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There are 18 biosphere reserves in India. [1] They protect larger areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or animal sanctuary, and often include one or more national parks or reserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic uses.
Bee Lick Creek in the Jefferson Memorial Forest, a National Audubon Society wildlife refuge. A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed ...
The Indian government has established 18 biosphere reserves [5] (categories roughly correspondingly to IUCN Category V Protected areas) to protect larger areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or animal sanctuary, and that often include one or more national parks or reserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic ...
A national park is an area dedicated for the conservation of wildlife along with its environment. A national park is an area which is used to conserve scenery, natural and historical objects. It is usually a small reserve covering an area of about 100 to 500 square kilometers. Within biosphere reserves, one or more national parks may also exist.
In 1989, Sundarbans National Park, the core part of the biosphere reserve, was recognized as a World Heritage Site due to its unique ecosystem. The Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve was included in the global network of Biosphere Reserves in November 2001 as the second Biosphere Reserve from India after the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
The Sundarbans National Park is a national park in West Bengal, India, and core part of tiger reserve and biosphere reserve. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. It is located to south-west of Bangladesh.
Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Second oldest National Park in India. Largest National Park in Tamil Nadu. Bengal tiger, indian leopard, dhole, golden jackal, sloth bear, Indian elephants, gray langur, Lion tailed macaque, bonnet macaque, gaur, sambar deer, chital deer, Indian muntjac, Indian spotted chevrotain, wild boar
Contiguous with the proposed Karimpuzha National Park (225 km 2 (87 sq mi)) to the north and Mukurthi National Park (78.46 km 2) to the north-east, it is the core of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (1,455.4 km 2), and is part of the Nilgiri Sub-Cluster (6,000 + km 2), Western Ghats World Heritage Site, recognised by UNESCO in 2007.