J&K—
DACHIGAM National park — Srinagar is 45 k.m--
Best time to visit
May- to Sep ---
has 150 spices of birds, snow leopards, ass,
HEMIS HIGH ALTITUDE National park —
year of
establishment 1981- leh 30 km
Best time to visit May-
to Sep ---
what to see --Marmot, snow leopards, 50 spices of birds, --
JASROTA SANCTUARY – kathua 25 km
year of establishment 1984—
Best time to visit
sep-june –
what to see -BAMBOO, CHITAL, wild
boars, - ---
KISTWAR National park ---kistwar—60 km- area covered 400sq km---
year of establishment 1981—
Best time to visit
may- oct
what to see – Hangul’s , langurs,
leopards,--—
OVERA &BIOSPHERE –47 km sr5inagar
year of establishment
1981—
Best time to
visit apr-oct—
what to see -Musk Deer,
serow, leopards,
KARNATAKA---elephants, gaur, black ducks, r
found
BANDIPUR National Park — TIGER reserve- Gundu pet 20
km- covers 699 sq km
year of establishment
1936—
Best time to visit
May- July—
What to see —elephants, tigers
BANNERGHATTA— Bangalore- 28 km-covers 104 sq km
year of establishment 1974 –
Best time to visit sep- June—
BANDRA--- bang lore 218 Km ---covers 490 SQ KM
year of establishment 1974—
Best time to visit oct-may—
BILIGARI— mysore120
year of establishment
1974.
Best time to visit --oct-may-
BRAHMAGIRI— Mysore 135km---
year of establishment 1974—
Best time to visit
oct-may—
DANDELI- Belgaum 82km- area covered 220 sq .km
Best time to visit dec-may-
GHATAPRABHA— area covered -29 sq km---- Belgaum 82 km
year of establishment
1974
Best time to visit
oct-Jan-
MOOKAMBIKA – Mangalore 90km---
year of establishment
1974-
Best time to visit NOV-apr—
RANGANATHITTU BIRD— mysore10 Km
year of establishment 1940 –
Best time to visit JUNE-OCT-
NAGARAHOLE National Park – Mysore 96 km
year of establishment 1955—
covered area –573 SQ KM—
what to see – 250spices-
Best time to visit oct—apr
RAMBENNUR BLACK BUCK SANCTUARY — rambennur 4 km –
year of establishment
1974—
best time to visit --all year—
permission to visit from --dfo Dharwad—
SHARAVATHI VALLEY – Mangalore 180 km
year of establishment 1974—
covered area 431 SQ KM—
beat time to visit NOV- MAY—
SHETTIHALLY --- Mangalore 190 km
year of establishment 1974—
Area covered 152 SQ KM—
Best time to visit Nov to May—
KERELA--- November to may are best time to
visit
ERAVIKULAM National Park – munnar16 km
year of establishment 1978—
area covered 37 sq km—
what to see -giant squirrel, langurs, macaque, --
Best time to
visit nov-apr---
IDIKKI— vazhathope 2 km
year of establishment 1976—
Area covered 70 SQ
KM—
Best time to visit
NOV- MAY-
what to see --bear, gour, sambar,
elephants—
NEYYAR--- trivendrm32
year of establishment 1958—
Area covered 1`28 SQ
KM—
what to see --tropical forest-Nilgiris
langur, wild boar, long tailed macaque-
PARAMBIKULAM— Coimbatore 100 km
year of establishment
1962—
Area covered 285 SQ KM—
what to see --GAUR—SAMBAR, -
Best time to visit feb-apr—
PEECHI VAZHANI – trichur 10 miles
year of establishment 1958—
Area covered 125 SQ KM---
Best time to
visit nov- apr——
what to see ==mammal
PEPPARA – Trivandrum—48km
year of establishment -1983—
Area covered 53 SQ KM—
what to see –elephant, sambar,
best time to visit – all year---
SILENT VALLEY National Park — Munnar ghat 75 km
year of establishment 1984—
Area covered -90 SQ KM—
Best time to visit SEP- MAR---
THATTEKAD BIRD SANCTUARY --- Cochin –70 km
year of establishment 1983
FIRST BIRD SAN in Kerala –
Best time to visit Sep- Mar—
WYNAD SAN--- Calicut—110km
year of establishment
1973---
Area covered -344 SQ KM—
What to see -- bird life, forest, bear, sambar, --
Best time to visit Dec-Apr
Madhya pradesh
1/3 of Indian forest is in Madhya Pradesh. . most parks are
closed in monsoon to November, mouse bear, gaur, tigers, wolf, chinkaras, black
buck, chitals, sambars, are common in MP.
