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Types of Sanctuaries

Bandhavgarh ​National Park​
Bandhavgarh ​National Park​

Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the popular national parks in India located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. Bandhavgarh was declared a national park in 1968, with an area of 105 km 2. The buffer is spread over the forest divisions of Umaria and Katni,and totals 820 km 2.

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Bandipur ​National Park​
Bandipur ​National Park​

Bandipur National Park established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the south Indian state of Karnataka, which is the state with the highest tiger population in India. It is one of the premier Tiger Reserves in the country along with the adjoining Nagarhole national park.

Bhadra ​Wildlife Sanctuary​
Bhadra ​Wildlife Sanctuary​

Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area and a Project Tiger, tiger reserve located 38 km (24 mi). Northwest of Chikkamagaluru town in Karnataka state, India. Bhadra sanctuary has a wide range of flora and fauna and is a popular place for day outings. The 1,875 m (6,152 ft) above MSL Hebbe Giri is the highest peak in the sanctuary.

Bhagwan ​Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park​
Bhagwan ​Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park​

Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park is a 240 square kilometres (93 sq mi) protected area located in the Western Ghats of South India, in Sanguem taluk, Goa along the eastern border with Karnataka.

Chinnar ​Wildlife Sanctuary​
Chinnar ​Wildlife Sanctuary​

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is located 18 km north of Marayoor on SH 17 in the Marayoor and Kanthalloor panchayats of Devikulam taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala state in South India. It is one of twelve wildlife sanctuaries among the protected areas of Kerala. It has earned the name for only rehabilitation centre for star tortoise in India.

Dandeli ​Wildlife Sanctuary​
Dandeli ​Wildlife Sanctuary​

Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located at in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka state in India. The sanctuary covers an area of 866.41 km 2 (334.52 sq mi).

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Dudhwa ​National Park​
Dudhwa ​National Park​

The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh, India, and covers an area of 490.3 km 2 (189.3 sq mi), with a buffer zone of 190 km 2 (73 sq mi). It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.

Gir Forest ​National Park​
Gir Forest ​National Park​

Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India. It is located 43 km (27 mi) north-east of Somnath, 65 km (40 mi) south-east of Junagadh and 60 km (37 mi) south-west of Amreli.

Great ​Himalayan National Park​
Great ​Himalayan National Park​

A paradise for trekkers, the Great Himalayan National Park is home to a number of trekking trails like Jiwa Nala- Parvati River valley, Neuli- Sarangarh loop, Neuli- Sainj valley, Sainj- Tirthan valley, Gushaini-Tinder village, Gushaini- Shilt Hut, Neuli-Manu temple, Siund- Pashi villages, Gushaini- Tirthan valley and Shamshi- Kaza.

Hemis ​National Park​
Hemis ​National Park​

Hemis National Park is India's protected area inside the Palearctic ecozone, outside the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary northeast of Hemis, and the proposed Tso Lhamo Cold Desert Conservation Area in North Sikkim.

Jim Corbett ​National Park​
Jim Corbett ​National Park​

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand and was named after Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment.

Kanha Tiger ​Reserve​
Kanha Tiger ​Reserve​

Kanha Tiger Reserve, also called Kanha National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of Madhya Pradesh, state in the heart of India. The present-day Kanha area is divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km 2 respectively.

Kaziranga ​National Park​
Kaziranga ​National Park​

Kaziranga National Park (pronounced Assamese pronunciation: [kazirawnga Rastriyaw uɪddan]) is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site.

Keoladeo ​National Park​
Keoladeo ​National Park​

Keoladeo National Park, India This is an amazing place to look for wetlands birds in India. You can bird with the help of bicycle rickshaws. Great looks at many species of birds. We also saw NIlgai, Golden Jackals, Spotted Deer, Bengal Monitors and much more!

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Manas ​National Park​
Manas ​National Park​

Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (Pron:ˈmʌnəs) (Assamese: মানস ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান, Manôx Rastriyô Udyan) is a national park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam, India.

Nagarhole ​National Park​
Nagarhole ​National Park​

"Of national parks and bird sanctuaries" Nagarhole Tourism Nagarhole is southern storehouse of rich flora and fauna and is host to Nagarhole national park, celebrated as one of the best wildlife parks as well as the Bandipur bird sanctuary.

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Panna ​National Park​
Panna ​National Park​

Panna National Park is a national park located in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. It has an area of 542.67 km 2 (209.53 sq mi). It was declared in 1994 as the twenty second Tiger reserve of India and the fifth in Madhya Pradesh, Panna was given the Award of Excellence in 2007 as the best maintained national park of India by the Ministry of Tourism of India.

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Pench ​National Park​
Pench ​National Park​

Pench National Park is in Seoni and Chhindwara districts ... out of which 299 km 2 (115 sq mi) form a core, the Pench National Park core area and Mowgli Pench Sanctuary.

Periyar ​National Park​
Periyar ​National Park​

Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (PNP) is a protected area near Thekkady in the districts of Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. It is notable as an elephant reserve and a tiger reserve.

Rajaji ​National Park​
Rajaji ​National Park​

Rajaji National Park is an Indian national park and tiger reserve that encompasses the Shivaliks, near the foothills of the Himalayas. The park is spread over 820 km 2., and three districts of Uttarakhand: Saharanpur, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal.

Ranthambore ​National Park​
Ranthambore ​National Park​

Ranthambhore National Park (Hindi: रणथंभौर राष्ट्रीय उद्यान) or Ranthambhore is the fortieth largest national park in northern India, covering 392 km². Ranthambhore was established as the Sawai Madhopur Game Sanctuary in 1955 by the Government of India and was declared one of the Project Tiger reserves in 1973.

Sariska Tiger ​Reserve​
Sariska Tiger ​Reserve​

Sariska Tiger Reserve is a national park and tiger reserve located in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan, India. The topography of the protected area comprises scrub-thorn arid forests, rocky landscapes, dry deciduous forests, rocks, grasses and hilly cliffs.

Silent Valley ​National Park​
Silent Valley ​National Park​

Silent Valley National Park (Malayalam: സൈലന്‍റ് വാലീ നാഷണല്‍ പാര്‍ക്ക്), is a national park with a core zone of 237.52 square kilometres (92 sq mi) (making it the second largest national park in Kerala).

Sundarbans ​National Park​
Sundarbans ​National Park​

The Sundarbans National Park is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta, and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh.

Tadoba ​Andhari Tiger Reserve​
Tadoba ​Andhari Tiger Reserve​

Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary was created on the adjacent forests in 1986, and in 1995, both the park and the sanctuary were merged to establish the present tiger reserve. Geography. Tadoba Andhari Reserve is the largest national park in Maharashtra. Total area of the reserve is 625.4 square kilometres (241.5 sq mi).