctuary
Madhya Pradesh
# Bori Wildlife Sanctuary
The Bori Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Hoshangabad District of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.
The sanctuary covers an area of , located in the northern foothills of the Satpura Range. It is bounded by the Satpura Nationa ...
, 1977
# Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary situated on the northern boundary of Mandsaur and Nimach districts in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is spread over an area of adjoining Rajasthan state in India. It was notified in 1974 and more area ...
, 1974
# Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, covering about , is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Madhya Pradesh state in India. This wildlife sanctuary is a part of 5500 km2 of forested landscape. It is located in the centre of the state covering parts of ...
, 1975
# National Chambal Sanctuary
National Chambal Sanctuary, also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, is a tri-state protected area in northern India for the protection of the Critically Endangered gharial, the red-crowned roof turtle and the Endangere ...
, 1979
# Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary
Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary situated at Ghatigaon in India. Ghatigaon covers 511.0 km² in Madhya Pradesh state, west of the city of Gwalior. It extends to Tigra Dam, and includes part of the reservoir.
It was establis ...
, 1981
# Karera Wildlife Sanctuary
Karera Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife Sanctuary in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Established in 1981 to protect a population of the Great Indian bustard in the region, it is now in the process of being denotified due to opposi ...
, 1981
# Ken Gharial Sanctuary, 1981
# Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary
The Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1989 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. It is spread over five square kilometers and is home to different species of birds and other wildlife. It has an ancient palace built by Holkar which was prima ...
, 1989
# Kheoni Sanctuary
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* Narsinghgarh, Damoh, a town in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh, India
* Narsinghgarh State, a former princely state in British India
* Narsinghgarh, Rajgarh, a town in Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Narsingarh, ...
# Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary
# Orcha Wildlife Sanctuary Orcha may refer to:
* Orcha (Chrono Cross), a character in the PlayStation game Chrono Cross
*Orsha, a city in Belarus
*Orchha, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India, formerly the capital of Orchha State
*Orchha State
Orchha State (also known as Urchha ...
# Panpatha Wildlife Sanctuary
# Phen Wildlife Sanctuary
# Sailana Wildlife Sanctuary
Sailana is a town in the Malwa region of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Madhya Pradesh. Sailana is from Ratlam city and away from Banswara district of the neighboring state of Rajasthan.
Sailana was once the capital of th ...
# Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary
# Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary
# Son Gharial Sanctuary
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# Veerangana Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary Veerangana Durgawati Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Named after Rani Durgavati, a queen of the Gondi people, and covering an area of only 24 sq km, the sanctuary was notified by the Government ...
, 1996
# Pachmarhi wildlife Sanctuary
Pachmarhi is a hill station in Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It has been the location of a cantonment (Pachmarhi Cantonment) since British Raj.
It is widely known as ''Satpura ki Rani'' ("Queen of Satpura"), ...
# kuno wildlife sanctuary
Kuno National Park is national park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, India. It derives its name from Kuno River. It was established in 1981 as a wildlife sanctuary with an initial area of in the Sheopur and Morena districts. In 2018, ...
# Ratapani Wildlife sanctuary
The Ratapani Tiger Reserve, located in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, in Vindhya Range in central India, is one of the finest teak forests in the state and is less than away from the capital Bhopal.
It has been a wildlife sanctuary s ...
# snajay-dubri wildlife sanctuary
# Gangau wildlife saanctuary
Maharashtra
# Amba Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary
The Amba Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in satpuda hills of Buldhana District of Maharashtra. It is a pat of the Melghat Tiger Reserve. The sanctuary area include Reserved forest 102.10sqkm, Protected forest 22.62 Sq. km.and remaining ...
, 1997
# Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary, 1986
# Aner Dam Wildlife Sanctuary
The AnerDam Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Shirpur talukas of Dhule district. The sanctuary is spread over southwestern side of Satpura hill ranges. This sanctuary is spread around the catchment area of Aner river specially above the high flo ...
# Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary, 1997
# Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary was created in the Ambegaon and Khed talukas of Pune District, in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra in order mainly to protect the habitat of the Indian Giant Squirrel.
It spreads through 3 district of Ma ...
, 1985
# Bor Wildlife Sanctuary
Bor Tiger Reserve is a Wildlife sanctuaries of India, wildlife sanctuary which was declared as a tiger reserve in July 2014. It is located near Hingani in Wardha District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a home to a variety of wild anim ...
