National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries

List: National parks and wildlife sanctuaries

National parks and wildlife sanctuaries are designated as protected regions with the aim of safeguarding and maintaining natural ecosystems, as well as the wildlife and their habitats.

Here is a list of some well-known national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in India, along with the states in which they are located:

National Parks:

  1. Sundarbans National Park - West Bengal

  2. Kanha National Park - Madhya Pradesh

  3. Hemis National Park - Ladakh (Union Territory)

  4. Jim Corbett National Park - Uttarakhand

  5. Periyar National Park - Kerala

  6. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve - Maharashtra

  7. Ranthambhore National Park - Rajasthan

  8. Gir Forest National Park - Gujarat

  9. Kaziranga National Park - Assam

  10. Bandipur National Park - Karnataka

  11. Silent Valley National Park - Kerala

Wildlife Sanctuaries:

  1. Pench Tiger Reserve - Madhya Pradesh/Maharashtra

  2. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu

  3. Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuary - Karnataka

  4. Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary - Jammu and Kashmir

  5. Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary - Rajasthan

  6. Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary - Kerala

  7. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) - Rajasthan

  8. Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary (Mollem National Park) - Goa

  9. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary - Kerala