List of national parks of India

Valley of Flowers National Park is UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves since 2004.

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. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.

Further federal legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s. As of July 2018, there were 104 national parks encompassing an area of 40,501 km2 (15,638 sq mi), comprising 1.23% of India's total surface area.[1]

Definition

According to the Indian Ministry of Environment & Forests, a national park is "[a]n area, whether within a sanctuary or not, [that] can be notified by the state government to be constituted as a National Park, by reason of its ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, or zoological association or importance, needed to for the purpose of protecting & propagating or developing wildlife therein or its environment. No human activity is permitted inside the national park except for the ones permitted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state under the conditions given in CHAPTER IV, WPA 1972".[1]

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List

List of national parks in India:[1]

Name State Established Area (in km2) Notability
Anamudi Shola National ParkKerala 20037.50
Anshi National ParkKarnataka 1987417.34The great Indian Hornbill, Tiger, Leopard, Black panther, Bear, Elephant, Deer, etc
Balphakram National ParkMeghalaya 1986220Wild water buffalo, Red panda, elephant and eight cat species, including the tiger and marbled cat
Bandhavgarh National ParkMadhya Pradesh 19684461336 species of endemic plants
Bandipur National ParkKarnataka 1974874.20Chital, bengal tiger, gray langurs, Indian giant squirrel, gaur, leopard, sambar deer, indian elephants, honey buzzard, red-headed vulture
Bannerghatta National ParkKarnataka 1986104.3

