List of wildlife sanctuaries of India

Wildlife sanctuaries in India

A wildlife sanctuary in India is defined as a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or other interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide opportunities for study or research. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for the establishment of protected areas in India.[1] Wildlife sanctuaries of India are classified as IUCN Category IV protected areas. As of November 2023,[update] 573 wildlife sanctuaries have been established, covering 122,564.86 km2 (47,322.56 sq mi).[2] Among these, Project Tiger governs 53 tiger reserves, which are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger.[3] Additionally, there are 33 Elephant Reserves covering 80,778 km2 (31,189 sq mi) under the Project Elephant, which may overlap with the wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves.[4][5][6]

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu was established in 1936 as India's first bird sanctuary.[7][8] Spanning 7,506.22 km2 (2,898.17 sq mi), Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the country.[9] The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have the most number of wildlife sanctuaries.[10]

## Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Barren Island Wildlife Sanctuary Barren Island has the only active volcano in India.[11][12] Narcondam Island Wildlife Sanctuary Turtle hatchlings at Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary Endemic Narcondam hornbill at the Narcondam Island Wildlife Sanctuary.[13] Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andaman and Nicobar Islands[9][10][14] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Arial Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.05  | Andaman
Bamboo Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.05  | Andaman
Barren Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 8.1  | Andaman
Battimalv Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 2.23  | Nicobar
Belle Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.08  | Andaman
Benett Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 3.46  | Andaman
Bingham Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.08  | Andaman
Blister Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.26  | Andaman
Bluff Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.14  | Andaman
Bondoville Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 2.55  | Andaman
Brush Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.23  | Andaman
Buchanan Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 9.33  | Andaman
Chanel Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.13  | Andaman
Cinque Islands Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 9.51  | Andaman
Clyde Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.54  | Andaman
Cone Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.65  | Andaman
Curlew (B.P.) Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.16  | Andaman
Curlew Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.03  | Andaman
Cuthbert Bay Wildlife Sanctuary | \-  | 5.82  | Andaman
Defence Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 10.49  | Andaman
Dot Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.13  | Andaman
Dottrell Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.13  | Andaman
Duncan Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.73  | Andaman
East Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 6.11  | Andaman
East of Inglis Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 3.55  | Andaman
Egg Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.05  | Andaman
Entrance Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.96  | Andaman
Flat Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 9.36  | Andaman
Gander Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.05  | Andaman
Girjan Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.16  | Andaman
Galathea Bay Wildlife Sanctuary | \-  | 11.44  | Nicobar
Goose Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.01  | Andaman
Hump Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.47  | Andaman
Interview Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 133.87  | Andaman
James Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 2.1  | Andaman
Jungle Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.52  | Andaman
Kwangtung Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.57  | Andaman
Kyd Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 8  | Andaman
Landfall Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 29.48  | Andaman
Latouche Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.96  | Andaman
Lohabarrack Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 22.21  | Andaman
Mangrove Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.39  | Andaman
Mask Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.78  | Andaman
Mayo Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.1  | Andaman
Megapode Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.12  | Nicobar
Montogemery Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.21  | Andaman
Narcondam Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 6.81  | Andaman
North Brother Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.75  | Andaman
North Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.49  | Andaman
North Reef Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 3.48  | Andaman
Oliver Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.16  | Andaman
Orchid Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.1  | Andaman
Ox Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.13  | Andaman
Oyster Island‑I Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.08  | Andaman
Oyster Island‑II Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.21  | Andaman
Paget Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 7.36  | Andaman
Parkinson Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.34  | Andaman
Passage Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.62  | Andaman
Patric Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.13  | Andaman
Peacock Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.62  | Andaman
Pitman Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.37  | Andaman
Point Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 3.07  | Andaman
Potanma Islands Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.16  | Andaman
Ranger Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 4.26  | Andaman
Reef Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.74  | Andaman
Roper Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.46  | Andaman
Ross Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.01  | Andaman
Rowe Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.01  | Andaman
Sandy Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.58  | Andaman
Sea Serpent Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.78  | Andaman
Shark Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.6  | Andaman
Shearme Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 7.85  | Andaman
Sir Hugh Rose Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.06  | Andaman
Sisters Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.36  | Andaman
Snake Island‑I Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.73  | Andaman
Snake Island‑II Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.03  | Andaman
South Brother Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.24  | Andaman
South Reef Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.17  | Andaman
South Sentinel Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.61  | Andaman
Spike Island‑I Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.42  | Andaman
Spike Island‑II Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 11.7  | Andaman
Stoat Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.44  | Andaman
Surat Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.31  | Andaman
Swamp Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 4.09  | Andaman
Table (Delgarno) Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 2.29  | Andaman
Table (Excelsior) Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.69  | Andaman
Talabaicha Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 3.21  | Andaman
Temple Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 1.04  | Andaman
Tillongchang Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 16.83  | Nicobar
Tree Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.03  | Andaman
Trilby Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.96  | Andaman
Tuft Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.29  | Andaman
Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.39  | Andaman
West Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 6.4  | Andaman
Wharf Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.11  | Andaman
White Cliff Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 0.47  | Andaman

