List of wildlife sanctuaries of India
What is a Wildlife Sanctuary?
A wildlife sanctuary is an area where animal habitats and their surroundings are protected from any sort of disturbance. The capturing, killing and poaching of animals is strictly prohibited in these regions.
They aim at providing a comfortable living to the animals. India has beautiful wildlife sanctuaries, with dense forests, large rivers, high and beautiful mountains. Few of the these in India are mentioned here.
First Wildlife Sanctuary in India | Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary Located at: Darjeeling District of West Bengal Area: 38.6 km² Established: 1915 |
Largest/Biggest Wildlife Sanctuary in India | Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary which is also called as the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary. Located at: Little Rann of Kutch in the Gujarat state of India. Area: 4954 km² Established: 1972 |
Smallest Wildlife Sanctuary in India | Mayureswar Wildlife Sanctuary Located at: Pune district in Maharashtra Area: 5.14 km² Established: 1997 |
Total Number of Wildlife Sanctuaries in India | 566 |
STATE | WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES |
Jammu and Kashmir |
• Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary • Limber Wildlife Sanctuary • Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary • Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary • Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary • Trikuta Wildlife Sanctuary
• Kanji Wildlife Sanctuary • Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary |
Himachal Pradesh | Kais Wildlife Sanctuary • Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary • Kalatop- Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary • Tunda Wildlife Sanctuary • Shimla Water Catchment WLS • Dhauladar Wildlife Sanctuary • Rachham Chitkul( Sangla Valley) WLS • Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary • Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary • Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary • Chandratal Wildlife Sanctuary • Sechu Tuan Nala Wildlife Sanctuary • Tundah Wildlife Sanctuary • Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary • Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary |
Punjab | Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary • Harike Lake Wildlife Sanctuary • Kathlaur Kushlian Wildlife Sanctuary • Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary • Jhajjar Bacholi Wildlife Sanctuary • Takhni- Rehampur Wildlife Sanctuary |
Uttarakhand | • Askot Musk Deer Wildlife Sanctuary • Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary • Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary • Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary • Mussoorie Wildlife Sanctuary • Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary • Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh | • Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary • Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary • Dr . Bhimarao Ambedkar bird sanctuary • Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary • Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary • Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary • Pilibhit Wildlife Sanctuary • Jai Prakash Narayan Bird WLS • Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary • Okhala Bird Sanctuary • Patna Wildlife Sanctuary • Nawabganj Bird Wildlife Sanctuary • Saman Bird Sanctuary • Sur Sarovar Bird Wildlife Sanctuary • VijaySagar Wildlife Sanctuary • Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary • Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary |
Rajasthan | • Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary • Kesarbagh Wildlife Sanctuary • Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary • Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary • Sawai Man Singh Wildlife Sanctuary • Todgarh Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary • Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary • Bandh Baratha Wildlife Sanctuary • Van Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary • Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary Bhensrodgarh Wildlife Sanctuary • Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary • Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary • Jaswant Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary • Keladevi Wildlife Sanctuary • Phulwari Wildlife Sanctuary • Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary • Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary • Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary • Todgarh Rawali Wildlife Sanctuary |
Gujarat | Gaga Great Indian Bustard WLS • Gir Wildlife Sanctuary • Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary • Lala Great Indian Bustard WLS • Marine( Gulf of Kutch) Wildlife Sanctuary • Nal Sarovar Bird Santuary • Narayan Sarovar (chinkara)WLS • Porbandar Lake Wildlife Sanctuary • Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary • Kacchh Desert Wildlife Sanctuary • Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary • Purna Wildlife Sanctuary • Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Wildlife Sanctuary • Rampara vidi Wildlife Sanctuary • Khijadiya Bird Wildlife Sanctuary • Barda Wildlife Sanctuary • Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary • Balaram-Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary |
Madhya Pradesh | • Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary • National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary • Orcha Wildlife Sanctuary • Pachmarhi Wildlife Sanctuary • Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary • Panna Wildlife Sanctuary • Pench Wildlife Sanctuary • Veerangna Durgawati WLS • Phen Wildlife Sanctuary • Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary • Bori Wildlife Sanctuary • Sanjay Dubari Wildlife Sanctuary • Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary • Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary • Karera Wildlife Sanctuary • Narsinghgarh Wildlife Sanctuary • Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary • Snajay-Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary • Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary |
Bihar | • Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary • Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary • Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary • Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary • Udaipur Wildlife Sanctuary • Pant( Rajgir) Wildlife Sanctuary • Kusheshwar Asthan Bird WLS • Dihing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary • Barela Jheel Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Vikramsila Gangetic Dolphin WLS • Kanwarjheel Wildlife Sanctuary |
Arunachal Pradesh | Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary • Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary • Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary • Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary • Eagle Nest Wildlife Sanctuary S • Kane Wildlife Sanctuary • Pakke( Pakhui) Wildlife Sanctuary • Sessa Orchid Wildlife Sanctuary • Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary • Yordi Rabe Supse Wildlife Sanctuary |
Assam | Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary • Barail Wildlife Sanctuary • Dihing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary • East Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary • Marat Langri Wildlife Sanctuary • Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary • Porbitora Wildlife Sanctuary • Hollangapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary • Lawkhowa Wildlife Sanctuary • Chakrasila Wildlife Sanctuary • Pani- Dihing Bird Wildlife Sanctuary • Nambor- Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary • Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary • Pabha Wildlife Sanctuary |
Jharkhand | • Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary • Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary • Palamau WLS Palkot WLS • Udhwa Lake Wildlife Sanctuary • Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary • Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary • Mahuadanr Wolf Wildlife Sanctuary • Topchanchi Wildlife Sanctuary • Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary |
West Bengal | Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary • Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary • Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary • Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary • West Sunderban Wildlife Sanctuary • Jorepokhri Salamander WLS • Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary • Pakhi Bitan Bird Sanctuary • Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary • Holiday Island Wildlife Sanctuary • Murti Wildlife Sanctuary |
Maharashtra | Amba Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary • Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary • Great Indian Bustard WLS • Koyana Wildlife Sanctuary • Karanja Sohal Blackbuck WLS • Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary • Mansingdeo Wildlife Sanctuary • Nawegaon Wildlife Sanctuary • New Bor Wildlife Sanctuary • New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary • Thane Creek Flamingo Wildlife Sanctuary • Umred- Kharngla Wildlife Sanctuary • Gangewadi New Great Indian Bustard WLS • Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary • New Maldhok Bird( Gangewadi) WL S • Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary • Naigaon Peacock Sanctuary • Koka Wildlife Sanctuary • Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary • Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary • Kanhargaon Wildlife Sanctuary |
Chhattisgarh | Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary • Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary • Bhoramdev Wildlife Sanctuary • PamedWild Buffalo Wildlife Sanctuary • Udanti Wild Buffalo Wildlife Sanctuary • Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary • Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary • Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary • Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary • Badalkohl Wildlife Sanctuary |
Odisha | Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary • Chilika Wildlife Sanctuary • Balukhand Konark Wildlife Sanctuary • Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary • Gahirmatha ( Marine ) WLS • Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary • Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary • Kapilash WLS Kothagarh WLS • Chandaka Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary • Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary • Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary • Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary • Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary |
Telangana | Manjeera crocodile Wildlife Sanctuary • Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary • Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary • Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary • Lanja Madugu Siwaram WLS • Kinnersani Wildlife Sanctuary • Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary • Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary • Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary • Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary • Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary |
Andhra Pradesh | Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary • Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary • Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary • Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary • Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary • Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary • Nellapattu Wildlife Sanctuary • Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam WLS • Sri Venkateswara WLS *Combined area with Telangana • Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary • Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary • Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary • Lanjamadugu Wildlife Sanctuary |
Karnataka | • Attiveri Wildlife Sanctuary • Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary • Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary • Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary • Brahmagiri v Wildlife Sanctuary • Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary • Gudekote Sloth Bear Wildlife Sanctuary • Malai Mahadeshwara WLS • Ranebennur Blackbuck WLS • Ramadevara betta Vulture WLS • Sharavathi valley Wildlife Sanctuary • Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary • Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary • Jogimati Wildlife Sanctuary • Thimlapura Wildlife Sanctuary • Yadahali Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary • Adichunchunagiri Peacock WLS • Rangayyanadurga Four horned Antelope WLS • Gudavi Bird Wildlife Sanctuary • Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary • Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary • Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary • Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary • Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary • Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary • Ranibennur Wildlife Sanctuary • Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary |
Kerala | Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary • Chulannur Peafowl WLS • Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary • Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary • Kurinjimala Wildlife Sanctuary • Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary • Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary • Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary • Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary • Thattekad Bird Wildlife Sanctuary • Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary • Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary • Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary • Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary • Silent Valley Wildlife Sanctuary • Kallar Wildlife Sanctuary • Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary |
Tamilnadu | Chitrangudi Bird Wildlife Sanctuary • Gangaikondan Spotted deer WLS • Indira Gandhi ( Anamalai) WLS • Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary • Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary • Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary • Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary • Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary • Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary • Ossudu Lake Bird Sanctuary • Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary • Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary • Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary • Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel WLS • Vedanthangal Wildlife Sanctuary • Vellanadu( Black buck ) WLS • Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary • Theerthangal Wildlife Sanctuary • Sakkarakotai Wildlife Sanctuary • Vellore Wildlife Sanctuary |
Sikkim | Barsey Rhododendron Wildlife Sanctuary • Fambhong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary • Kitam Bird Sanctuary • Kyongnosla Alpine Wildlife Sanctuary • Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary |
Manipur | • Yangoupokpi Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary • Khongjaingamba Ching Wildlife Sanctuary |
Meghalaya | • Baghmara Pitcher Plant Wildlife Sanctuary • Narpuh Wildlife Sanctuary • Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary • Siju Wildlife Sanctuary |
Mizoram | Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary • Khawanglung Wildlife Sanctuary • Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary • Tawi Wildlife Sanctuary • Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary • Tokalo Wildlife Sanctuary |
Nagaland | • Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary • Puliebadze Wildlife Sanctuary • Rangapahar Wildlife Sanctuary • Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary |
Haryana | Abubsehar Wildlife Sanctuary • Bhindawas Lake Wildlife Sanctuary • Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary • Morni Hills Wildlife Sanctuary • Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary • Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary |
Goa | • Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary • Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary • Cotigaon Wildlife Sanctuary • Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary • Madei Wildlife Sanctuary |
Delhi | Asola Bhati (Indra Priyadarshini) WLS |
Tripura | Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary |
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