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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]
In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species and currently, there are 106 national parks in India. Further legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s.
Between 1936 and 2022, 567 wildlife sanctuaries were established in the country that cover 122,564.86 km 2 (47,322.56 sq mi), roughly 3.73% of the geographical area of the country. [4] Among these, the 53 tiger reserves [ 1 ] are governed by Project Tiger , and are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger .
There are fourteen wildlife sanctuaries with a total area of 1,891.07 km 2 (730.15 sq mi). Together the protected area totals 2,449.23 km 2 (945.65 sq mi), which cover 23.7% of the total forest area and 6.3% of the geographical area of Kerala State.
Part of Kutch, Morbi, Surendranagar and Patan districts; the largest biosphere reserve in India. Gujarat: Desert: Indian wild ass: 12454 16 2009: Cold Desert: Pin Valley National Park and surroundings; Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary: Himachal Pradesh: Western Himalayas: Snow leopard: 7770 17 2010: Seshachalam Hills biosphere
Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary: Delhi 9 Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary: Goa 10 Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary: Gujarat 11 Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary: Gujarat 12 Kutch Bustard Sanctuary: Gujarat 13 Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary: Gujarat 14 Porbandar Bird Sanctuary: Gujarat 15 Thol Lake: Gujarat 16 Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary: Haryana 17 Khaparwas Wildlife ...
It ranks 14th among all the states and union territories of India in terms of total protected area. [1] Protected areas in South India were created from private hunting grounds of the erstwhile Maharajas of the princely states. Mudumalai National Park was established in 1940 and was the first modern wildlife sanctuary in South India.
The Gujarat state of western India has four National Parks and twenty-three wildlife sanctuaries which are managed by the Forest Department of the Government of Gujarat. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] National Parks