Wildlife Sanctuaries in India

Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary is located next to the Central state Farm at Aralam in the Kannur district in Kerala. The Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1984. The Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary covers an area of 55 square kms. The highest point is the Katti Betta peak in the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary. More ››

B R Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is situated at a height of 5,091 feet in the Kemmannagundi district of Karnataka. B R Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is a unique blend of resort and wildlife sanctuary. The B R Hills Wildlife sanctuary is spread over an area of 540 square kms of undulating hills and valleys covered in deciduous forests and Sholas. More ››

Bandhavgarh National Park is situated amidst the Vindhyas mountain range in Madhya Pradesh. The famous white tigers were first found in the Bandhavgarh National Park. This national park was earlier a hunting reserve of the royal family of Rewa. Maharaja Venkat Raman Singh has earlier hunted about 111 tigers. More ››

Bandipur National Park is the beautiful forest reserve located in the Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka. This national park occupies a special place in India’s efforts towards natural conservation. This park was created in the 1930 from the local Maharaja Voodiyar’s hunting lands and named Venugopal Wildlife Park. More ››

The Chimmini Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the western valley of Nelliampathy in the Mukundapuram taluk, the Thrissur district of Kerala. Some part of this sanctuary is located near the Peechi – Vazhani sanctuary and the rest of the part is located near the Parambikulam sanctuary. More ››

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Idukki district in Kerala. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the rain shadow region of the Western Ghats. As a result, Chinnar gets only about 48 rainy days in a year during the months of October and November. More ››

A large part of the Rapti Valley in the lowlands of the Teria region has been considered as a national park and is known as the Royal Chitwan National Park. This park is situated 120 km southwest of Kathmandu in the valley of Rapti and Narayani rivers. More ››

Corbett National Park is the most famous national park in Uttaranchal. Corbett National Park is located in the foothills of the Himalayas. Corbett National Park was established in 1936, as the Hailey National Park. Corbett National Park was the India's first national park. More ››

The calm and peaceful Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka. The Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka. This wildlife sanctuary protects some of the very rare, unspoilt, untouched and unexplored treasure of wild animals and birds. More ››

Eravikulam National Park is situated in the Devikulam Taluk of Idukki district in Kerala, about 15 kms. north of Munnar. Eravikulam National Park was established in 1975 to protect the Nilgiri Tahr. Eravikulam was declared as a National Park in 1978 considering its ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphologic and zoological significance. More ››

The Gir National Park is located about 65 km south east in the Junagadh district of Gujarat. Gir National Park is one of the India’s finest wildlife sanctuaries located in Gujarat. This national park is set up in an area of 1412 square km. of lush deciduous forests.  More ››

The Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated about 135 km from Ranchi in Hazaribagh. This wildlife sanctuary is set in an ecosystem very similar to Betla National Park of Palamu. The Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary covers an area of 186 square km and situated at an altitude of 615 meters in the low hilly terrain. More ››

Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Idukki district, about 40 kms. from Thodupuzha town in Kerala. This sanctuary is spread over the Thodupuzha and Udumpanchola taluks of Idukki district in Kerala. The Idukki arch dam, the first major hydroelectric project in Kerala,   More ››

The entire Little Rann of Kutch, also known as the Indian Wild Ass Wildlife sanctuary is the largest wildlife sanctuary in India. The Indian Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary is the only sanctuary in India which is the home of the Asiatic wild ass and covers an area of 4850 square km. More ››

Kanha National Park is located in the Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh. Kanha National Park is the largest national park in Asia and is one of the first Project Tiger reserves in India. This national park is in the shape of a horseshoe, surrounded by the spurs of the Mekal ridge. More ››

The Kaziranga National Park is the first and the oldest national park in Assam. This national park is situated in the Golaghat District, about 217 kms. from Guwahati. It is also a World Heritage site. Kaziranga National Park is spread over an area of 430 square kms. More ››

