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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 ...
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]
Jim Corbett National Park is a national park in India located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state. The first national park in India , it was established in 1936 during the British Raj and named Hailey National Park after William Malcolm Hailey , a governor of the United Provinces in which it was then located.
Desert National Park: Rajasthan: 2009 vii, viii, x (natural) The national park covers a part of the Thar Desert. It is home to several endemic species, such as the Indian hairy-footed gerbil and the Rajasthan toad-headed lizard. It is also home to two endangered species of vultures. There are fossil beds in the park, dating to the Jurassic ...
Rashtriya Barh Ayog or the National Flood Commission (NFC) was set up by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of India in 1976. [ 1 ] to study India’s flood-control measures. This was done after the projects launched under the National Flood Control Program of 1954 failed to achieve much success. [ 2 ]
Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest, national park, and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India. It is located 43 km (27 mi) north-east of Somnath , 65 km (40 mi) south-east of Junagadh and 60 km (37 mi) south-west of Amreli .
Rajaji National Park is a national park and tiger reserve in the Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal districts of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. [1] It encompasses an area of 820 km 2 (320 sq mi) in the Sivalik Hills. [2] In 1983, three wildlife sanctuaries in the area, namely Chilla, Motichur and Rajaji, were merged into one. [2]
Manas National Park entrance gate. 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 ...