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Wildlife sanctuaries in India
A wildlife sanctuary in India is defined as a protected area of importance for flora , fauna , or features of geological or other interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide opportunities for study or research . The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for the establishment of protected areas in India.[ 1]
Wildlife sanctuaries of India are classified as IUCN Category IV protected areas . As of November 2023,[update] 573 wildlife sanctuaries have been established, covering 122,564.86 km2 (47,322.56 sq mi).[ 2] Among these, Project Tiger governs 53 tiger reserves, which are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger .[ 3] Additionally, there are 33 Elephant Reserves covering 80,778 km2 (31,189 sq mi) under the Project Elephant , which may overlap with the wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu was established in 1936 as India's first bird sanctuary.[ 7] [ 8] Spanning 7,506.22 km2 (2,898.17 sq mi), Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the country.[ 9] The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have the most number of wildlife sanctuaries.[ 10]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands [ edit ]
Barren Island Wildlife Sanctuary
Barren Island has the only active volcano in India.[ 11] [ 12]
Narcondam Island Wildlife Sanctuary
Turtle hatchlings at Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary
Endemic Narcondam hornbill at the Narcondam Island Wildlife Sanctuary .[ 13]
Birds at the Godavari River estuary at the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
Blackbucks at the Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
A Rufous-necked Hornbill at the Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary
An Indian one-horned rhino at the Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary
Hoolock gibbons at the Hoollongapar Sanctuary
A Siberian stonechat at the Kanwarjheel Wildlife Sanctuary
An endangered Gangetic dolphin at the Vikramshila Dolphin Sanctuary
Bengal tigers at the Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu [ edit ]
Greater flamingos at the Fudam Bird Sanctuary
Birds at the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
An Indian robin at the Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
The endangered Asiatic lions are only found in the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary
A critically endangered Indian bustard at the Kutch Bustard Sanctuary
Marine Sanctuary in Gulf of Kutch
A snow leopard in Kibber
Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary
Snow covered peaks in the Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary
Birds in Pong Dam Lake
Flora in Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary
Wetlands at Hokersar
A crested serpent eagle at the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary
An Indian leopard at the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
A grizzled giant squirrel at the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
Malabar pied hornbills at the Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary
A female sloth bear with cub at the Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary
Kurinji flowers at the Kurinjimala Sanctuary
A Malabar grey hornbill at the Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary
A gharial at the National Chambal Sanctuary
Spotted deer at the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary
A Bengal tiger at the Pench Tiger Reserve
Demoiselle cranes at the Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary
A Bengal Tiger at the Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary
India's only meteorite impact crater lake ,[ 33] the Lonar Lake in the Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary
Thane creek
Dry deciduous forest in the Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife Sanctuaries in Maharashtra[ 9] [ 34]
Sanctuary
Declared
Area (km2 )
District
Amba Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary
1997
127.11
Buldhana
Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary
1986
509.27
Chandrapur
Aner Dam Wildlife Sanctuary
1986
82.94
Dhule
Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary
1997
104.38
Gadchiroli
Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
1985
130.78
Thane , Pune , Raigad
Bor Wildlife Sanctuary
1970
61.1
Nagpur , Wardha
Chandoli Wildlife Sanctuary
1985
308.97
Satara , Sangli , Ratnagiri , Kolhapur
Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary
1986
134.78
Gadchiroli
Deolgaon‑Rehkuri Wildlife Sanctuary
1980
2.17
Ahmednagar
Dhyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary
1997
205.23
Buldhana
Gautala Wildlife Sanctuary
1986
260.61
Aurangabad , Jalgaon
Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary
2018
159
Chandrapur
Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary
1979
8496.44
Solapur , Ahmednagar
Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary
1986
341.05
Aurangabad , Ahmednagar
Kalsubai Wildlife Sanctuary