, 1970
# Bordharan Wildlife Sanctuary
Bordharan is a dam in Seloo Tahsil, Wardha District. Formed by the Bor Dam (a key feature of the Bor River project), – and a area of wide spectrum of wildlife, including sambhar, cheetal, barking deer, nilgai, tigers, leopards, and wild dog ...
# Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary 1986
# Deolgaon-Rehkuri WLS
# Dhyanganga WLS 1997
# Gangewadi New Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary
# Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary
Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary is a protected area of Maharashtra state, India. It lies in the Satmala and Ajantha hill ranges of the Western Ghats, and administratively is in Aurangabad District and Jalgaon District. The wildlife sanctuary was es ...
, 1986
# Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary
# Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary
Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary (established in 1979, also known as the Jawaharlal Nehru Bustard Sanctuary of Maharashtra) is a wildlife sanctuary for the great Indian bustard (''Ardeotis nigriceps'') at Solapur, Maharashtra, India. The land is d ...
, 1979
# Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary, 1986
# Kalsubai Harishchandragad Wildlife Sanctuary
Kalsubai ( mr, कळसूबाई शिखर) is a mountain in the Western Ghats, located in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Maharashtra. Its summit, situated at an elevation of , is the List of Indian states and t ...
# Karanja Sohol Wildlife Sanctuary
Karanja Sohol Wildlife Sanctuary ( mar, कारंजा सोहोल वन्यजीव अभयारण्य) is a protected area in the Karanja talukas of Washim district in Maharashtra, India. It was created in 2000 to preserve t ...
, 2000
# Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary
# Karnala Bird Sanctuary
The Karnala Bird Sanctuary is located in Panvel Taluka of Raigad District, outside Mumbai, India near Matheran and Karjat.It is the first bird sanctuary in Maharashtra. The sanctuary is quite small with an area of 12.11 square kilometres but is ...
, 1968
# Katepurna Wildlife Sanctuary, 1988
# Koka Wildlife Sanctuary, 2013
# Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Koyna may refer to:
* Koyna River, a river which originates in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra
* Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, a wildlife refuge in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra
* Koynanagar, a town at the site of the Koyna Dam
* Koyna Dam, a da ...
, 1985
# Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary, 2000
# Malvan Marine Wildlife Sanctuary
Malvan (also written as Malwan) is a town and ''taluka'' in Sindhudurg District, the southernmost district of Maharashtra State, India, well known for the historically important Sindhudurg Fort. Malvan ''taluka'' consists of villages such as ...
# Mansingdeo Wildlife Sanctuary2010
# Mayani Bird Sanctuary
Mayani Bird Conservation Reserve is located in Vaduj Forest Range of Satara Forest Division of Satara district. It came into existence with the notification WLP1220/CR-246/F-1 dated 15th March, 2021. It is about 71 km from Satara.
Area
Mayani Con ...
# Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Mayureswar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Tehsil Baramati in Pune district in Maharashtra, India. It is 74 km from Pune and 35 km from Daund.
History
The area was declared as a sanctuary from 1919 as per the Wildlife Institute o ...
, 1997
# Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary, 1985
# Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary
Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary is located between Bhandara-Gondia district of Maharashtra. The closest National Highway is NH-53. Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary is locked in the arms of nature and adorned with a picturesque landscape, luxuriant vegeta ...
2012
# Naigaon Mayur Wildlife Sanctuary
Naigaon is an area under Vasai Taluk in the Vasai Virar Belt that is separated by the Vasai Creek from Mira-Bhayandar, Thane and Mumbai city. It is linked by the Versova Bridge /Ghodbunder Bridge to Navghar village, which is connected from the ...
1994
# Nandur Madhameshwar Wildlife Sanctuary 1986
# Narnala Wildlife Sanctuary
Narnala Fort or Narnala Qila, Killa Sarkar, also known as Shahnoor Fort, is a hill fortress in the Satpura Range of Vidarbh, Maharashtra, India, named after the Rajput Solanki (clan), Solanki Chaulukya Ruler, Raja Narnal Singh, also known as N ...
