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IMPORTANT WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES AND NATIONAL PARKS

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NAME PLACE FAMOUS FOR Jim Corbett National Park Nainital, It is the oldest national park in and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal . Golaghat and Nagaon The sanctuary hosts two- districts in thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gir Forest National Park and Junagadh District, Gir It is a forest and wildlife Wildlife Sanctuary Somnath District and sanctuary and home to the Amreli Districts in Asiatic lions. National Park Dayapur, Gosaba, West It is a National Park, Tiger Bengal Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve covered by mangrove forests and is one of the largest reserves for the and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Idukki(), A unique aspect of this national park is the blooming of the Neelakurinji, a plant that blooms once every 12 years, and turns the entire forest a deep shade of blue. Seoni and Chhindwara It derives its name from the districts of Madhya Pench River that flows Pradesh through the park and haven for Royal Bengal . Sariska National Park Alwar district of It is a national park and tiger reserve and is a refuge for Royal Bengal Tigers. Kanha National Park Mandla and Balaghat Kanha National Park is one districts of Madhya of the first tiger reserve to Pradesh work for in India and it is the largest national park of . Ranthambore National Park Sawai Madhopur district It is one of the largest of Rajasthan national parks in

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and is known for its Bengal tigers. National Park , Kerala and Wildlife Sanctuary is a notable as both as a reserve and a tiger reserve. Bandhavgarh National Park Umaria district of Madhya White Tigers were present in Pradesh the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. Nilgiri District of Tamil watching is an Nadu interesting activity here as fine bird specimens flock this area quite often. , Jammu and Only area where is found. Kodagu and It is also known as Rajiv districts in Gandhi National Park. Bannerghatta National Park Bangalore, Karnataka Also known as Bannerghatta Biological Park. It is a popular tourist destination with a zoo, a pet corner, an animal rescue centre, a butterfly enclosure, an aquarium, a house and a safari park. Chamarajanagar district of It is part of the Nilgiri Karnataka Biosphere Reserve and largest habitat of wild in south Asia. Govind Pashu Vihar National Uttarakand It is named after a prominent Park and Sanctuary Indian freedom fighter and politician Govind Ballabh Pant. Uttarkashi District of It was third largest National Uttarakhand park of India. Joshimath,Uttarakhand The National Park was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. The latter was expanded and renamed to Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks in 2005. Marine National It lies 1 to 10 km away It consists of 21 small islands Park from the east coast of and coral reefs in the Gulf of

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Tamil Nadu, Mannar in the Indian Ocean for 160 km between of . The park has Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) a high diversity of plants and and Dhanushkodi. animals in its marine and shore habitats. Dugong (Sea Cow), a vulnerable marine mammal is also found here. National Park District, , Tamil Nadu earlier known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park. Bharatpur, Rajasthan Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is a man-made and man-managed and one of the national parks of India. It is conferred with World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Satara, Kolhapur, Sangli It is a natural World Heritage Districts of Site. Tadoba National Park Chandrapur district of It is notable as Maharashtra's Maharashtra oldest and largest national park. Sanjay Gandhi National Park Northern part of It is formerly Borivali city National Park Jyoti Gaon, Assam Also known as Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant and a biosphere reserve. Gulf of Kutch Marine National Southern shore of the Gulf It is the first national marine Park of Kutch in Jamnagar, park and also first marine Gujarat wildlife sanctuary of India with 42 islands on Jamnagar coast in the Marine National Park. , MadhyaPradesh It is developed and managed as a modern zoological park. Keibul Lamjao National Park , It is the only floating park in the world and an integral part of Loktak .

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Sri Venkateswara National Park Chittoor & Cuddapah It is one of the biosphere districts of Andhra reserves of India. Pradesh Mahatma Gandhi Marine Wandoor, Andaman It is also Known as Wandoor National Park Islands National Park. This National park is covered with Tropical Forest. Mount Harriet National Park Port Blair, Andaman and The picture on the back side Nicobar Islands of Rs 20 note is taken from Mount Harriet National Park. The park is named in commemoration of Harriet Tytler, wife of Robert Christopher Tytler, a British army officer. Great Himalayan National Park Kullu region in Himachal The Park was added to the Pradesh UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The Unesco World Heritage Site Committee granted the status to the park under the criteria of "outstanding significance for biodiversity conservation". Khangchendzonga National The park gets its name from Park the mountain Kanchenjunga which is 8,586 metres (28,169 ft) tall, the third highest peak in the world. Tura, UNESCO added this National park to its list of Biosphere Reserves. Silent Valley National Park , Palakkad The British named the area District, Kerala Silent Valley because of a perceived absence of noisy cicadas.

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