ACHANK MAR --- Bilaspur 56 km
year of establishment 1975—
Area covered 212
sq km—-----
BAGDARA— Mirzapur 85 KM
year of establishment 1978-
Area covered 478 sq km-
BARANAWPARA—
year of establishment
1976—
Area covered 244skm-------------
BANDHAV GARH NATIONAL PARK - Satna 112km
Year of establishment ---1968—
Area covered 450 sq km—GOOD-
BORI— panchmari75 km-
year of establishment
1977 –
Area covered 200 Sq KM—good, -- --
INDRA WATI N.P
&TIGER RESERVE--- jagdal pur 104 km
year of establishment 1978—
Area covered 1258 SQ
kM WITH BUFFER SAN 594 SQ kM—
only park u can see wild buffalos, bamboo trees, --
KANGER GHATI— Raipur 330 km
year of establishment
1982—
Area covered 77 sqm—--
KANHA NATIONAL PARK —VERY GOOD— Mandla 65 km
year of establishment
1933—
Area covered 940 SKM
–
What to see ---SWAMP DEERS---
project tiger covers extra 250 sq km— very good stay rooms, jeeps
available
Permission from -- dfo Mandla oi/c
KARERA GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD SAN— Jhansi 55 km
year of establishment
1981—
Area covered 202 sq km—
What to see --jheel, flamingos,
NATIONAL CHAMBAL
SAN— Morena 13 km
year of establishment
1978-
Area covered 3902 SQKM—
MADHAV NATIONAL PARK — Shivpuri 6 km
year of establishment
1959-
Area covered 337 SQ KM-
SAKHYA SAGAR BOAT CLUB is here, largest tiger in India –
PANCHMARHI SAN— panchmari 1 km
year of establishment 1977-
Area covered 461 SQ KM—–
CONATACT --dfo panchmari
PANNA NATIONAL PARK - umaria 33 km
— year of establishment 1981-
Area covered 543 SQ
KM-KHUJRAHO has good hotels- -
CONTACT -- dfo umaria
PENCH NATIONAL PARK — Nagpur 93 km
year of establishment 1977—
Area covered 1000 sq
km—---------
SANJAY NATIONAL PARK —
year of establishment
1975—
area covered 1938 sq km-
contact -dfo siddhi 60km
SATPURA NATIONAL PARK –
Year of establishment 1983-
Area covered 524 sq km –
dfo panchmari-1km—
SON GARIAL— siddhi 6 km
Year of establishment 1983—
Area covered 209 KM—
VAN VIHAR NATIONAL PARK Bhopal 5 km
year of establishment 1979 –-----
FOSIL NATIONAL
PARK --- 13 KM SHAHPURA in Mandla dist.
MAHARASHTRA
The widely different habitats state has 540 species of which
442 r found in Bombay.
BORIVALI NATIONAL PARK Bombay. ---also known as Sanjay Gandhi
NATIONAL PARK -
Covered area -94 sq km -
Established since 1974
35 sq k m area is covered by safari park.
park has 2 lakes and
kanhari caves. ---
KINWAT SAN--- Nagpur 232 km
Year of establishment 1971—
Covered area 218 sq km—
Best time to visit feb—June---
MELEGHAT TIGER RESERE--- nagpur260 K.m
Year of establishment 1973—
Covered area 1571
SQM---
Best time to visit --Janu—June—
what to see --chital, sambar, chinkara, wild boar,
NAGZIRA— Nagpur 130 km
Year of establishment 1969—
Covered area 153 SQ KM-
Best time to visit oct—June—
NAWEGAON NATIONAL PARK. — Nagpur 130 km
Year of establishment
1975---
Covered area 134 sq km---has
2 lakes-
Best time to visit Oct-June---
PENCH NATIONAL PARK --- Nagpur 35 km
Covered area 256 sq km is in Maharashtra 700sq km is in Madhya
Pradesh —
Best time to visit Nov-June—
TAROBA NATIONAL PARK — Naglara 158 km
Year of establishment 1935-But declared national park in 1955,
it has lake –
Best time to visit
oct –June—
MANIPUR----
IT HAS 2 NATIONAL PARKS. the area was linked by treaty to India
1825.
