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Gee, who had spent most of his life in India and was an authority on its wildlife, recommended creation of a national park north of the Rapti River. [5] He also proposed creation of a wildlife sanctuary south of the river for a trial period of ten years.
Besides the Sanctuary Asia and Cub magazines, Sahgal has published numerous works in both English and regional languages. [14] He has authored coffee table books on wildlife, including a series on some of India's national parks and sanctuaries; The Bandhavgarh Inheritance, The Sundarbans Inheritance, The Bharatpur Inheritance, The Kaziranga Inheritance, The Corbett Inheritance and The Periyar ...
After the merger of Mysore with India, Nagarhole first became a wildlife sanctuary in 1955, and later became a national park in 1988. Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park - This region was the private hunting ground of the Nizam of Hyderabad. After the annexure of Hyderabad in 1956, it was wildlife sanctuary in 1975, and a national park in 1994.
Dr. MK Ranjitsinh Jhala (born 19 February 1939) [nb 1] is an author and authority on wildlife and nature conservation from India. [1] He comes from the royal family of Wankaner in Saurashtra. [2] He served also as Chairman of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI); Dir-Gen CAPART; Dir. and Regional Co-ordinator WWF Tiger Conservation Programme (TCP).
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, 573 wildlife sanctuaries have been established, covering 122,564.86 km 2 (47,322.56 sq mi). [2]
Government of India established a system of national parks and protected areas in 1935, which have been subsequently expanded to nearly 1022 protected areas by 2023. India has enacted the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 and special projects such as Project Tiger, Project Elephant and Project Dolphin for protection of critical species.
The sanctuary is situated on the catchment area of Chambal river. The Rehabilitation centre in the sanctuary hosts panthers, hyenas, jackals, rabbit, sambar deer, wild cat, scorpion, grave scorpion, nilgai, wild boar etc. The Crocodile Point which is part of the Rehabilitation ccentre hosts Crocodiles which is a major tourist attraction.
Sanctuary Nature Foundation is an Indian nonprofit foundation that was founded in 2015 building on the work of Sanctuary Asia, a wildlife magazine that was launched in 1981 by Bittu Sahgal. [1] Its network of conservationists, naturalists, scientists, writers and photographers run various projects in environmental policy , advocacy, science, on ...