, 1997
# Nawegaon Wildlife Sanctuary
# New Bor Wildlife Sanctuary
# New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary
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# Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary, 1986
# Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary( mar, फणसाड वन्यजीव अभयारण्य ) is a wildlife sanctuary in the Murud and Roha talukas of Raigad district, Maharashtra state, India. It was created in 1986 to preserve some of th ...
, 1986
# Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary
Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary ( mr, राधानगरी वन्यजीव अभयारण्य) is a wildlife sanctuary and natural World Heritage Site of category ix and x since 2012, located in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra Sta ...
, 1958
# Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Yashwantrao Chavan Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located at the meeting of three Tehsils of Sangli district: Kadegaon, Walva and Palus. The wildlife sanctuary is man-made; it is an a ...
# Sudhagad Wildlife Sanctuary
Sudhagad / Bhorapgad is a hill fort situated in Maharashtra, India. It lies about west of Pune, south of Lonavla and east of Pali in Raigad District. The summit is above sea level. The entire area around the fort is declared a Sudhagad wild ...
, 2013
# Tamhini Wildlife Sanctuary, 2013
# Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, 1970
# Thane Creek Flamingo Wildlife Sanctuary
Thane (; also known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city in Maharashtra, India. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island. Thane city is entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven taluka ...
2015
# Thillari Wildlife Sanctuary
# Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
# Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, 2003
# Umred-Kharngla Wildlife Sanctuary
# Wan Wildlife Sanctuary
# Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary
Located in the Yawal Tehsil of the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India, Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over an area of approximately covered by dense forest. It is situated at the banks of the Anner and Manjar rivers and at the border ...
, 1969
# Yedsi Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary
The Yedshi Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Osmanabad district. Yedshi Ramling Sanctuary has headquarters at Yedshi. It is situated 20 km from Osmanabad city and 95 km from Beed city. The Latur-Barshi highway passes through ...
Manipur
# Khongjaingamba Ching WLS, 2016
# Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WLS, 1989
# Kailam WLS
# Jiri-Makru WLS
# Bunning WLS
# Zeilad WLS
# Thinungei Bird Sanctuary
Meghalaya
# Baghmara Pitcher Plant Wildlife Sanctuary
Baghmara Pitcher plant Wildlife Sanctuary or Baghmara Wildlife Sanctuary or Baghmara Reserve Forest is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Indian state of Meghalaya. This wildlife sanctuary is a protected area for pitcher plants.
The site locate ...
# Nongkhyllem WLS
# Siju WLS
# Narpuh WLS
Mizoram
# Dampa Tiger Reserve
Dampa Tiger Reserve or Dampha Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve of western Mizoram, India. It covers an area of about in the Lushai Hills at an altitude range of . It was declared a tiger reserve in 1994 and is part of Project Tiger.
The tropic ...
# Khawnglung WLS
# Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary
Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Saitual district in eastern Mizoram, northeast India. It is an alpine forest and contains the second highest peak in Mizoram. It is specially a conservation interest on rare species of birds. It ...
# Ngengpui WLS
# Pualreng WLS
# Tawi WLS
# Thorangtlang WLS
# Tokalo WLS
Nagaland
# Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary
# Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary
Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary or KNCTS is a conservation reserve and a protected area in the Kohima District of the state of Nagaland in India. It is about west of the capital of Nagaland, Kohima. The total area notified un ...
# Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary
Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kohima District of Nagaland. It was first designated as a protected area in 1980. The park is named after the mountain Pulie Badze
Pulie Badze, is a mountain peak in Kohima District of Nagaland
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# Rangapahar Wildlife Sanctuary
# Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary
Odisha
# Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary, 1962
# Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhitarkanika Mangroves is a mangrove wetland in Odisha, India, covering an area of in the Brahmani River and Baitarani River deltas.
History
The Bhitarkanika Mangroves were zamindari forests until 1952, when the government of Odisha abolishe ...
, 1975
# Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary
Satkosia Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve located in the Nayagarh district of Odisha, India covering an area of 988.30 km².
History
Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary was created in 1976, with an area of 796 km². Satkosia Tiger Reserve was de ...
, 1976
# Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary wildlife sanctuary situated Keonjhar district in Odisha, India, covering an area of 191 km2 was established in 1978. Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary was declared vide F.F.A.H. notification dated the 6th December 1978 S.R.O. ...
, 1978
# Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary
Nandankanan Zoological Park is a zoo and botanical garden in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Established in 1960, it was opened to the public in 1979 and became the first zoo in India to join World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2009. ...