## Andhra Pradesh

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Birds at the Godavari River estuary at the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Blackbucks at the Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh[15][9][16] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 235.7  | East Godavari
Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary | 1990  | 1194  | Kurnool, Prakasam
Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary | 2002  | 70  | Visakhapatnam
Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary | 1990  | 356.7  | Chittoor
Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary | 1953  | 673  | Krishna, West Godavari
Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary | 1989  | 194.81  | Guntur, Krishna
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve | 1978  | 3568.09  | Nandyal, Palnadu, Prakasam
Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary | 1976  | 4.4  | Tirupati
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary | 1976  | 500  | Tirupati
Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 6.14  | Nandyal
Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 464.42  | Kadapa
Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 1030.85  | Nellore
Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 153.32  | Tirupati

## Arunachal Pradesh

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Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary A Rufous-necked Hornbill at the Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Arunachal Pradesh[17][9][18] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 190  | Upper Siang
Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary | 1991  | 4149  | Dibang Valley
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary | 1989  | 217  | West Kameng
Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 140.3  | Papum Pare
Kamala Wildlife Sanctuary | 2015  | 77.61  | Upper Subansiri
Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary | 1989  | 783  | Upper Subansiri
Kane Wildlife Sanctuary | 1991  | 55  | West Siang
Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary | 1980  | 281.5  | Dibang Valley
Pakke Tiger Reserve | 1977  | 861.95  | East Kameng
Ringba-Roba Wildlife Sanctuary | 2015  | 49.2  | East Kameng
Sessa Orchid Wildlife Sanctuary | 1989  | 100  | West Kameng
Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary | 1995  | 337  | Lower Subansiri
Yordi Rabe Supse Wildlife Sanctuary | 1996  | 491.62  | West Siang

## Assam

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An Indian one-horned rhino at the Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary Hoolock gibbons at the Hoollongapar Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Assam[9][19] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary | 2004  | 78.64  | Kamrup
Borail Wildlife Sanctuary | 2004  | 326.25  | Cachar
Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1980  | 26.22  | Darrang
Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary | 1999  | 7.22  | Tinsukia
Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary | 1995  | 44.06  | Sonitpur
Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary | 1994  | 45.56  | Dhubri
Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary | 2004  | 111.19  | Dibrugarh, Tinsukia
East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary | 2000  | 221.81  | Karbi-Anglong
Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary | 1952  | 6.05  | Karbi-Anglong
Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 20.98  | Jorhat
North Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary | 2000  | 96  | Karbi-Anglong
Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary | 1972  | 70.13  | Nagaon
Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary | 2003  | 451  | Karbi-Anglong
Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary | 2000  | 37  | Karbi-Anglong
Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary | 2003  | 97.15  | Karbi-Anglong
Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 38.81  | Marigaon
Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary | 1995  | 33.93  | Sibsagar
Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary | 1998  | 220  | Sonitpur

## Bihar

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A Siberian stonechat at the Kanwarjheel Wildlife Sanctuary An endangered Gangetic dolphin at the Vikramshila Dolphin Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Bihar[9][20] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Barela Bird Sanctuary | 1997  | 1.96  | Vaishali
Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 681.99  | Munger
Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 259.5  | Gaya
Kanwarjheel Wildlife Sanctuary | 1989  | 63.11  | Begusarai
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 1342  | Rohtas
Nagi Dam Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 7.91  | Jamui
Nakti Dam Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 3.32  | Jamui
Pant Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 35.84  | Nalanda
Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 8.87  | Pashchim Champaran
Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 544.67  | Pashchim Champaran
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary | 1990  | 50  | Bhagalpur

## Chandigarh

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Wildlife Sanctuaries in Chandigarh[9] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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City Birds Wildlife Sanctuary | 1998  | 0.03  | Chandigarh
Sukhna Lake Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 25.98  | Chandigarh