The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is the only tiger project in Assam. This wildlife sanctuary is situated in Barpeta District, about 176 kms from Guwahati in the foothills of Bhutan. The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the India's most magnificent national park and a well known World heritage site.  More ››

The Marine National Park is situated offshore from the southern coast of the Gulf of Kutch in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat. The Gulf of Kutch, located on the west coast of India is an arm of the Arabian Sea, and separates the Saurashtra peninsula from the Great and Little Rann of Kutch. More ››

Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary is situated between the route from Mysore to Ooty. This route runs for a part of the way along the banks of the river Moyar. ‘Mudumalai’ means ‘the ancient hill range’. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Nilgiri Hills at a height of 1000 m. This sanctuary covers an area of 321 square km. More ››

The Nagarhole National Park is situated in the picturesque districts of Kodagu and Mysore in southern Karnataka. The word "Nagarhole" is made of the combination of two words Nagar and Hole. Nagar means snake and hole means streams and so various streams snake through the rich tropical forests of Nagarhole National Park. More ››

Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary is located about 40 kms from the Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) district in Kerala. The sanctuary stretches from Neyyatinkara Taluk to the Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu. It is the drainage basin of the Neyyar river and its tributaries, Mullayar and Kallar which originated in Agasthyarkoodam. More ››

Palamau National Park, also known as Betla National Park is situated about 120 kms. west of Ranchi in Palamau. Palamau was once the seat of the Ghero kings and has a fort deep inside the forest. It is a charming forested hill station with waterfalls and hot springs. More ››

Panna National Park was established as a National Reserve in 1981 and made part of Project Tiger in 1994. Panna National Park is one of the India’s youngest tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh. This park is spread over an area of 542.67 square km and created from the hunting reserves of the princely states of Panna. More ››

Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is situated between the Anamala ranges of Tamil Nadu and the Nelliampathy ranges of Kerala on the majestic Western Ghats in Kerala. Three dams have been built here by the Tamil Nadu government under the Parambikulam - Aliyar project. More ››

Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary is located about 50 kms north east of the Thiruvananthapuram district in Nedumangad taluk in Kerala. The catchment area of the Peppara Dam constructed across the Karamana River, was declared as a sanctuary in 1983. About 13 tribal settlements are residing in the sanctuary. More ››

The Periyar National Park and Tiger Reserve is situated within the confines of the Western Ghats in the Idukki district in Kerala. This park is one of the most captivating wildlife parks in the world and also one of the largest and finest wildlife reserves in India. The  Park is surrounded by an artificial Periyar lake. More ››

Ranthambore National Park and tiger reserve is situated in the northwestern part of Rajasthan and is about 14 km from the town of Sawai Madhopur. This park is surrounded by the Vindhya and Aravali hill ranges and is very near to the outer fringes of the Thar Desert. More ››

Sariska National park is one of the India’s most exciting wildlife reserves. Sariska National Park lies in the eastern part of Rajasthan in Alwar and in the backdrop of Aravali hills. This park is spread over a core area of 498 square km. This park can be easily reached from Alwar, Delhi and Jaipur .  More ››

Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Pathanapuram taluk in the Kollam district in Kerala. The Shendruny Wildlife Sanctuary is located about 66 kms from Kollam town on the Kollam–Shencotta Road in Kerala. The Shenduruny forest was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1984.  More ››

Silent Valley National Park is situated about 40 kms. from Mannarkad in the northeastern corner of the Palakkad district in Kerala. Silent Valley National Park is perhaps the closest to a virgin forest in the entire Western Ghats. The park can be reached from the south through the entry point in Mukkali. More ››

Velavadar National Park is one of the best national park in India to view the blackbuck. Velavadar National Park, also known as the Blackbuck National Park, was established in the year 1976 in the Bhal region of Saurashtra at Velavadar. This  park is situated about 72 kms from the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. More ››

Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Wayanad district in Kerala. The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1973 and contiguous to the protected area network of Nagarhole and Bandipur National Park in Karnataka and Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. More ››