KEIBUL LAMJAO NATIONAL PARK ---full of water falls— Imphal
20 km
Year of establishment
1954—
Covered area 36 sq km— lake 32km
deer more than 50—-hog, fishing cat, ---
Best time to visit
Dec to May---
SIROHI NATIONAL PARK – Imphal 50 km- ON Burma border—
Year of establishment -1982—
What to see---rich bird life—
MEGHALAYA
BALPHAKRAM SANCTUARY
Covered area 292 sq k.m
area,
What to see – bamboo trees steep gorges, rivers, leopard
cats, gibbons.
NONGKHYLLEM SANCTUARY --- Guwahati 65 km
Year of establishment 1981---
Covered area 29 sq km—
Best time to visit oct—may—
SIJU SANCTUARY — Tura 40 km-Guwahati 210 km
Year of establishment
1979—
Covered area 5 sq km—
Best time to visit Dec to Mar—
MIZORAM—
DAMPA SANCTUARY —
Year of establishment 1976—
Best time to visit
Nov- to Mar—
What to see --- mammals, hoolock gibbons, swamp deer,
leopards
NAGALAND---
FAKIM SANCTUARY — kip hire 61 km nearest town
Year of establishment 1983—
Best time to visit feb-mar—
ITANKI SANCTUARY —250 elephants in Covered area 202
sq km- Kohima 2 km
PULIEBADZE SANCTUARY — Kohima 2 km
Year of establishment 1979 –
Covered area 9 sq km-
Best time to visit
Nov to Mar—
ORISSA
ORISSA is having largest salt water lake chillka—
BAISIPALLI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY — khurda 80 km
Year of establishment
1981—
Covered area 166 sq
km—
Best time to visit
Dec—feb---
BALUKHAND SANCTUARY -- Bhuvneshwar 70 km
Year of establishment 1984—
Covered area 72 SQ KM—
Best time to visit
OCT—MAY—
what to see blackbucks –
BHITARKANIKA SANCTUARY — bhadrakh 77 km
Year of establishment 1975—
Covered area 650 SQKM—
Best time to visit OCT—MAY—rail—
CHILKA SANCTUARY — Bhuvneshwar 100km
Year of establishment 1973—
Covered area 900 SQKM—LAGOON covers 1100 sq km—
Best time to visit
dec-mar-
NANDAN KANAN SANCTUARY & BILOGICAL PARK— Bhuvneshwar
13 km
Year of establishment 1979-
Best time to visit Nov-mar—
SATKOTIA GEORGE SANCTUARY --- Angul 58 km-
Year of establishment 1976
Covered area 796 SQ KM—
Best time to visit NOV-MAY ---
SIMLIPAL NATIONAL PARK -TIGER RESEVE--- Calcutta 240
km
Year of establishment 1957—
Covered area 2750 sq km—with 12rivers—
Best time to visit feb-june—
USHAKOTHI SANCTUARY — sambalpur22km
Year of establishment 1962—
Covered area 283 sq km—
Best time to visit oct-may—
PUNJAB---
ABOHAR SANCTUARY
88 SQ KM- close to boarder cannot visit,
BIR BUNAR SANCTUARY
—
Covered area 8 SQ KM
– near Patiala – 3 more in Patiala dist.