## Chhattisgarh

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Bengal tigers at the Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Chhattisgarh[9][21] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1975  | 551.55  | Bilaspur
Badalkhol Wildlife Sanctuary | 1975  | 104.45  | Jashpur
Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 244.66  | Raipur
Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1983  | 138.95  | Bijapur
Gomardha Wildlife Sanctuary | 1975  | 277.91  | Raigarh
Pamed Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 262.12  | Bijapur
Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 430.35  | Surguja
Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1974  | 553.36  | Dhamtari
Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 608.51  | Surguja
Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 237.27  | Gariaband

## Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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Greater flamingos at the Fudam Bird Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu[9] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli Wildlife Sanctuary | 2000  | 92.16  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Fudam Bird Sanctuary | 1991  | 2.18  | Diu

## Delhi

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Wildlife Sanctuaries in Delhi[9][22] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary | 1992  | 27.82  | South Delhi

## Goa

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Birds at the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Goa[9][23] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Bhagwan Mahavir Sanctuary | 1967  | 133  | North Goa
Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary | 1969  | 8  | North Goa
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary | 1988  | 1.78  | North Goa
Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary | 1968  | 85.65  | South Goa
Madei Wildlife Sanctuary | 1999  | 208.48  | North Goa
Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary | 1999  | 211.05  | South Goa

## Haryana

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An Indian robin at the Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary

Further information: List of protected areas of Haryana

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Haryana[9][24] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 115.3  | Sirsa
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 4.12  | Jhajjar
Bir Bara Ban Wildlife Sanctuary | 1991  | 4.19  | Jind
Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 7.67  | Panchkula
Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 0.29  | Kaithal
Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1996  | 54.06  | Yamuna Nagar
Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary | 1991  | 0.83  | Jhajjar
Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary | 2004  | 22.27  | Panchkula
Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 2.11  | Rewari
Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 44.53  | Kaithal, Kurukshetra

## Gujarat

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The endangered Asiatic lions are only found in the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary A critically endangered Indian bustard at the Kutch Bustard Sanctuary Marine Sanctuary in Gulf of Kutch

Further information: List of protected areas of Gujarat

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Gujarat[9][25] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary | 1989  | 542.08  | Banaskantha
Barda Wildlife Sanctuary | 1979  | 192.31  | Jamnagar, Porbandar
Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 3.33  | Jamnagar
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary | 1965  | 1153.42  | Amreli, Junagadh
Hingolgadh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1980  | 6.54  | Rajkot
Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary | 1990  | 130.38  | Godhra
Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary | 1978  | 180.66  | Banaskantha
Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary | 1981  | 6.05  | Jamnagar
Kutch Bustard Sanctuary | 1995  | 2.03  | Kachchh
Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 7506.22  | Kachchh
Marine Wildlife Sanctuary | 1980  | 295.03  | Jamnagar
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary | 1969  | 120.82  | Ahmedabad, Surendranagar
Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1995  | 444.23  | Kachchh
Pania Wildlife Sanctuary | 1989  | 39.63  | Amreli
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary | 1988  | 0.09  | Porbandar
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary | 1990  | 160.84  | Dangs
Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 15.01  | Rajkot
Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 55.65  | Dahod
Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 607.7  | Bharuch
Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary | 1988  | 6.99  | Mahesana
Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary | 1973  | 4953.71  | Kachchh, Rajkot, Mahesana, Banaskantha, Surendranagar, Patan

## Himachal Pradesh

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Further information: List of protected areas of Himachal Pradesh

A snow leopard in Kibber Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary Snow covered peaks in the Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary Birds in Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh[9][26] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 41  | Mandi
Chail Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 109  | Solan
Churdhar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 66  | Sirmaur
Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 167  | Shimla
Darlaghat Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 6  | Solan
Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1994  | 944  | Kangra
Gamgul Siahbehi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 109  | Chamba
Gobind Sagar Bird Sanctuary | 1962  | 100  | Bilaspur
Kalatop Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1958  | 69  | Chamba
Kanwar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1954  | 61  | Kullu
Khokhan Wildlife Sanctuary | 1954  | 14  | Kullu
Kias Wildlife Sanctuary | 1954  | 14  | Kullu
Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary | 1992  | 1400  | Lahul and Spiti
Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 379  | Chamba
Lippa Asrang Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 349  | Kinnaur
Majathal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1954  | 57.55  | Solan
Manali Wildlife Sanctuary | 1954  | 32  | Kullu
Naina Devi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 123  | Bilaspur
Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 278  | Mandi
Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 307  | Kangra
Rakcham Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary | 1989  | 304  | Kinnaur
Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary | 1964  | 4  | Sirmaur
Rupi Bhaba Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 738  | Kinnaur
Sainj Wildlife Sanctuary | 1994  | 90  | Kullu
Sechu Tuan Nala Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 103  | Chamba
Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 72  | Mandi
Shilli Wildlife Sanctuary | 1963  | 2  | Solan
Shimla Wildlife Sanctuary | 1958  | 10  | Shimla
Simbalbara Wildlife Sanctuary | 1958  | 19  | Sirmaur
Talra Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 40  | Shimla
Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary | 1992  | 61  | Kullu
Tundah Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 64  | Chamba

