Important National park of India
Hemis National Park Leh, Jammu and Kashmir
Facts about Hemis National Park Area: 4,400 km² Established in: 1981 Hemis National Park is a high altitude national park in the eastern Ladakh region of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is the only largest national park in India area wise.
Snow leopards is founded in Hemis national park.
Jim Corbett National Park Uttarakhand
Quick Facts about Jim Corbett National Park Area: 4,400 km² Established in: 1936 Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India. Old name: Hailey National Park
Golden jackal Bengal tiger Famous for: Little green bee-eaters
Kaziranga National Park Assam
Quick Facts about Kaziranga National Park Established: 1908 Area: 430 km² This sanctuary hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses.
Famous for : Golden langur
Gir National Park Gujarat
Quick Facts about Gir National Park Area: 1,412 km 2 Established in : 1965 This region is the sole home of the Asiatic lion.
Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh
Quick Facts About Kanha National Park Area: 940 km 2 Created in :1933 Kanha National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of Madhya Pradesh, state in the heart of India. The park is famous for royal Bengal tiger, Indian leopards, the sloth bear, Barasingha and Indian wild dog.
Dudhwa National Park Uttar Pradesh
Quick Facts about Dudhwa National Park Area: 490.3 km 2 Established: 1977. The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh, India. Famous for : Deer's
Ranthambore National Park Rajasthan
Quick Facts Ranthambore National Park Area: 282 km² Established: 1980 Ranthambhore National Park is known for its Bengal tigers, and is one of the best places in India to see these animals in their natural jungle habitat.
Dachigam National Park Jammu and Kashmir
Quick Facts about Dachigam National Park Established: 1981 Area: 141 km² Only area where Kashmir stag is found.
Keibul Lamjao National Park Manipur
Quick Facts about Keibul Lamjao National Park Area: 40 km 2 Established: 28 March 1977 The Keibul Lamjao National Park (Kei- Tiger, Bul - vast, Lamjao-Land) is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in India.
It is the only floating park in the world, located in North East India, and an integral part of Loktak Lake.
Rajaji National Park Uttarakhand
Quick Facts Rajaji National Park Area: 820.0 km 2 Established: 1983 Rajaji National Park has been named after C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji), a prominent leader of the Freedom Struggle, the second and last Governor-General of independent India and one of the first recipients of India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (in 1954).
Famous for: The park is at the northwestern limit of distribution for both elephants, tigers, leopards.
Bandhavgarh National Park Madhya Pradesh Established in: 1968 Area: 105 Km 2 Famous For Tiger:
Bandipur National Park: Karnataka Area: 874 Km 2 Famous for Leopards Elephants Sloth Bears, Wild Dogs.
Black Buck National Park Gujarat Area: 34.08 Km 2 Famous for Blackbucks, Wolves, Hyenas, Foxes, Jackals and Jungle Cat
Periyar National Park Tamil Nadu This one is also a project tiger reserve of the country, and also offer jeep safaris for its tourists. Area: 350 sq km Famous for: Elephants and Tigers
Important Wild life sanctuaries of India
Manas sanctuary barpeta (Assam): one-horned rhino, gaur, elephant, wild buffalo. Nadapha sanctuarty triap: (Arunachal Pradesh) Elephant, tiger, wild buffalo. Pachmarhi sanctuary: hoshangabad (MP) Barking deer, Bison, Bear, Tiger
Chandraprabha sanctuary, Varanasi (UP) Tiger, Panther, Sloth bear, Peafowl. Wild Ass sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutchch: (Gujarat) Wild Ass, Wolf, Nilgai, Chinkara.
Bhimbandh Snctuary, Monghyr, (Bihar) Leopard, Tiger, Wolf Hazaribagh national park (jharkhand) Chital, Nilgai, Sambar, Tiger Ghandhi Sagar sanctuary, Mandsaur (MP) Barking deer, Chinkara, chital