The difference between a National Park and a Wildlife Sanctuary is that no human activity is allowed inside a national park, while limited activities are permitted within the sanctuary. In Biosphere Reserve, limited economic activity (sand and stone mining) is permitted.
National Parks in India
National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas. India’s first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.
State-wise list of National Parks in India
State/Union Territory
|
Name of the National Park
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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Campbell
Bay National Park
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Galathea
National Park
|
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Mahatma
Gandhi Marine National Park (previously : Wandur National Park)
|
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Middle
Button Island National Park
|
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Mount
Harriet National Park
|
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North
Button Island National Park
|
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Rani
Jhansi Marine National Park
|
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Saddle
Peak National Park
|
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South
Button Island National Park
|
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Andhra Pradesh
|
Kasu
Brahmananda Reddy National Park
|
Mahavir
Harina Vanasthali National Park
|
|
Mrugavani
National Park
|
|
Sri
Venkateswara National Park
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
Namdapha
National Park
|
Assam
|
Dibru-Saikhowa
National Park
|
Kaziranga
National Park
|
|
Manas
National Park
|
|
Nameri
National Park
|
|
Orang
National Park
|
|
Bihar
|
Valmiki
National Park
|
Kanwar
Lake Bird Sanctuary
|
|
Vikramshila
Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Indravati
National Park
|
Kanger
Ghati National Park (Kanger Valley)
|
|
Goa
|
Mollem
National Park
|
Gujarat
|
Vansda
National Park
|
Blackbuck
National Park, Velavadar
|
|
Gir
National Park
|
|
Gulf
of Kachchh Marine National Park
|
|
Haryana
|
Kalesar
National Park
|
Sultanpur
National Park
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Great
Himalayan National Park
|
Pin
Valley National Park
|
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
Dachigam
National Park
|
Hemis
National Park
|
|
Kishtwar
National Park
|
|
Salim
Ali National Park
|
|
Jharkhand
|
Betla
National Park
|
Dimna
National Park
|
|
Hazaribag
National Park
|
|
Karnataka
|
Anshi
National Park
|
Rajiv
Gandhi National Park
|
|
Bandipur
National Park
|
|
Bannerghatta
National Park
|
|
Kudremukh
National Park
|
|
Kerala
|
Eravikulam
National Park
|
Mathikettan
Shola National Park
|
|
Periyar
National Park
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Bandhavgarh
National Park
|
Mandla
Plant Fossil National Park
|
|
Kanha
National Park
|
|
Madhav
National Park
|
|
Panna
National Park
|
|
Pench
National Park
|
|
Sanjay
National Park
|
|
Satpura
National Park
|
|
Van
Vihar National Park
|
|
Maharashtra
|
Chandoli
National Park
|
Gugamal
National Park
|
|
Navegaon
National Park
|
|
Pench
National Park
|
|
Sanjay
Gandhi National Park or Borivili National Park
|
|
Tadoba
National Park
|
|
Manipur
|
Keibul
Lamjao National Park
|
Sirohi
National Park
|
|
Meghalaya
|
Balphakram
National Park
|
Nokrek
National Park
|
|
Mizoram
|
Murlen
National Park
|
Phawngpui
Blue Mountain National Park
|
|
Nagaland
|
Ntangki
National Park
|
Orissa
|
Bhitarkanika
National Park
|
Nandankanan
National Park
|
|
Simlipal
National Park
|
|
Punjab
|
Harike
Wetland
|
Rajasthan
|
Darrah
National Park
|
Desert
National Park
|
|
Keoladeo
National Park
|
|
Mount
Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
|
|
Ranthambore
National Park
|
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Sariska
National Park
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Dudhwa
National Park
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UNESCO World Heritage Site
- 1. Kaziranga National Park– Indian rhinoceros
- 2. Great Himalayan National Park
- 3. Keoladeo National Park
- 4. Manas National Park
- 5. Nanda Devi National Park
- 6. Sundarbans National Park
- 7. Nokrek National Park–biosphere
POLICY
- a. National forest policy -1952, 1988
- b. Project tiger –1973
- c. Project elephant– 1992
- d. Project crocodile– 1975
- e. Project dolphine — 2008
RESERVES
- Total number of BIOSPHERE reserves in india–18
- Total number of ELEPHANT reserves in india –29
- Total number of TIGER reserves in india –48
- Total number of CROCODILE reserves in india –4