## Jammu and Kashmir

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Flora in Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary Wetlands at Hokersar Wildlife Sanctuaries in Jammu and Kashmir[9][27] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Baltal Thajwas Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 210.5  | Srinagar
Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 139.25  | Baramulla
Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 114.5  | Baramulla
Hokersar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1992  | 13.75  | Srinagar
Jasrota Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 25.75  | Kathua
Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 93.5  | Baramulla
Limber Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 43.75  | Baramulla
Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 44.25  | Jammu
Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 511  | Anantnag
Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary | 2002  | 20  | Anantnag
Ramnagar Rakha Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 12.75  | Jammu
Surinsar-Mansar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 55.5  | Jammu
Tral Wildlife Sanctuary | 2019  | 154.15  | Pulwama
Trikuta Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 27.75  | Jammu

## Jharkhand

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A crested serpent eagle at the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Jharkhand[9][28] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 193.22  | Singhbhum East
Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 186.25  | Hazaribagh
Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 177.35  | Koderma
Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 207  | Chatra
Mahauaduar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 63.25  | Palamau
Palamau Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 794.33  | Palamau
Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary | 1990  | 183.18  | Gumla
Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary | 1984  | 49.33  | Giridih
Topchanchi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 8.75  | Dhanbad
Udhwa Lake Wildlife Sanctuary | 1991  | 0.06  | Sahebganj

## Karnataka

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An Indian leopard at the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary A grizzled giant squirrel at the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Malabar pied hornbills at the Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary A female sloth bear with cub at the Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka[9][29] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Adichunchunagiri Peacock Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 0.84  | Mandya
Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 13.5  | Mysore
Attiveri Bird Sanctuary | 1994  | 2.22  | Uttara Kannada
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary | 1974  | 492.46  | Chikmagalur, Shimoga
Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary | 2010  | 190.42  | Belgavi
Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 539.52  | Chamarajanagar
Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary | 1974  | 181.29  | Kodagu
Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 526.96  | Mysore, Bangalore, Mandya
Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 475.01  | Uttara Kannada
Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary | 1992  | 55.87  | Dharwar
Ghataprabha Wildlife Sanctuary | 1974  | 29.78  | Belgaum
Gudavi Bird Sanctuary | 1989  | 0.73  | Shimoga
Gudekote Wildlife Sanctuary | 2019  | 120.05  | Ballari
Jogimatti Wildlife Sanctuary | 2015  | 100.48  | Chitradurga
Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary | 2013  | 906.9  | Chamarajanagar
Melkote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary | 1974  | 49.82  | Mandya
Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary | 1974  | 247  | Udipi
Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary | 1974  | 30.32  | Mysore
Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 102.92  | Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada
Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary | 2012  | 3.46  | Ramanagara
Rangayyanadurga Wildlife Sanctuary | 2011  | 77.23  | Davanagere
Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary | 1974  | 119  | Dharwad
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary | 1940  | 0.67  | Mysore
Sharavati Valley Wildlife Sanctuary | 1974  | 431.23  | Shimoga
Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary | 1974  | 395.6  | Shimoga
Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary | 1974  | 88.4  | Udipi
Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 105  | Kodagu
Thimlapura Wildlife Sanctuary | 2016  | 50.86  | Tumkur
Yadahalli Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary | 2015  | 96.36  | Bagalkot

## Kerala

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Kurinji flowers at the Kurinjimala Sanctuary A Malabar grey hornbill at the Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

Further information: List of protected areas of Kerala

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Kerala[9][30] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary | 1984  | 55  | Kannur
Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary | 1984  | 85  | Thrissur
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1984  | 90.44  | Idukki
Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary | 2007  | 5  | Palakkad
Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 70  | Idukki
Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary | 2020  | 227.97  | Malappuram
Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary | 2011  | 30.38  | Kannur
Kurinjimala Sanctuary | 2006  | 32  | Idukki
Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary | 2010  | 74.22  | Kozhikode
Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary | 2004  | 0.027  | Ernakulam
Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1958  | 128  | Thiruvananthapuram
Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary | 1973  | 285  | Palakkad
Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary | 1958  | 125  | Thrissur
Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary | 1983  | 53  | Thiruvananthapuram
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1950  | 427  | Idukki
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary | 1984  | 171  | Kollam
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary | 1983  | 25.16  | Idukki
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary | 1973  | 344.44  | Wayanad

