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Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: Uttarakhand: 2004 5 Nokrek Biosphere Reserve: Meghalaya: 2009 6 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve: Madhya Pradesh: 2009 7 Simlipal Biosphere Reserve: Odisha: 2009 8 Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: 2013 9 Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh: 2012 [2] 10 ...
Name Image Locations Notable Features Notes Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national park Campbell Bay National Park: Nicobar treeshrew - endangered species found only on the Great Nicobar Island Airport located near Campbell Bay: Great Nicobar Island: 1992 Part of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve: Crab-eating macaque, Nicobar treeshrew
Name of protected area Area km 2 District Major wildlife supported Notified Kachchh Biosphere Reserve 12454.00 Kutch: Indian wild ass: 2008 Chhari Dhand Conservation Reserve: 227.00 Kutch: Wetland birds 2008 Banni Grasslands Reserve: Kutch
Pages in category "Biosphere reserves of India" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Protected areas of Tamil Nadu cover an area of 3,305 km 2 (1,276 sq mi), constituting 2.54% of the geographic area and 15% of the 22,643 km 2 (8,743 sq mi) recorded forest area of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It ranks 14th among all the states and union territories of India in terms of total protected area. [1]
Manas National Park is a national park, Project Tiger reserve, and an elephant reserve in Assam, India. Located in the Himalayan foothills, it borders the Royal Manas National Park [2] in Bhutan. The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife such as the Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog.
The Indian government has established 18 biosphere reserves [5] (categories roughly correspondingly to IUCN Category V Protected areas) to protect larger areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or animal sanctuary, and that often include one or more national parks or reserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic ...
Panna Biosphere Reserve was designated in 2020 by UNESCO and encompasses a total area of 2,998.98 km 2 (1,157.91 sq mi) including Panna National Park, three sections of Gangau Wildlife Sanctuary (I, III and IV) and reserved and protected forests of the North Panna Forest Division with over 300 villages, forests, woodlands, wetlands and farms.