Saturday, October 26, 2013

National Park in India


·   In 1936 Hailey National Park was declared as India's first national park. This National Park is now       known as Jim Corbett National Park. It is also the first sanctuary to come under Project Tiger in 1973-74. 
·  There are 102 national parks. 
·  Hemis National Park in Jammu and Kashmir is largest national park of India with 4,400 square km.It is also the National Park located in highest altitude.   
·  South Button Island National Park in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the smallest National Park with the total area of 2 square miles. 
·  Kaziranga National Park in Assam, Manas National Park in Assam and Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan are the three National Parks in India that declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985. 
·  Madhya Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands have the highest number of National Parks with 9 each. 
·  Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch is the first national marine park of India. 
·  Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur is the only floating park in the world.

State/ Union Territory
National Park
Famous For
Andaman and Nicobar
 Rani Jhansi    


Campbell Bay


Galathea


Mount  Harriet Island
Saltwater Crocodiles

North Button Island
Dolphin

Mahatma Gandhi


Middle Button Island


South Button Island  


Saddle Peak

Andhra Pradesh   
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy


Mrugavani


Mahavir Harina Vanasthali    


Sri Venkateswara  

Arunachal Pradesh   
Mouling


Namdapha  
Gaur
Assam   
Kaziranga
One horned rhinos

Manas
Tiger

Dibru Saikhowa


Nameri


Orang  

Bihar   
Kanwar Taal Bird Sanctuary


Valmiki


Vikramshila Dolphin Sanctuary  

Chhattisgarh   
Indravati


Kanger Ghati  

Goa   
Mollem  

Gujarat   
Blackbuck
Blackbuck and Lesser Florican

Gir
Asiatic Lions

Marine National Park


Vansda  

Haryana   
Sultanpur


Kalesar

Himachal Pradesh   
Great Himalayan


Pin Valley  
Himalayan Snowcock
Jammu & Kashmir   
Kishtwar


Dachigam


Hemis
Snow Leopard

Salim Ali  

Jharkhand   
Betla  

Karnataka   
Bandipur
Asian Elephant, Tiger

Bannerghatta


Anshi


Nagarhole  


Kudremukh National Park

Kerala
Mathikettan Shola


Anamudi Shola


Pampadam Shola


Periyar
Indian elephants

Eravikulam
Nilgiri Tahr

Silent Valley  

Madhya Pradesh   
Bandhavgarh
Tiger

Satpura


Kanha
Swamp Deer

Fossil


Madhav


Panna


Sanjay


Pench


Van Vihar  

Maharashtra   
Gilbert Hill


Karnala


Gugamal


Navegaon


Chandoli
Indian Bison, Sloth Bears

Pench

    
Sanjay Gandhi


Tadoba  

Manipur   
Keibul Lamjao
Eld's Deer

Sirohi  

Meghalaya   
Nokrek  


Balphakram

Mizoram   
Murlen


Phawngpui  

Nagaland   
Intanki  

Odisha   
Simlipal  
Royal Bengal Tigers,Elephants

Bhitarkanika

Rajasthan   
Desert
Great Indian Bustard

Ranthambore
Tiger

Darrah


Keoladeo
Siberian Cranes

Sariska  

Sikkim   
Khangchendzonga  
Wild Ass, Himalayan Tahr
Tamil Nadu   
Guindy


Mudumalai


Mukurthi


Gulf of Mannar

    
Palani Hills  


Indira Gandhi
Lion Tailed Macaque,Dhole
Uttar Pradesh   
Dudhwa


Nawabganj  

Uttarakhand   
Corbett
Tiger

Gangotri


Nanda Devi


Rajaji
Asian Elephant, Bengal Tiger

Govind


Valley of Flowers  
Asiatic black bear
West Bengal   
Gorumara


Neora Valley


Buxa


Singalila


Jaldapara  


Sundarbans   
Royal Bengal Tiger


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