## Ladakh

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Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Ladakh[9][27] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Changthang Cold Desert Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 4000  | Leh
Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 5000  | Leh

## Lakshadweep

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Wildlife Sanctuaries in Lakshadweep[9][31] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Pitti | 2002  | 0.01  | Lakshadweep

## Madhya Pradesh

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A gharial at the National Chambal Sanctuary Spotted deer at the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary A Bengal tiger at the Pench Tiger Reserve Wildlife Sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh[9][32] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 478  | Sidhi
Bori Wildlife Sanctuary | 1977  | 485.72  | Hoshangabad
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary | 1981  | 368.62  | Mandsaur
Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 511  | Gwalior
Karera Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 202.21  | Shivpuri
Ken Gharial Sanctuary | 1981  | 45.2  | Panna, Chhatarpur
Kheoni Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 122.7  | Dewas, Sehore
Narsighgarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 59.19  | Raigarh
National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 435  | Morena, Bhind
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1984  | 1194.67  | Damoh, Sagar, Narsimhapur
Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary | 1994  | 44.91  | Tikamgarh
Pachmarhi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1977  | 417.78  | Hoshangabad
Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 344.68  | Morena
Panna Wildlife Sanctuary | 1979  | 68.14  | Panna
Panpatha Wildlife Sanctuary | 1983  | 245.84  | Umaria
Pench Wildlife Sanctuary | 1975  | 118.47  | Chhindwara, Seoni
Phen Wildlife Sanctuary | 1983  | 110.74  | Mandla
Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1989  | 2.34  | Indore
Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 823.84  | Raisen
Sailana Wildlife Sanctuary | 1983  | 12.96  | Ratlam
Sanjay Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary | 1975  | 364.59  | Sidhi
Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1983  | 348.12  | Dhar
Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 287.91  | Raisen
Son Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 41.8  | Sidhi, Shahdol, Satna
Veerangana Durgavati Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 23.97  | Damoh

## Maharashtra

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Demoiselle cranes at the Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary A Bengal Tiger at the Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary India's only meteorite impact crater lake,[33] the Lonar Lake in the Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary Thane creek Dry deciduous forest in the Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Maharashtra[9][34] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Amba Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 127.11  | Buldhana
Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 509.27  | Chandrapur
Aner Dam Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 82.94  | Dhule
Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 104.38  | Gadchiroli
Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 130.78  | Thane, Pune, Raigad
Bor Wildlife Sanctuary | 1970  | 61.1  | Nagpur, Wardha
Chandoli Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 308.97  | Satara, Sangli, Ratnagiri, Kolhapur
Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 134.78  | Gadchiroli
Deolgaon‑Rehkuri Wildlife Sanctuary | 1980  | 2.17  | Ahmednagar
Dhyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 205.23  | Buldhana
Gautala Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 260.61  | Aurangabad, Jalgaon
Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary | 2018  | 159  | Chandrapur
Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary | 1979  | 8496.44  | Solapur, Ahmednagar
Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary | 1986  | 341.05  | Aurangabad, Ahmednagar
Kalsubai Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 361.71  | Ahmednagar
Karnala Bird Sanctuary | 1968  | 4.48  | Raigad
Karanja Sohol Wildlife Sanctuary | 2000  | 18.32  | Akola
Katepurna Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 73.63  | Akola
Koka Wildlife Sanctuary | 2013  | 100.11  | Bhandara
Koyana Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 423.55  | Satara
Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary | 2000  | 1.17  | Buldhana
Malvan Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 29.12  | Sindhudurg
Mayureswar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 5.15  | Pune
Mansingdeo Wildlife Sanctuary | 2010  | 182.39  | Nagpur
Mayani Bird Sanctuary | 2021  | 8.67  | Satara
Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 778.75  | Amravati
Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary | 1970  | 152.81  | Bhandara
Naigaon Mayur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1994  | 29.89  | Beed
Nandur Madhameshwar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 100.12  | Nashik
Narnala Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 12.35  | Akola
Nawegaon Wildlife Sanctuary | 2012  | 122.76  | Gondia
New Bor Wildlife Sanctuary | 2012  | 60.70  | Nagpur, Wardha
New Maldhok Bird Sanctuary | 2015  | 1.98  | Solapur
New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary | 2012  | 151.33  | Bhandara
Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 324.62  | Yavatmal, Nanded
Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 69.79  | Raigad
Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary | 1958  | 351.16  | Kolhapur
Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 10.87  | Sangli
Sudhagad Wildlife Sanctuary | 2014  | 77.13  | Raigad
Tamhini Wildlife Sanctuary | 2013  | 49.62  | Pune
Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary | 1970  | 304.81  | Thane
Thane Creek Wildlife Sanctuary | 2015  |  | Thane
Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 148.63  | Yavatmal
Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary | 2003  | 85  | Palghar
Umred Pauni Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary | 2012  | 189.13  | Bhandara, Nagpur
Wan Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 211  | Amravati
Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1969  | 177.52  | Jalgaon
Yedsi Ramling Ghat Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 2.37  | Osmanabad

