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India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species and ...
Date/Year of announced as National Park 1 Kaziranga National Park: Golaghat, Nagaon district and Karbi Anglong: 1090 1974 2 Manas National Park: Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, 500 1990 3 Nameri National Park: Sonitpur: 200.00 1998 4 Dibru-Saikhowa National Park: Dibrugarh and Tinsukia: 340.00 1999 5 Orang National Park: Darrang and Sonitpur 78.81 ...
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 January 2023, 567 wildlife sanctuaries were established in India, covering 122,564.86 km 2 (47,322.56 sq mi). [2]
By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species. As of January 2023, India has 106 national parks covering 44,402.95 square kilometres (17,144.07 sq mi), roughly 1.35% of the total geographical area of the country. [3]
Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The park, which hosts two-thirds of the world's Indian rhinoceroses, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [2] According to the census held in March 2018 which was jointly conducted by the Forest Department of the Government of Assam and ...
The largest bird of India, the sarus crane (Grus antigone) is known for its size, majestic flight, and lifetime pairing. 57 Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve: Tamil Nadu: 8 April 2022 527 Gulf of Mannar is located at the south-eastern tip of India in the state of Tamil Nadu . It is one of the most biologically diverse regions in India ...
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The Sundarbans National Park is a national park in West Bengal, India, and core part of tiger reserve and biosphere reserve. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. It is located to south-west of Bangladesh. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the ...