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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, 573 wildlife sanctuaries have been established, covering 122,564.86 km 2 (47,322.56 sq mi). [2]
The 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 Sanctuary in India regarding its size. [1] It is one of the largest seasonal saline wetlands having an average water depth between 0.5 and 1.5 metres.
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 1,504.96 km 2 (581.07 sq mi) in plateaued landscape of Kaimur Range .
Sathyamangalam Forest Division in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The total area originally declared as a sanctuary was 524.3494 km 2 (202.4524 sq mi). The boundaries of the sanctuary were the Thalavadi range of Thalamalai forests and Hasanur, T.N.Palayam ranges of Gobichettipalayam taluk of Guthiyalathur forests, contiguous with Billigiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary in the north and the ...
Panpatha wildlife sanctuary 1968 Bengal tiger, striped hyena, caracal, gaur, sambar deer, nilgai, barking deer, chital, Sone River, Ban sagar Lake Dinosaur Fossil National Park 2011 Ghughua Fossil National Park: Dindori district: 1983: Kanha National Park: Mandla district. Balaghat district. largest of the state of Madhya Pradesh with area 941. ...
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 the endangered Himalayan musk deer . [ 1 ]
The protected area consists of a mixture of moist and dry tropical deciduous forests.Major fauna include Bengal tiger, leopard, sambar, gaur, spotted deer, sloth bear, wild boar, monitor lizard, and softshell turtle.
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, covering about 1,197 km 2 (462 sq mi), is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is located in the centre of the state covering parts of Sagar, Damoh, Narsinghpur, and Raisen Districts. It is about 90 km from Jabalpur and about 56 km from Saugor.