List of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Gujarat, 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 of Gujarat
Name of National ParkArea km2DistrictMajor Wildlife Supported Notified
Gir Forest National Park258.71Gir Somnath Asiatic lion, leopard, chausingha, spotted deer, hyena, sambar deer, chinkara 1975
Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar34.53BhavnagarBlackbuck, fox, Macqueen's bustard, lesser florican 1976
Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch162.89Jamnagar, Devbhumi DwarkaSponges, corals, jelly fish, seahorse, octopus, pearl oyster, starfish, lobster, dolphin 1982
Vansda National Park23.99NavsariLeopard, hyena, deer, chausingha 1979

Wildlife sanctuaries of Gujarat

The wildlife sanctuaries are listed in descending order of area.

Name of SanctuaryArea km2DistrictMajor Wildlife Supported Notified
Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary7506.22KutchChinkara, hyena, fox, flamingo, pelicans and other waterfowl and herpetofauna 1968 off
Wild Ass Sanctuary4953.70KutchChinkara, nilgai, blackbuck, onager(wild ass) wolf, fox, Macqueen's bustard, waterfowl, herpetofauna 1973
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary & National Parks1153.42Junagadh, Gir Somnath, AmreliLion, leopard, chausinga, chital, hyena, sambar, chinkara, herpetofauna, crocodiles and birds 1965
Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary607.70NarmadaSloth bear, leopard, rhesus macaque, chausinga, barking deer, pangolin, herpetofauna, birds including Alexandrian parakeet 1982
Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary542.08BanaskanthaSloth bear, leopard, blue bull, hyena, wolf, wild cat, birds, herpetofauna 1989
Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary444.23KutchChinkara, green day, desert cat, hyena, desert fox, jackal, birds, herpetofauna 1981
Marine Sanctuary295.03Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gulf of KutchSponges, corals, jellyfish, sea horse, octopus, oyster, pearl oyster, starfish, dolphin, dugong, waterfowl 1980
Barda Wildlife Sanctuary192.31PorbandarLeopard, blue bull, hyena, wild boar, jackal, birds, herpetofauna 1979
Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary180.66BanaskanthaSloth bear, leopard, hyena, birds, herpetofauna 1978
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary160.84DangsLeopard, barking deer, macaques, four horned antelope, sambhar, hyena, herpetofauna, birds 1990
Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary130.38PanchmahalSloth bear, leopard, jungle cat, hyena, wolf, four horned antelope, herpetofauna, birds 1990
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary120.82Ahmedabad, SurendranagarFlamingos, pelicans, coot, ducks, waders, storks, herons and other waterfowl, herpetofauna 1969
Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary55.65DahodSloth bear, leopard, hyena, jackal, chausinga, civet cat, jungle cat, birds, herpetofauna 1982
Pania Wildlife Sanctuary39.63AmreliLion, chinkara, leopard, chital, hyena, wild boar, four horned antelope, pangolin, blue bull, birds 1989
Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary15.01MorbiBlue bull, chinkara, wolf, fox, jackal, birds, herpetofauna 1988
Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary6.99MehsanaCranes, geese, flamingos, sarus and about 125 other waterfowl species 1988
Hingolgadh Sanctuary6.54RajkotChinkara, blue bull, wolf, hyena, fox, birds, herpetofauna 1980
Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary6.05JamnagarIndian skimmer, ibises, painted stork, cormorants, etc.

About 220 bird species, herpetofauna

 1981
Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary3.33Devbhumi Dwarka district Great Indian bustard, wolf, jackal, birds, herpetofauna1988
Kutch Bustard Sanctuary2.03KutchGreat Indian bustard, lesser florican, Macqueen's bustard, chinkara, blue bull, herpetofauna 1992
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary0.09PorbandarFlamingos, pelicans, spoonbill and various bird spp. 1988
Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary 18.22 Amreli Lion, Blue bull, Chittal, Chinkara, Panther 2004
Girnar  Wildlife Sanctuary 178.87 Junagadh Lion, leopard, chital, sambar and birds 2008

Other protected areas
Name of protected areaArea km2DistrictMajor Wildlife Supported Notified
Kachchh Biosphere Reserve 12454.00 Kutch Indian wild ass 2008
Chhari Dhand Conservation Reserve 227.00 Kutch Wetland birds 2008
Banni Grasslands Reserve Kutch Wetland birds, Houbara bustard, Chinkara, raptors like Tawny Eagle, Bonnelli's Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Imperial Eagle and Steppe Eagle


  • Arid Forest Research Institute cater the forestry research needs of the Arid and semi arid region of Rajasthan, Gujarat & Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman-Diu.

References
  1. "Gujarat Forest Department". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. "Wildlife Sanctuaries | Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Head of the Forest Force (HoFF)". forests.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  3. http://www.wiienvis.nic.in/Database/Gujarat_7821.aspx
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