Tiger, sloth bear, peacock, elephant, sambar deer, mouse deer

Betla National Park Jharkhand 19861135
Bhitarkanika National ParkOdisha 1988145Mangroves, saltwater crocodile, white crocodile, Indian python, black ibis, wild pigs, rhesus monkeys, olive ridley sea turtle, chital
Bison (Rajbari) National ParkTripura 200731.63
Blackbuck National Park, VelavadarGujarat 197634.08Hunting cheetahs, Blackbuck Lodge, the endangered Indian grey wolf, the nocturnal striped hyena, Indian fox, golden jackal, jungle cat and many small mammals like hare, gerbil, field mice, mongoose and hedgehog.
Buxa Tiger ReserveWest Bengal 1992760
Campbell Bay National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands 1992426.23
Chandoli National ParkMaharashtra 2004317.67
Clouded Leopard National ParkTripura 20035.08
Dachigam National ParkJammu and Kashmir 1981141Only area where Kashmir stag is found[2]
Desert National ParkRajasthan 19803162Greatest attraction of the park is a bird called the great Indian bustard, an endangered species found only in India
Dibru-Saikhowa National ParkAssam 1999340Known for feral horse
Dudhwa National ParkUttar Pradesh 1977490.29Tiger Panthera tigris, Sambhar Axis axis,Hog Deer Axis porcinus
Eravikulam National ParkKerala 197897
Galathea National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands 1992110
Gangotri National ParkUttarakhand 19892390
Gir Forest National ParkGujarat 19651412Asiatic lion
Gorumara National ParkWest Bengal 199479.45
Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife SanctuaryUttarakhand 1990472.08
Great Himalayan National ParkHimachal Pradesh, 1984754.40UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gugamal National ParkMaharashtra 1987361.28
Guindy National ParkTamil Nadu 19762.82
Gulf of Mannar Marine National ParkTamil Nadu 19806.23
Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) National ParkChhattisgarh 19811440.71
Hemis National ParkJammu and Kashmir 19814400
Inderkilla National ParkHimachal Pradesh 2010104
Indra Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National ParkTamil Nadu 1989117.10
Indravati National ParkChhattisgarh 19811258.37Wild Asian buffalo, tiger reserve, hill mynas
Jaldapara National ParkWest Bengal 2012216Indian rhinoceros
Jim Corbett National ParkUttarakhand 19361318.5First national park in India (established in 1936 as Hailey National Park)
Kalesar National ParkHaryana 2003100.88
Kanha National ParkMadhya Pradesh 1955940
Kanger Ghati National ParkChhattisgarh 1982200
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National ParkTelangana 19941.42
Kaziranga National ParkAssam 1974858.98Highest known tiger density in the World Indian rhinoceros, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Keibul Lamjao National ParkManipur 197740Only floating park in the world
Keoladeo National ParkRajasthan 198128.73UNESCO World Heritage Site
Khangchendzonga National ParkSikkim 19771784UNESCO World Heritage Site
Khirganga National ParkHimachal Pradesh 2010710
Kishtwar National ParkJammu and Kashmir 1981400
Kudremukh National ParkKarnataka 1987600.32
Madhav National ParkMadhya Pradesh 1959375.22
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands 1983281.50
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National ParkTelangana 199414.59
Manas National ParkAssam 1990950UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mandla Plant Fossils National ParkMadhya Pradesh 19830.27
Marine National Park, Gulf of KutchGujarat 1980162.89
Mathikettan Shola National ParkKerala 200312.82
Middle Button Island National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands 198744
Mollem National ParkGoa 1978107
Mouling National ParkArunachal Pradesh 1986483
Mount Abu Wildlife SanctuaryRajasthan 1960288.84
Mount Harriet National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands 198746.62Important bird area as attributed by BirdLife International, new species frog named Rana CharlesDarwini
Mrugavani National ParkTelangana 19943.60
Mudumalai National ParkTamil Nadu 1940321.55
Mukundra Hills National ParkRajasthan 2006200.54
Mukurthi National ParkTamil Nadu 200178.46Nilgiri tahr
Murlen National ParkMizoram 1991100
Nagarhole National ParkKarnataka 1988643.39
Namdapha National ParkArunachal Pradesh 19741985.24
Nameri National ParkAssam 1978137.07
Nanda Devi National ParkUttarakhand 1982630.33UNESCO World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Navegaon National ParkMaharashtra 1975133.88
Neora Valley National ParkWest Bengal 198688
Nokrek National ParkMeghalaya 198647.48UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
North Button Island National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands 19790.44
Ntangki National ParkNagaland 1993202.02
Orang National ParkAssam 199978.81
Pambadum Shola National ParkKerala 20031.32
Panna National ParkMadhya Pradesh 1981542.67
Papikonda National ParkAndhra Pradesh 20081012.85
Pench National Park[3]Madhya Pradesh 1977758
Periyar National ParkKerala 1982305
Phawngpui Blue Mountain National ParkMizoram 199250
Pin Valley National ParkHimachal Pradesh 1987807.36
Rajaji National ParkUttarakhand 1983820Mainly known for Elephants, Tigers, Leopards and several species of birds, reptiles and Mammals.
Rani Jhansi Marine National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands 1996256.14
Ranthambore National ParkRajasthan 1981392
Saddle Peak National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands 197932.54
Salim Ali National ParkJammu and Kashmir 19929.07
Sanjay National Park[4]Madhya Pradesh 1981466.7
Sanjay Gandhi National ParkMaharashtra 1969104, Asiatic Lion, Indian Leopard, Rhesus Macaque, Bonnet Macaque, Spotted Deer, Hanuman Langur, Indian Flying Fox, Indian Hare, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Palm Civet, Mouse Deer
Sariska Tiger ReserveRajasthan 1955866
Satpura National ParkMadhya Pradesh 1981524
Silent Valley National ParkKerala 1980237Absence of noisy cicadas, hence the name 'Silent Valley'
Simbalbara National ParkHimachal Pradesh 201027.88
Sirohi National ParkManipur 198241.30
Simlipal National ParkOdisha 19802750Tiger, leopard, Asian elephant, sambar, barking deer, gaur, jungle cat, wild boar
Singalila National ParkWest Bengal 198678.60
South Button Island National ParkAndaman and Nicobar Islands 19870.03Dugong, dolphin, water monitor lizard, blue whale
Sri Venkateswara National ParkAndhra Pradesh 1989353
Sultanpur National ParkHaryana 19891.43
Sundarbans National ParkWest Bengal 19841330.12UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tadoba National ParkMaharashtra 1955625Tigers
Valley of Flowers National ParkUttarakhand 198287.50UNESCO World Heritage Site
Valmiki National ParkBihar 1976898.45
Vansda National ParkGujarat 197923.99
Van Vihar National ParkMadhya Pradesh 19834.48

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 "National Parks". wiienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  2. ↑ Kashmir Stag (Hangul)
  3. ↑ The Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh parts of the Pench National Park are administered separately.
  4. ↑ The Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh parts of the Sanjay National Park are administered separately.
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