## Manipur

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A hoolock gibbon at the Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Manipur[9][35] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Bunning Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 115.8  | Tamenglong
Jiri-Makru Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 198  | Imphal East, Tamenglong
Kailam Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 187.5  | Churachandpur
Khongjaingamba Ching Wildlife Sanctuary | 2016  | 0.42  | Imphal East
Thinungei Bird Sanctuary | 2019  | 1.03  | Bishnupur
Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary | 1989  | 184.4  | Chandel
Zeilad Wildlife Sanctuary | 1997  | 21  | Tamenglong

## Meghalaya

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Wildlife Sanctuaries in Meghalaya[9][36] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Baghmara Pitcher Plant Wildlife Sanctuary | 1984  | 0.02  | South Garo Hills
Narpuh Wildlife Sanctuary | 2014  | 59.9  | East Jaintia Hills, West Jaintia Hills
Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 29  | Ri Bhoi
Siju Wildlife Sanctuary | 1979  | 5.18  | South Garo Hills

## Mizoram

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A Himalayan cutia at the Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Mizoram[9][37] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 500  | Mamit
Khawnglung Wildlife Sanctuary | 1992  | 35  | Serchhip
Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary | 1999  | 60  | Champhai
Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary | 1991  | 110  | Chhimtuipui
Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary | 2004  | 50  | Kolasib
Tawi Wildlife Sanctuary | 2001  | 35.75  | Lunglei
Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary | 2002  | 50  | Lunglei
Tokalo Wildlife Sanctuary | 2007  | 250  | Saiha

## Nagaland

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Wildlife Sanctuaries in Nagaland[9][38] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary | 1980  | 6.41  | Tuensang
Khonoma Tragopan Sanctuary | 1998  | 25  | Kohima
Puliebadze Wildlife Sanctuary | 1980  | 9.23  | Kohima
Rangapahar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 4.7  | Dimapur
Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary | 2009  | 23.57  | Mon

## Odisha

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A waterfall in Simlipal Wildlife Sanctuary Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Odisha[9][39] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary | 1962  | 304.03  | Sambalpur
Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 168.35  | Nayagarh
Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary | 1984  | 71.72  | Puri
Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary | 1975  | 525  | Kendrapara
Chandaka Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 175.79  | Khurda, Cuttack
Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 346.91  | Sambalpur
Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary | 1997  | 1435  | Kendrapara
Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 191.06  | Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj
Kapilasa Wildlife Sanctuary | 2011  | 125.5  | Dhenkanal
Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary | 1992  | 147.66  | Kalahandi
Khalasuni Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 116  | Sambalpur
Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 399.5  | Phulbani
Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary | 1984  | 272.75  | Balasore
Lakhari Valley Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 185.87  | Gajapati
Nalbana Bird Sanctuary | 1987  | 15.53  | Ganjam, Khurda, Puri
Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary | 1979  | 14.16  | Khurda
Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 745.52  | Angul, Boudh, Cuttack
Simlipal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1979  | 1354.3  | Mayurbhanj
Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 500  | Nuapada

## Punjab

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Wildlife Sanctuaries in Punjab[9][40] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 186.5  | Firozpur
Bir Aishvan Wildlife Sanctuary | 1952  | 4.67  | Sangrur
Bir Bhadson Wildlife Sanctuary | 1952  | 10.23  | Patiala
Bir Bunerheri Wildlife Sanctuary | 1952  | 6.5  | Patiala
Bir Dosanjh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1952  | 5.18  | Patiala
Bir Gurdialpura Wildlife Sanctuary | 1977  | 6.2  | Patiala
Bir Mehaswala Wildlife Sanctuary | 1952  | 1.23  | Patiala
Bir Motibagh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1952  | 6.4  | Patiala
Harike Lake Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 86  | Firozpur
Jhajjar Bacholi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1998  | 1.16  | Rupnagar
Kathlaur Kushlian Wildlife Sanctuary | 1999  | 7.58  | Gurdaspur
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary | 2009  | 2.9  | Rupnagar
Takhni-Rehampur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1992  | 3.82  | Hoshiarpur

