National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India
by Devender
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Many of India's wildlife sanctuaries were once hunting grounds for kings and princes. More than 50 out of which have been turned into tiger reserves. There are only 2967 tigers left in India by the year 2018 according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Around 70% of these reside in the tiger reserves.
National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India
| Name | Place | Famous for |
| Great Himalayan National Park | Himachal Pradesh | Blue sheep, Snow leopard, Musk Deer |
| Rajaji National Park | Uttarakhand | Elephants, Tigers |
| Valley of Flowers National Park | Uttarakhand | Snow Leopard, Flora |
| Corbett National Park | Uttarakhand | Tigers |
| Dudhwa Tiger Reserve | Uttar Pradesh | Tigers |
| Sariska National Park | Rajashthan | Tigers |
| Keoladeo National Park or Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary | Rajashthan | Birds and Deers |
| Ranthambore National Park | Rajashthan | Tigers |
| Manas National Park | Assam | Tigers, Elephants |
| Kaziranga National Park | Assam | One-Horned Rhinoceroses |
| Keibul Lamjao National Park | Manipur | Only floating park in the world, Famous for Sangai or Dancing Deers |
| Sundarbans National Park | West Bengal | Tigers |
| Gorumara | West Bengal | - |
| Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary | Orissa | - |
| Bandhavgarh National Park | Madhya Pradesh | Tigers |
| Kanha National Park | Madhya Pradesh | Tigers |
| Pench National Park | Madhya Pradesh | Tigers |
| Gir National Park | Gujarat | Asiatic Lions |
| Bandipur National Park | Karnataka | Tiger |
| Nagarhole National Park | Karnataka | Tigers and Elephants |
| Parambikulam Tiger Reserve | Kerala | Tiger |
| Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary | Kerala | Tiger |
| Periyar National Park | Kerala | Tigers and Elephants |
| Name | Place | Famous for |
| Dachigam National Park | J&K | Hangul/Kashmiri Stag |
| Nanda Devi National Park | Uttarakhand | - |
| Kanchenjunga National Park | Sikkim | Musk Deer, Snow Leopard |
| Mouling National Park | Arunachal Pradesh | Red Panda |
| Namdapha National Park | Arunachal Pradesh | Red Giant Flying Squirrel |
| Nameri National Park | Assam | Elephants |
| Balpakhram National Park | Meghalaya | Elephants, Golden cat |
| Desert National Park | Rajasthan | - |
| Marine National Park | Gulf of Kutch | - |
| Madhav National Park | Madhya Pradesh | - |
| Chandra Prabha National Park | Uttar Pradesh | - |
| Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary | Rann of Kutchh | Wild Ass |
| Panna National Park | Madhya Pradesh | Tiger |
| Betla National Park | Jharkhand | Bison, Elephant, Tiger, Leopard, Axis-axis |
| Palamu National Park | Jharkhand | Tiger |
| Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary | Jharkhand | Elephants |
| Simlipal National Park | Orissa | Tiger |
| Melghat Tiger Reserve | Maharashtra | Tiger |
| Indravati National Park | Chhattisgarh | Tiger and wild Buffalo |
| NagarJuna National Park | Andhra Pradesh | Tiger |
| Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary | Goa | - |
| Banerghatta National Park | Karnataka | Tiger |
| Silent Valley National Park | Kerala | - |
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