, 1979
# Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary
Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary was created on 6 May 1981 and is located in Nayagarh, Odisha, India, adjacent to the Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary. It is of sanctuary land, home to bear, elephant, leopard, sambar deer and spotted deer.
The ...
, 1981
# Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Baliguda subdivision of Kandhamal district of Odisha state in India. It is classified as an Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forest. Around 52 tribal villages such as Kutia Kondh and Desia Kondh inha ...
, 1981
# Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary
Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary () is a wildlife reserve located in the south fringe of cuttack in the Indian state of Odisha. Nestled on Khurdha uplands of the Eastern Ghats biotic region, Chandaka forest is spread over of rolling table land and s ...
, 1982
# Khalasuni Wildlife Sanctuary, 1982
# Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary
The Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Indian state of Odisha."Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary". Odisha Forest Development Corporation. Accessed 29 July 2014
The sanctuary has an area of 87 km² ...
, 1984
# Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary
The Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary ( or, କୁଲଡିହା ବନ୍ୟଜନ୍ତୁ ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ) is situated in the Balasore district of Odisha, India. The sanctuary is spread across in the Chota Nagpur Plateau region. It is li ...
, 1984
# Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary
The Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary is located in the Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha, covering a total area of 346.91 km2. It is situated near the city of Sambalpur's Hirakud Dam. The Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary is an important l ...
, 1985
# Lakhari Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
The Lakhari Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Ganjam District, Odisha, India.
The wildlife sanctuary has an area , in the Lakhari Valley of the Eastern Ghats range. The plant communities include coastal Sal ''(Shorea robusta)'' forests and ...
, 1985
# Nalbana Bird Sanctuary
Nalbana Bird Sanctuary or Nalbana Island is the core area of the Ramsar designated wetlands of Chilika Lake. It was declared a bird sanctuary under the Wildlife Protection Act in 1972. In the heart of the park, one can see thousands of birds desce ...
, 1987
# Sunabeda Tiger Reserve
Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary and a proposed tiger reserve located in the Nuapada district of Odisha, adjoining Chhattisgarh. It has a total area of . The sanctuary harbours a great diversity of wildlife habitats, with a v ...
, 1988
# Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary
Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is a marine wildlife sanctuary located in Odisha and is a very popular tourist attraction of Odisha in India. It is the world's largest nesting beach for Olive Ridley Turtles. It extends from Dhamra River mouth in the no ...
, 1997
# Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary
Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary () is a wildlife sanctuary located in Kalahandi district and a popular tourist attraction of Odisha in India. Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary is about 15 km from Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi ...
, 1992
# Kapilasa Wildlife Sanctuary
Kapilasa Wildlife Sanctuary or ''Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary'' is situated in Dhenkanal district of Odisha state in India . It is spread across in the Chota Nagpur Plateau region. It is classified as an Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests ...
, 2011
# Tikarpada Wildlife Sanctuary
Punjab
# Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary
Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary earned the status of a sanctuary in 1975 and again in 2000 under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. It is located in the Fazilka district of Punjab and is a private nature reserve. It is known for being a preservation hots ...
# Bir Aishvan WLS
# Bir Bhadson WLS
# Bir Bunerheri WLS
# Bir Dosanjh WLS
# Bir Gurdialpura WLS
# Bir Mehaswala WLS
# Bir Motibagh WLS
# Harike Lake WLS
# Jhajjar Bacholi WLS
# Kathlaur Kushlian WLS
# Takhni-Rehampur WLS
# Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
Pondicherry
# Oussudu Bird Sanctuary, 2008
Sikkim
# Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary
Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Gangtok district, Sikkim, India. It is situated around the area adjoining the Tsomgo (Changu) lake along the Nathula Road. Located about east of Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, this sanctuary ...
, 1977
# Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary
Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary (Devanagari: फाम्बोन्ग ल्हो) is a large wildlife sanctuary in Gangtok district of the state of Sikkim in India. It is contiguous with Khangchendzonga National Park and located around wes ...
, 1984
# Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary
Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary is a nature park in the Indian state of Sikkim. It has forty species of rhododendron trees. It is located in the Yumthang Valley of Flowers north of Lachung in North Sikkim district. Bird species found in the pa ...