## Puducherry

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Wildlife Sanctuaries in Puducherry[9] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Oussudu Bird Sanctuary | 2008  | 3.9  | Puducherry

## Rajasthan

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Dhebar Lake in Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Rajasthan[9][41] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Bandh Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 192.76  | Bharatpur
Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 152.9  | Chittaurgarh
Bhensrodgarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1983  | 229.14  | Chittaurgarh
Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary | 1955  | 52  | Rajsamand
Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 300  | Jaipur
Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1975  | 100  | Kota
Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1983  | 676.38  | Sawai Madhopur
Kesarbagh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1955  | 14.76  | Dholpur
Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1971  | 578.25  | Pali, Udaipur
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary | 1960  | 288.84  | Sirohi
Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1980  | 50  | Jaipur
National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1979  | 280  | Kota
Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1983  | 511.41  | Pali, Udaipur
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 301  | Bundi
Ramsagar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1955  | 34.4  | Dholpur
Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 5.19  | Udaipur
Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary | 1955  | 492  | Alwar
Sawai Madhopur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1955  | 131.3  | Sawai Madhopur
Sawai Man Singh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1984  | 103.25  | Sawai Madhopur
Shergarh Wildlife Sanctuary | 1983  | 98.71  | Kota
Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary | 1979  | 422.94  | Chittaurgarh, Udaipur
Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1971  | 7.9  | Churu
Todgarh-Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary | 1983  | 495.27  | Ajmer, Pali, Rajsamand
Van Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1955  | 59.93  | Dholpur

## Sikkim

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Rhododendron at the Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Sikkim[9][42] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary | 1984  | 51.76  | East Sikkim
Kitam Bird Sanctuary | 2005  | 6  | Namchi
Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary | 1977  | 31  | East Sikkim
Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 35.34  | South Sikkim
Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary | 2002  | 128  | East Sikkim
Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary | 1984  | 43  | North Sikkim
Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary | 1998  | 104  | West Sikkim

## Tamil Nadu

[edit]

Indian elephants at the Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary An Indian gaur at the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, India's first wildlife sanctuary. A Bengal tiger at the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary

Further information: List of protected areas of Tamil Nadu

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu[9][43][44] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 841.49  | Coimbatore, Tiruppur
Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary | 2014  | 504.34  | Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri
Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary | 2022[45] | 686.4  | Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary | 1989  | 0.48  | Ramanathapuram
Gangaikondan Spotted Deer Sanctuary | 2013[46] | 288.4  | Tirunelveli
Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 485.2  | Virudhunagar
Kadavur Wildlife Sanctuary | 2022[47] | 118.06  | Dindigul, Karur
Kalakkad Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 223.58  | Tirunelveli
Kallaperambur Lake Bird Sanctuary | 2015  | 64  | Thanjavur
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary | 1989  | 1.04  | Ramanathapuram
Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary | 2008  | 457.78  | Kanyakumari
Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary | 1999  | 4.54  | Perambalur
Karikili Bird Sanctuary | 1989  | 0.61  | Kanchipuram
Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary | 2021[48] | 51.56  | Villupuram
Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary | 2008  | 608.95  | Dindigul, Theni
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary | 1994  | 1.29  | Tirunelveli
Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary | 2009  | 269.1  | Madurai, Theni
Melaselvanur-Kilaselvanur Bird Sanctuary | 1998  | 5.93  | Ramanathapuram
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary | 1940  | 217.76  | Nilgiris
Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary | 1977  | 567.38  | Tirunelveli
Nanjarayan Tank Bird Sanctuary | 2022[49] | 1.26  | Tiruppur
Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary | 2014  | 356.73  | Tirunelveli
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary | 1967  | 124.07  | Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary | 1980  | 153.67  | Tiruvallur
Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary | 2008  | 1,411.6  | Erode
Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary | 2002  | 0.94  | Kanyakumari
Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary | 2023[50] | 805.67  | Erode
Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary | 1991  | 0.45  | Thiruvarur
Vaduvoor Bird Sanctuary | 1991  | 1.28  | Thiruvarur
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary | 1936  | 0.3  | Chengalpattu
Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 16.41  | Thoothukudi
Vellode Bird Sanctuary | 1997  | 0.77  | Erode
Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary | 1977  | 0.38  | Sivagangai
Viralimalai Bird Sanctuary | 2008[51] |  | Tiruchirappalli