1986
361.71
Ahmednagar
Karnala Bird Sanctuary
1968
4.48
Raigad
Karanja Sohol Wildlife Sanctuary
2000
18.32
Akola
Katepurna Wildlife Sanctuary
1988
73.63
Akola
Koka Wildlife Sanctuary
2013
100.11
Bhandara
Koyana Wildlife Sanctuary
1985
423.55
Satara
Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary
2000
1.17
Buldhana
Malvan Wildlife Sanctuary
1987
29.12
Sindhudurg
Mayureswar Wildlife Sanctuary
1997
5.15
Pune
Mansingdeo Wildlife Sanctuary
2010
182.39
Nagpur
Mayani Bird Sanctuary
2021
8.67
Satara
Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary
1985
778.75
Amravati
Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary
1970
152.81
Bhandara
Naigaon Mayur Wildlife Sanctuary
1994
29.89
Beed
Nandur Madhameshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
1986
100.12
Nashik
Narnala Wildlife Sanctuary
1997
12.35
Akola
Nawegaon Wildlife Sanctuary
2012
122.76
Gondia
New Bor Wildlife Sanctuary
2012
60.70
Nagpur , Wardha
New Maldhok Bird Sanctuary
2015
1.98
Solapur
New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary
2012
151.33
Bhandara
Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary
1986
324.62
Yavatmal , Nanded
Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
1986
69.79
Raigad
Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary
1958
351.16
Kolhapur
Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
1985
10.87
Sangli
Sudhagad Wildlife Sanctuary
2014
77.13
Raigad
Tamhini Wildlife Sanctuary
2013
49.62
Pune
Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary
1970
304.81
Thane
Thane Creek Wildlife Sanctuary
2015
Thane
Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
1997
148.63
Yavatmal
Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
2003
85
Palghar
Umred Pauni Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary
2012
189.13
Bhandara , Nagpur
Wan Wildlife Sanctuary
1997
211
Amravati
Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary
1969
177.52
Jalgaon
Yedsi Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary
1997
2.37
Osmanabad
A hoolock gibbon at the Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary
A Himalayan cutia at the Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary
A waterfall in Simlipal Wildlife Sanctuary
Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary
Dhebar Lake in Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary
Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary
Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary
Rhododendron at the Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary
Indian elephants at the Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary
An Indian gaur at the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary , India's first wildlife sanctuary.
A Bengal tiger at the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
Birds at the Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary
Chital at the Sepahijala Sanctuary
A waterfall in the Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary
Birds at the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary
Gandaki River at the Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife Sanctuaries in Uttar Pradesh[ 9] [ 53]
Sanctuary
Declared
Area (km2 )
District
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary
1990
28.94
Sant Kabir Nagar
Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary
1957
78
Chandauli
Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary
1986
2073
Muzaffarnagar , Meerut , Ghaziabad , Bijnore , Jyotiba Nagar
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary
1982
500.73
Mirzapur , Sonbhadra
Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary
1976
400.69
Bahraich
Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary
1972
227
Lakhimpur-Kheri , Shahjahanpur
Lakh Bahosi Wildlife Sanctuary
1988
80.24
Farrukhabad
Mahavir Swami Wildlife Sanctuary
1977
5.41
Lalitpur
National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary
1979
635
Agra , Etawah
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
1984
2.25
Unnao , Lucknow
Okhla Wildlife Sanctuary
1990
4
Ghaziabad
Parvati Arga Wildlife Sanctuary
1990
10.84
Gonda
Patna Bird Sanctuary
1990
1.09
Etah
Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary
1977
230.31
Banda , Chitrakoot
Saman Bird Sanctuary
1990
5.25
Mainpuri
Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
1987
7.99
Rae Bareli
Sandi Bird Sanctuary
1990
3.09
Hardoi
Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary
1987
428.2
Maharajganj
Sohelwa Wildlife Sanctuary
1988
452.47
Shravasti , Balrampur
Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
1991
4.03
Agra
Surha Tal Bird Sanctuary
1991
34.32
Ballia
Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary
1989
7
Varanasi
Vijai Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary
1990
2.62
Mahoba
Himalayan peaks visible from Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary
Indian elephants at the Buxa Tiger Reserve
A common jezebel at the Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
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