, 1984
# Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary
Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve in the Namchi district of the Indian state of Sikkim covering an area of around . The literal meaning of ''maenam-la'' is "treasure-house of medicines", and the flora of the sanctuary is rich in a ...
, 1987
# Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary
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The Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary or Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary occupies 104 km2 in the Singalila Range in western Sikkim. It borders on Nepal to the west, and on the state of West Bengal to the south across the Rambong Khola s ...
, 1998
# Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary
Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary (Pron: pǽngólɑ́kha, Nepali: पाङ्लखा) is a wildlife reserve in the Pakyong District of the state of Sikkim in India. It is about east of Rorathang and about by road from Rangpo city. The total no ...
, 2002
# Kitam Bird Sanctuary, 2005
Rajasthan
#Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary is located in one of the oldest mountain ranges of India, the Aravalli range. It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1980. Te Eco sensitive zone around the sanctuary was notified on 11 Nov 2020
Geography
Mount Ab ...
, 1960
#Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Rajsamand District of Rajasthan State in western India. It surrounds the Kumbhalgarh fortress and covers an area of . The sanctuary extends across the Aravalli Range, covering parts of Rajsamand ...
, 1971
#Tal Chhapar Sanctuary
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is a sanctuary located in the Churu district of Northwestern Rajasthan, in the Shekhawati region of India. It is known for blackbucks and is also home to a variety of birds. The sanctuary is 210 km from Jaipur on the ...
, 1971
#National Chambal Sanctuary
National Chambal Sanctuary, also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, is a tri-state protected area in northern India for the protection of the Critically Endangered gharial, the red-crowned roof turtle and the Endangere ...
, 1979
#Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary
The Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary situated in Pratapgarh and Chittaurgarh districts of Rajasthan Rajasthan, India, declared as a protected forest area by the Government of Rajasthan Notification No. F 11 (9) Revenue/8/7 ...
, 1979
#Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary
Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary is in Udaipur District of Rajasthan, in the southern Aravalli Hills bordering the state of Gujarat, India. It was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary on 6 October 1983 by the Government of Rajasthan.
Geography
The ...
, 1983
# Todgarh-Raoli Sanctuary, 1983
# Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary, 1987
#Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary
Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary near Bassi in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan, India, 5 kilometres from the Bassi Fort Palace. It covers an area of 15,290 hectares and was established in 1988. The sanctuary is located on the w ...
, 1988
# Bandh Baratha Wildlife Sanctuary, 1985
# Bhensrodgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, 1983
# Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary, 1955
# Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, 1982
# Jawahar Sagar Wildlife sanctuary, 1975
# Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary, 1983
# Kesarbagh Wildlife sanctuary, 1955
# Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, 1988
# Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary, 1980
# Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary, 1982
# Ramsagar Wildlife Sanctuary
# Sawaimadhopur Wildlife Sanctuary
# Sawai Man Singh Wildlife Sanctuary, 1984
# Shergarh Wildlife Sanctuary, 1983
# Van Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary, 1955
Tamil Nadu
# Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Madurantakam taluk of the Chengalpattu District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The sanctuary is about from Chennai on National Highway 45 (H45. It is easily reachable from ...
, 1936
# Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, 1942
# Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary (PCWBS) is a protected area in Tamil Nadu, South India along the Palk Strait where it meets the Bay of Bengal at Point Calimere (Tamil: கோடியக்கரை ''Kodiakkarai'') at the southeaster ...
, 1967
# Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
Anaimalai Tiger Reserve, earlier known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park and as Anaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected area in the Anaimalai Hills of Pollachi and Valparai taluks of Coimbatore District and Udumalaipet ...
, 1976
# Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) located in the South Western Ghats montane rain forests in Tirunelveli district and Kanyakumari district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is the second-largest protected area in Tamil Nadu. It ...
, 1976
# Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary is a protected area, declared in June 1977 near Thirupattur in the Sivaganga District that includes the periya kollukudi patti, chinna kollukudi patti, and vettangudi patti irrigation tanks.
The heaviest rainfall occu ...
, 1977
# Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary is a sanctuary for birds, 759 km2 in area, located in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh and a protected area of the Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu, India. Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish-w ...
, 1980
# Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary
Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of Tamil Nadu in South India created for the protection of blackbuck antelope.
Located on an isolated hillock in Vallanadu Village of Srivaikundam Taluk, it is the southernmost place in India wher ...
