The Sanctuaries and Parks present a different corners of India , Shows Incredibility of the nation.

1. WILDLIFE CENTURIES
&
NATIONAL PARK
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2. Wildlife Sancturies
• wildlife sanctuary, is a naturally occurring
sanctuary, such as an island, that provides
protection for species from hunting predation or
competition.
• An international organization, the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and
its World Commission on Protected Areas, has
defined “Wildlife Sanctuary" as
its Category IV type of protected areas.
• The sanctuaries are generally the safe havens,
where the resident animals are given the
opportunity to behave as naturally as possible in
a protective environment and maintaining each
animal until his or her natural death.
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3. Wildlife Sancturies
• India's wildlife is rich and diverse, almost 4 % of
India's land is under forests.
• India has over 442 animal sanctuaries, referred
to as Wildlife sanctuaries .
• The wildlife sanctuaries in India are home to
around two thousand different species of
birds, 3500 species of mammals, nearly 30000
different kinds of insects and more than 15000
varieties of plants.
• These sanctuaries and forest reserves are home
to several endangered species of animals and
birds like the Asiatic Elephant, the
Royal Bengal tiger, the Snow Leopard and the
Siberian Crane
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4. National Park
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An international organization, the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and
its World Commission on Protected Areas, has
defined "National Park" as its Category II type
of protected areas.
• “One or several ecosystems not materially
altered by human exploitation and occupation,
where plant and animal species, geomorphological sites and habitats are of special
scientific, educational, and recreational interest
or which contain a natural landscape of great
beauty.”
• According to the IUCN, there were 6,555 national
parks worldwide in 2006 that meet its criteria.
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5. National Park
• A national park is a park in use for
conservation purposes. Often it is a reserve of
natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a
country declares or owns.
• Although individual nations designate their own
national parks differently, there is a common
idea: the conservation of wild nature for posterity
and as a symbol of national pride.
• National Parks are almost always open to
visitors. Most national parks provide outdoor
recreation and camping opportunities as well as
classes designed to educate the public on the
importance to educate the public on the
importance of the conservation and the natural
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the land
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6. National Park
• The National Park in India helps us to know the
unknown treasures of wildlife hidden in the
sanctuaries all around India.
• India's first national park was Jim Corbett
National Park established in 1936.
• There are more than 166 authorized national
parks in India till date.
• The forest and wild life sanctuary areas, which
fall on the borders of states, are protected for
security reasons.
• There are five major national parks, which can
help you get a closer encounter of any kind of
wildlife.
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7. Corbett National Park
• Location : Uttarakhand.
• India's one of the first and well-known national
park for tigers.
• The park had a large area, which is divided, into
five zones.
• First zone, Jhirna, is open to public all around the
year and other zones are closed during
monsoon.
• The elephant safari's inside the park are exciting
and gives a close and safe trip inside the dense
forest .
• the Dhikala zone is best spots to enjoy wildlife.
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8. Kanha National Park
• Location : Madhya Pradesh.
• It's a dense and rich area of bamboo forests .
• It has beautiful lakes, running streams and wide
grasslands.
• It is a large park and known for research and
conservation programs to preserve many
endangered species like white tiger,
hippopotamus.
• The park has a significant population of Royal
Bengal Tiger, leopards, the sloth bear,
Barasingha and Indian wild dog.
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9. Bandhavgarh National
Park
• Location : Madhya Pradesh.
• It has highest population of tigers than any other
parks in India.
• It is best for its scenic surrounding, the dense
and eye capturing valleys and beautiful rocky
terrain and an ancient fort.
• It is one of the best location to spot tigers and a
variety of birds and wildlife.
• The park has a large breeding population of
leopards, and various species of deer.
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10. Ranthombore National
Park
• Location : Rajasthan.
• It is located at the junction between the Aravali
Hill ranges and the Vindhyan plateau.
• It’s scenic surrounding guide you through the
forest and 10th century fort amidst the cliffs.
• It serves as a rich heritage of various plants and
animals.
• It has a huge number of tigers.
• A good time to visit Ranthombore National Park
is in November and May when the nature of the
dry deciduous forests makes sightings common.
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11. Sunderban National Park
• Location : West Bengal.
• Sunderbans is a dense mangrove forest which is
unique and magnificent place to visit.
• It includes 54 island and extends to the near-by
Bangladesh.
• It is a wide swamp which can be explored only
using boats.
• Its a refuge for migrating birds and a reserve for
rare and preserved wildlife .
• It is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal
tiger.
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12. Kaziranga National Park
• Location : Assam.
• A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds
of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.
• Located on the edge of the Eastern
Himalaya biodiversity hotspot, the park combines
high species diversity and visibility.
• Kaziranga boasts the highest density
of tigers among protected areas in the world.
• The park is home to large breeding populations
of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp
deer.
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13. Gir Forest National Park
• Location : Gujarat.
• Established in 1965, with a total area of
1412 km² (about 258 km² for the fully protected
area (the national park) and 1153 km² for the
Sanctuary).
• It is the sole home of the Asiatic Lions and is
considered to be one of the most important
protected areas in Asia due to its
supported species.
• The ecosystem of Gir, with its diverse flora
and fauna, is protected as a result of the efforts
of the government forest department,
wildlife activists and NGOs.
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14. Valmiki National Park
• Location : Bihar.
• Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) is one of the
natural virgin recesses in east India.
• The pristine forest and wilderness of VTR is an
excellent example of Himalayan Terai landscape.
• The wild mammals found in the forest of VTR are
tiger, Rhinoceros, Black bear, Leopard, Wild
dog, wild buffalo, wild boar etc
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15. Bandipur National Park
• Location : Karnataka.
• A potential new UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• A vital tiger preservation area, lies within the
state of Karnataka and links with Mudumalai
National Park in the state of Tamil Nadu.
• Apart from tigers, the park features
leopards, elephants, sloth bears, wild boars and
wild dogs.
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16. Bannerghatta National
Park
• Location : Karnataka.
• It is situated 22 km south of Bangalore
• This place is home to one of the richest
natural zoological reserves.
• The country's first Butterfly Park was
established in the Bannerghatta Biological Park.
• Apart from tigers, the park features leopards,
elephants, sloth bears, wild boars and wild
dogs.
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17. Blackbuck National Park
• Location : Gujarat.
• It is situated 72 km from the district
headquarter city of Bhavnagar.
• It was primarily a "vidi" (grassland) of
the Maharaja of the princely state of Bhavnagar.
• Flat land, dry grasses and herds
of antelopes have always attracted visitors to
this park which has a unique grassland
ecosystem.
• Today, the largest population of Blackbuck,
Wolf and Lesser Florican (a bustard) has been
sustained in this park.
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18. Nokrek National Park
• Location : Meghalaya.
• UNESCO added this National park to its list
of Biosphere Reserve.
• Nokrek has a remnant population of the Red
panda that has generated curiosity across the
world.
• The area is noted for its wild varieties of citrus
fruits that provide a gene-pool for commercially
produced citrus.
• Siju Cave is located very close to the Napak
Lake, is filled with water and is miles long.
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19. Betla National Park
• Location : Jharkhand.
• One of the first national parks in India to become
a tiger reserve under Project Tiger .
• Inside the park, there are waterfalls and hot
springs, along with two historical forts.
• Tigers, Sloth Bear, Panther, Wild Bear and Wolf
are predators, and Jackal and hyena are
common scavengers.
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20. THANKS TO EVERYONE
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