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Wildlife Sanctuaries in India State Wise


Except the areas of reserve forests or territorial waters, any area can be demarcated as a Wildlife Sanctuary by a State Government under the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 for protecting, propagating or developing particular kind of flora and fauna or its environment. Very restricted human activities like livestock grazing, etc. are permitted for the population living inside the Wildlife Sanctuaries in India. Wildlife exploitation is strictly prohibited inside the area and is a punishable offense. Special permission is required for collecting the forest produce that is produced inside.



As of January 2023, there exists 567 wildlife sanctuaries in India covering roughly around 3.73% of the total geographical area of the country. Wildlife sanctuaries of India are categorised as International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Category IV protected areas. By declaring and establishing Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Parks, Wetland Sites and Biosphere Reserves, Government is trying to conserve the nature as much as possible.

List of Wildlife Sanctuaries in India

The following list shows some of important Wildlife sanctuaries in India state wise. The Wildlife sanctuaries are arranged from North to South.


    Sl. No. Wildlife Sanctuary Name Location
    1 Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary Ladakh
    2 Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary Ladakh
    3 Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary Jammu and Kashmir
    4 Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary Jammu and Kashmir
    5 Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary Jammu and Kashmir
    6 Ramnagar Rakha Wildlife Sanctuary Jammu and Kashmir
    7 Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh
    8 Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh
    9 Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh
    10 Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh
    11 Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh
    12 Rupi Bhaba Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh
    13 Askot Wildlife Sanctuary Uttarakhand
    14 Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary Uttarakhand
    15 Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary Uttarakhand
    16 Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary Uttarakhand
    17 Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary Uttarakhand
    18 Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary Haryana
    19 Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary Haryana
    20 Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
    21 Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
    22 Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
    23 Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
    24 National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
    25 Patna Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
    26 Pilibhit Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
    27 Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
    28 Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
    29 Sohelwa Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
    30 Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
    31 Bhainsrorgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
    32 Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
    33 Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
    34 Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
    35 Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
    36 Phulwari Ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
    37 Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
    38 Sawai Mansingh Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
    39 Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
    40 Todgarh Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan
    41 D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh
    42 Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh
    43 Eagle Nest Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh
    44 Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh
    45 Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh
    46 Pakke (Pakhui) Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh
    47 Sessa Orchid Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh
    48 Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh
    49 Barsey Rhododendron Wildlife Sanctuary Sikkim
    50 Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary Sikkim
    51 Barail Wildlife Sanctuary Assam
    52 Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary Assam
    53 East Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary Assam
    54 Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary Assam
    55 Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary Assam
    56 Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal
    57 Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal
    58 Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal
    59 West Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal
    60 Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar
    61 Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar, Jharkhand
    62 Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar
    63 Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    64 Bori Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    65 Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    66 Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    67 Karera Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    68 Pachmarhi Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    69 Kheoni Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    70 Palpur Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    71 Panpatha Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    72 Pench Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    73 Noradehi Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    74 Phen Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    75 Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    76 Sanjay Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    77 Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    78 Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh
    79 Narpuh Wildlife Sanctuary Meghalaya
    80 Yangoupokpi Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary Manipur
    81 Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand
    82 Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand
    83 Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand
    84 Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand
    85 Palamau Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand
    86 Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand
    87 Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
    88 Barda Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
    89 Gir Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
    90 Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
    91 Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
    92 Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
    93 Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary Gujarat
    94 Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
    95 Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
    96 Purna Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
    97 Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
    98 Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat
    99 Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary Tripura
    100 Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary Tripura
    101 Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary Mizoram
    102 Tokalo Wildlife Sanctuary Mizoram
    103 Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary Chhattisgarh
    104 Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary Chhattisgarh
    105 Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary Chhattisgarh
    106 Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary Chhattisgarh
    107 Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    108 Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    109 Chandaka Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    110 Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    111 Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    112 Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    113 Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    114 Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    115 Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    116 Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    117 Simlipal Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    118 Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary Odisha
    119 Tadoba Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    120 Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    121 Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    122 Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    123 Dnyanganga Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    124 Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary Maharashtra
    125 Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    126 Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    127 Kalsubai Harishchandragad Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    128 Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    129 Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    130 Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    131 Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    132 Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    133 Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    134 Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    135 Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    136 Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
    137 Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana
    138 Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana
    139 Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana
    140 Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana
    141 Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana
    142 Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
    143 Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana
    144 Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
    145 Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
    146 Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
    147 Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
    148 Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
    149 Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
    150 Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
    151 Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
    152 Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
    153 Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    154 Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    155 Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    156 Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    157 Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    158 Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    159 Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    160 Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    161 Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    162 Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary Karnataka
    163 Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    164 Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    165 Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    166 Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    167 Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka
    168 Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary Goa
    169 Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary Goa
    170 Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary Goa
    171 Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
    172 Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
    173 Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
    174 Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
    175 Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
    176 Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
    177 Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
    178 Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
    179 Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala
    180 Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala
    181 Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala
    182 Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala
    183 Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala
    184 Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala
    185 Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala
    186 Interview Island Wildlife Sanctuary Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    187 Landfall Island Wildlife Sanctuary Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    188 Lohabarrack (Saltwater Crocodile) Wildlife Sanctuary Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    189 Spike Island-I and Spike Island-II Wildlife Sanctuaries Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    190 Tillongchang Island Wildlife Sanctuary Andaman and Nicobar Islands

In addition to the above mentioned wildlife sanctuaries in India state wise list, there exists many smaller wildlife sanctuaries across the nation.

Quiz

  1. The Wild Life (Protection) Act was enacted in India in

    1. 1972

    2. 1986

    3. 1980

    4. 1981

    Answer

    Ans: A


  2. Kugti wildlide sanctuary is located in which state?

    1. Nagaland

    2. Kerala

    3. Tamil Nadu

    4. Himachal Pradesh

    Answer

    Ans: D