, 1987
# Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary
The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS), also known as Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary, was established in 1988 to protect the Near threatened grizzled giant squirrel (''Ratufa macroura''). Occupying an area of 485.2 km2, it is bo ...
, 1988
# Karikili Bird Sanctuary
Karikili Bird Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Chengalpattu District of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The sanctuary is about from Chennai, south of Chengalpattu. About 100 species were recorded from this sanctuaryhttps://ebird.or ...
, 1989
# Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary locally known as ''"Chitrangudi Kanmoli"'' is a Protected area declared in 1989 and a part of Chitrangudi village, Mudukulathur Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is adjacent to Kanjirankulam Bi ...
, 1989
# Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary, 1989
# Vaduvoor Bird Sanctuary, 1991
# Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary
Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary is a .45 km2 (0.2 sq mi) protected area in Tiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu, India at .
In 1999, this sanctuary was declared as a protected area. It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2022.
...
, 1991
# Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary, 1994
# Vellode Birds Sanctuary
Vellode Birds Sanctuary (வெள்ளோடு பறவைகள் சரணாலயம்) is an sanctuary located in the Erode District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2022.
T ...
, 1997
# Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary
The Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Ariyalur District of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The sanctuary is about from Thanjavur. This freshwater lake is fed by Pullambadi, Kattalal canal and attracts thousands of bi ...
, 1999
# Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary
Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu South India declared in February 2008. The area is a tiger habitat. Seven rivers originate in the forest including the Thamirabarani River and Pahrali River ...
, 2002
# Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is a protected area and tiger reserve in the Eastern Ghats in the Erode District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a tiger population of 83 individuals and a leopard population of 111 individuals according ...
, 2008
# Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary, 2013
# Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary
The Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts of Tamil Nadu, India. Sanctuary is named as it is located above the north of Cauvery river in Tamil Nadu state and south of river conne ...
, 2014
# Oussudu Lake Bird Sanctuary, 2015
# Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary
Meghamalai (Tamil: மேகமலை), commonly known as the High Wavy Mountains, is a mountain range located in the Western Ghats in the Theni district near Kumily, Tamil Nadu. It is dotted with cardamom plantations and tea plantations. The ...
, 2016
# Gangaikondam Spotted Dear Wildlife Sanctuary,
# Melaselvanoor-Keelaselvanoor WLS
# Mundanthurai WLS
# Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary
Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, India. It is most renowned for its famous mountains. Out of the 29 such mountain peaks, Sivagiri Mala is considered the highest point at 1,748 m and Ramakk ...
# Theerthangal WLS
# Sakkarakottai WLS
Telangana
# Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary
Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest and wildlife sanctuary located from Medak and from Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Spanning over , in the districts of Nizamabad and Medak, it was a former hunting ground of the Nizam that was declared a wi ...
, 1952
# Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary Pakhal may refer to:
* Pakhal (film), Bangladesh television film
* Pakhal Lake in Telangana, India
* Pakhal Sarkar, a populated places in Pakistan
* Pakhal Tirumal Reddy, Indian artist
* Pakhala
Pakhaḷa ( ''Pakhāḷa,'' ) is an Odia ...
, 1952
# Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary
Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Eturnagaram village in Mulugu district in Telangana, India. It is located away from Hyderabad, it is integrated tribal development town.
Telangana has splendid wildlife reserv ...
, 1953
# Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary
Kawal Tiger Reserve is a nature preserve located at Jannaram mandal of Mancherial District (Old Adilabad district) in the Telangana state of India. The government of India declared Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary to be a Tiger Reserve in 2012. The rese ...
, 1965
# Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary
Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana state of India. The wildlife sanctuary is spread over an area of with the picturesque Kinnerasani Lake with densely forested islands in the middle ...
, 1977
# Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
Manjira wildlife sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary and reservoir located in the Sangareddy district of Telangana State, India.
Originally a crocodile sanctuary developed to protect the vulnerable species mugger crocodile, today it is home to more ...
, 1978
# Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve is the largest tiger reserve in India. The reserve spreads over five districts, Kurnool District, Prakasam District, Guntur District, Nalgonda District and Mahabub Nagar district. The total area of the tig ...
, 1978
# Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary
Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife preserve in India located in Mancherial district of Telangana and is located 10 km from Manthani, 40 km from Peddapalli, 80 km from Karimnagar and 30 km from Godavarikhani. This riverine fores ...