## Telangana

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Birds at the Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Telangana [9][16] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary | 1953  | 806.15  | Karimnagar, Warangal
Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1965  | 893  | Adilabad
Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary | 1977  | 656  | Khammam
Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 20  | Medak
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve | 1978  | 3568.09  | Nalgonda, Mahabub Nagar
Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1952  | 879.3  | Warangal
Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary | 1952  | 130  | Medak, Nizamabad
Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary | 1980  | 136.02  | Adilabad
Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary | 1978  | 36.29  | Adilabad, Karimnagar

## Tripura

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Chital at the Sepahijala Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Tripura[9][52] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 389.54  | South Tripura
Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 0.85  | North Tripura
Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 18.53  | West Tripura
Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 194.7  | South Tripura

## Uttar Pradesh

[edit]

A waterfall in the Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary Birds at the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary Gandaki River at the Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary

Further information: List of protected areas of Uttar Pradesh

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Uttar Pradesh[9][53] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary | 1990  | 28.94  | Sant Kabir Nagar
Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary | 1957  | 78  | Chandauli
Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 2073  | Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bijnore, Jyotiba Nagar
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 500.73  | Mirzapur, Sonbhadra
Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 400.69  | Bahraich
Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1972  | 227  | Lakhimpur-Kheri, Shahjahanpur
Lakh Bahosi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 80.24  | Farrukhabad
Mahavir Swami Wildlife Sanctuary | 1977  | 5.41  | Lalitpur
National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1979  | 635  | Agra, Etawah
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary | 1984  | 2.25  | Unnao, Lucknow
Okhla Wildlife Sanctuary | 1990  | 4  | Ghaziabad
Parvati Arga Wildlife Sanctuary | 1990  | 10.84  | Gonda
Patna Bird Sanctuary | 1990  | 1.09  | Etah
Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1977  | 230.31  | Banda, Chitrakoot
Saman Bird Sanctuary | 1990  | 5.25  | Mainpuri
Samaspur Bird Sanctuary | 1987  | 7.99  | Rae Bareli
Sandi Bird Sanctuary | 1990  | 3.09  | Hardoi
Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 428.2  | Maharajganj
Sohelwa Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 452.47  | Shravasti, Balrampur
Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary | 1991  | 4.03  | Agra
Surha Tal Bird Sanctuary | 1991  | 34.32  | Ballia
Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary | 1989  | 7  | Varanasi
Vijai Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1990  | 2.62  | Mahoba

## Uttarakhand

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Himalayan peaks visible from Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in Uttarakhand[9][54] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary | 1986  | 599.93  | Pithoragarh
Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1988  | 45.59  | Almora
Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary | 1955  | 481  | Uttarkashi
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary | 1972  | 975.24  | Chamoli, Rudraprayag
Mussoorie Wildlife Sanctuary | 1993  | 10.82  | Dehradun
Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary | 2012  | 269.95  | Nainital, Champawat
Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary | 1987  | 301.18  | Pauri Garhwal

## West Bengal

[edit]

Further information: List of protected areas of West Bengal

Indian elephants at the Buxa Tiger Reserve A common jezebel at the Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries in West Bengal[9][55] Sanctuary  | Declared  | Area (km2)  | District

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Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1977  | 2.02  | Birbhum
Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary | 1980  | 0.67  | Nadia
Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary | 1980  | 0.64  | North 24-Paraganas
Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary | 1986  | 368.99  | Jalpaiguri
Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 9.6  | Jalpaiguri
Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 5.95  | South 24-Paraganas
Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 216.51  | Jalpaiguri
Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 0.04  | Darjeeling
Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 38  | South 24-Paraganas
Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 158.04  | Darjeeling
Narendrapur Wildlife Sanctuary | 1982  | 0.1  | South 24-Paraganas
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary | 1985  | 1.3  | North Dinajpur
Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary | 1981  | 0.14  | Burdwan
Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 362.4  | South 24-Paraganas
Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary | 1976  | 38.88  | Darjeeling
West Sunderban Wildlife Sanctuary | 2013  | 556.45  | South 24-Paraganas

## See also

[edit]

* List of national parks of India
* List of botanical gardens in India
* Elephant reserves
* Tiger reserves of India

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