, 1978
# Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary
Pranahita wildlife sanctuary is a protected area located in Mancherial district (Old Adilabad District) of Telangana State, India.
This sanctuary is on the bank of Pranahita River, 35 km away from Mancherial town. It is famous for Blackbuc ...
, 1980
Tripura
# Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary, 1987
# Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary
Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife Sanctuary in Tripura, India. It covers an area of about . It is located in South Tripura region.
It provides habitat for Asian elephant, sambar, water buffalo, deer, Phayre's leaf monkey, serow, wild goa ...
, 1988
# Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary
Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife Sanctuary in Tripura, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most p ...
, 1988
# Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary
Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Tripura, India. It was founded in 1988.
The sanctuary is situated in South Tripura District. It is from the sub divisional town of Belonia and is connected with Agartala by state highway. I ...
, 1988
Uttar Pradesh
#Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary
The Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Chandraprabha, is situated in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh state in central India. It is well endowed with beautiful picnic spots, dense forests, and scenic waterfalls like Rajdari, Dev ...
, 1957
#Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary
The Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary is a part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve near Mailani in Uttar Pradesh, India. It covers an area of and was founded in 1972. It is 13 km away from Bhira town in Lakhimpur Kheri District. The sanctuary is covered wi ...
, 1972
#Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Upper Gangetic plain, near Bahraich city in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, India and covers an area of in the Terai of the Bahraich district. In 1987, it was brought under the ...
, 1975
#Ranipur Sanctuary
Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary, found in 1977, is one of the attractions of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most ...
, 1977
#National Chambal Sanctuary
National Chambal Sanctuary, also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, is a tri-state protected area in northern India for the protection of the Critically Endangered gharial, the red-crowned roof turtle and the Endangere ...
, 1979
#Bakhira Sanctuary
The Bakhira Bird Sanctuary is the largest natural flood plain wetland of India in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The sanctuary was established in 1980. It is situated 44 km west of Gorakhpur city 18 km away from khalil ...
, 1980
# Kaimoor Wildlife Sanctuary, 1982
# Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary, 1986
# Samaspur Bird Sanctuary, 1987
#Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary
Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary is in the Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh state of India. It covers 428.2 km², located on the west Bank of the Gandaki River, near the border with Nepal. Sohagi Barwa is one of the tiger habitats of i ...
, 1987
#Kachhua Sanctuary
Kachhua Sanctuary is in Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Turtles, the Ganges dolphin and other water animals can be found here.
Location 8 km from railway station, spread over the 7 km stretch of River Ganges from Rajghat t ...
, 1989
#Okhla Sanctuary
Okhla Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary at the Okhla barrage over Yamuna River. It is situated in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, on Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border and known as a haven for over 300 bird species, especially waterbirds. In ...
, 1990
#Saman Bird Sanctuary
Saman Bird Sanctuary is in Mainpuri district, in western Uttar Pradesh. It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2019.
Getting There
Mainpuri is the nearest railhead. Also, UPSRTC operates city buses to and from the main archaeo ...
, 1990
#Sandi Bird Sanctuary
Sandi Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
The sanctuary is located at a distance of 19 km on Hardoi- Sandi Road in Sandi in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh. Sandi Bird Sanctuary is 1 km from ...
, 1990
# Vijai Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, 1990
#Patna Bird Sanctuary
Patna Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district encompassing a lentic lake that is an important wintering ground for migrating birds.. It is situated near a town Jalesar which is also known as Ghungroo Nagari or Bell Ci ...
, 1991
#Suhelva Sanctuary
Suhelva Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Balrampur, Gonda and Sravasti districts of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is about 66 km from Balrampur, 120 km from Gonda and about 210 km from Lucknow. It covers an area ...
, 1998
#Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary
Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary spread over two jheels (shallow lakes) near the villages of Lakh and Bahosi (abt 4 km apart) in Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is about 40 km from Kannauj. Primarily a bird sanc ...
#Mahavir Swami Wildlife Sanctuary
Mahavir Swami Sanctuary, is one of many wildlife sanctuaries in Uttar Pradesh. It is 125 km from Jhansi and 33 km from Lalitpur. The sanctuary is spread over an area of 5.4 km2. Jhansi
Jhansi (; Hindi: झांसी, Urdu: ...
#Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, renamed in 2015 Shahid Chandra Shekhar Azad Bird Sanctuary, is a bird sanctuary located in Unnao district on the Kanpur-Lucknow highway in Uttar Pradesh, India consisting of a lake and the surrounding environment. It i ...
# Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary
# Sur Sarovar Sanctuary
# Surha Tal Bird Sanctuary
#Turtle WLS
Uttarakhand
# Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary
''Govind Pashu Vihar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary'' is a national park in Supin Range, near Uttarkashi town of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand, India established initially as a wildlife sanctuary in 1955, and was later converted into ...
, 1955
# Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary, also called the Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary, is a wildlife sanctuary declared under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and located in Uttarakhand, India. Its alternate name comes from its primary purpose of protecting ...
, 1972
# Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary
Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary is located from Pithoragarh near Askot in Uttarakhand state of India. This sanctuary has been set up primarily with the object of conserving the musk deer ''(Moschus leucogaster)'' and its habitat. Intensive efforts h ...
, 1986
# Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, 1987
# Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary
Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary is an Indian wildlife sanctuary.
Binsar was the summer capital of the Chand Kings, who ruled over Kumaon from the 11th to 18th centuries AD. Binsar was established in 1988 for the conservation and protection of the shri ...
, 1988
# Mussoorie Wildlife Sanctuary
Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board, near Dehradun city in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about from the state capital of Dehradun and north of the national capital of New Delhi. The hill st ...
, 1993
# Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary
Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Uttarakhand, India that was created in 2012. It is located in the Terai Arc Landscape, a forest zone that stretches from Uttarakhand in India and extends into Nepal.
Location
Nandhaur Wild ...
, 2012
West Bengal
# Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary (formerly Chapramari Wildlife Reserve, pron: ˌʧʌprəˈmɑ:rɪ or ˌʧæprəˈmɑ:rɪ) is close to the Gorumara National Park. Chapramari is about 30 kilometres from Chalsa and Lataguri in northern West Bengal, ...
, 1976
# Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary
The Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary (also just known as the Haliday Wildlife Sanctuary) is one of several wildlife sanctuaries in the nation of India. Located in the state of West Bengal, the area is approximately six square kilometers in size. ...
, 1976
# Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary
Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. The wildlife in this sanctuary includes estuarine crocodiles, olive ridley sea turtles, spotted deer, jungle cats and rhesus macaques.
The tropical w ...
, 1976
# Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary
Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary (Pron: móhɑ́nɑ́ndaa) is located on the foothills of the Himalayas, between the Teesta and Mahananda rivers. Situated in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India; it comes under Darjeeling Wildlife division ...
, 1976
# Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary
Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary is a 362 km2 area in the northern part of the Sundarbans delta in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. It is located at the confluence of the Matla and Gumdi rivers. The area is mainly mangrove scrub, fore ...
, 1976
# Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary
Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary was set up in 1915 in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary is located at .
It is one of the oldest wildlife sanctuaries of India and covers an area of . The ...
, 1976
# Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary
Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary (popular as Deer Park) was established in 1977. This wooded area is located near Bolpur Santiniketan in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography and location
This wildlife ...
, 1977
# Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary
Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Bethuadahari town ( Nakashipara area) of Nadia District, West Bengal, India. The sanctuary is located beside National Highway 12 (old no NH 34). The sanctuary covers 67 hectares, and was establ ...
, 1980
# Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary
Bibhutibhusan Wildlife Sanctuary (formerly Parmadan Forest) is an animal sanctuary in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The forest is located about 100 km from Kolkata and 25 km from Bongaon.
Situated on ...
, 1980
# Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary
Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary is in Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. The animals found include spotted deer and common langur.
Ramnabagan Mini Zoo in the Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary spread over an area of 14.31 hectares is in Mouza Baburbag in B ...
, 1981
# Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary, 1982
# Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary
Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Darjeeling District, West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a pop ...
, 1986
# Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary (''Raegônj Bonnoprani Ôbhôearonno'') (also popularly known as Kulik Bird Sanctuary) is situated near Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The bird sanctuary is home to 164 species of ...
, 1985
# Buxa Tiger Reserve
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, 1986
# Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve, 2002
See also
* List of botanical gardens in India
A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research and education. This distinguishes them from parks and pleasure gardens where plants, usually with be ...
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Van Vihar National Park, Bhopal, MP
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