RAJISTHAN—
BHENSROD GARB SANCTUARY — Kota 53
Year of establishment
1983—
Covered area 229 SQ
KM—
Best time to visit
Oct –may—
What to see- chinkaras, sloth bear
DARRAH SANCTUARY — Jaisalmer 32 km
Year of establishment 1980 –
Covered area 3162 sq
km-
What to see black bucks, chinkaras, --
Best time to visit Sep—mar –
JAISAMMAND SANCTUARY --- Udaipur 48 km
Year of establishment
1957—
Covered area 62 sq
km—
lake with chhatris, birds,
Best time to visit nov- june ––
KEOLADEO GHANA NATIONAL PARK — bhartpur—1 km—Agra 55
km
Also known as Bhartpur san 29 sq km
1200 nests – birds30000 chicks, water birds-, fishing cats,
jungle cats, otter, nilgai, black buck, --
Best time to visit
oct—feb—
KUMBALGARH SANCTUARY — rail falna -25 km
Covered area 578 SQ KM—wolfs
Best time to visit - mar –may—
What to see -flying squirrels, --
MOUNT ABU SANCTUARY -
Year of establishment 1960 –
Covered area 289 sq
km-
What to see leopards, chinkaras,
sloth bear,
- Best time to visit -mar – June—
RANTHAMBOR— NATIONAL PARK --- Sawai madopur—14 km
Year of establishment 1955—
Covered area 392 SQ KM TIGAR RESERVE-
Best time to visit oct-
apr—
What to see birds,
SARISKA NATIONAL PARK TIGER RESERVE— Alwar 22 km
Year of establishment
1958—
ruins of shiva temple, fort, wild dogs,
Best time to visit -June—
SITAMATA SANCTUARY –Daria war –dist. udaipur31
Year of establishment
1979-
Covered area 423 SQ
KM—
What to see -PANGOLINS, wild boar –caracal, --
Best time to visit Apr—July—
TAL CHAPPER SANCTUARY
Covered area 71 SQ KM— Abu road- 28 km
BLACK BUCKS, CHINKARAS, BIRDS—
Best time to visit Apr-oct-
SIKKIM—IT HAS ONLY ONE NATIONAL PARK —
KANGCHENDZONGA NATIONAL PARK
- Year of establishment 1977-
Covered area 850 sq km—
What to see -- 250 species—zemu
river, clouded leopards-musk deer, snow leopards, --
Best time to visit
Aug-oct—
TAMIL NADU—coimbtore65km
ANAMALAI WILD LIFE SANCTUARY —
Year of establishment
1976—
Covered area 955 sq
km—
What to see Nilgiris langurs, gaur, sambars, -
Best time to
visit feb-June-
KALAKAD SANCTUARY --- Trivandrum 140 km
Year of establishment
1976—
Covered area 224 sq km—
Best time to visit
Jan—mar—
What to see birds, elephants, --
MADUMALAI SANCTUARY — ooty 64 km—
Year of establishment 1938—
Covered area 322 sq
km-on road to ooty-
Best time to visit
may—oct-
MUNDANTHURAI SANCTUARY— Trivandrum 160 km
Year of establishment
1962—
Covered area 219 SQ
KM—
Best time to visit –sep—dec—
POINT CALIMERE SANCTUARY —
Year of establishment
1967—
Covered area 17 sq
km—
What
to see birds, pigs, chitals, -
Best time to visit Nov-Jan—
VEDANTHANGAL SANCTUARY — madras 50 km
Year of establishment 1798-
Best time to visit 0CT—feb—
UTTAR PRADESH
CORBETT NATIONAL PARK — Ramgarh dist. nainital 12 km
Year of establishment
1936—
Covered area 1120 sq km—
What to see mugger, gharial, fish, --
Best time to visit feb-may-
CHILLA SANCTUARY - Haridwar 4 km
Year of establishment 1977—
Covered area 249 sq
km-
Best time to visit nov-june—
What to see tiger, bear, ---
DUDHWA NATIONAL PARK – dudhwa 10
Year of establishment
1968-UPGRADED TO NP. IN1977—
What to see leopards,
tigers, hog deer,
Best time to visit -dec-June-
GOVIND SANCTUARY - Mussoorie 100km
Year of establishment 1955-
Covered area 953 sq km-
Best time to visit may –oct-
KAIMUR SANCTUARY - Varanasi 32 km
Year of establishment
1982-
Covered area 500 sq km-
Best time to visit oct- feb-
KATERNIAGHAT SANCTUARY — Lucknow 190 km
Year of establishment 1976-
Covered area 400sq km—
Best time to visit
nov- mar-
KEDAR NATH SANCTUARY - Chamoli dist.
Year of establishment 1972-
Covered area 967 SQ KM-
What to see musk deer –
KISHANPUR SANCTUARY — Lakhimpur Khiri
Year of establishment 1972—
Covered area 200 sq
km—
Best time to visit feb- may-
NANDA DEVI NATIONAL PARK – Joshi math 17 km
Year of establishment 1934-mountaing training—
Best time to visit
apr- oct—
NATIONAL CHAMBAL SANCTUARY - etawah15 km
Year of establishment 1979—
Best time to visit nov-mar—
RAJA JI SANCTUARY — Covered area 246 sq km—
Best time to visit oct-
nov-
VELLEY OF FLOWERS – josh math 33 km
Year of establishment 1981 – Covered area 87 sq km-
What to see flora many rare flowers- -
Best time to visit july-aug—
WEST
BENGAL-------
BALARPUR SANCTUARY — Calcutta 115 km
Year of establishment 1977—
Area covered -2 sq km-
Best time to visit Nov- feb-
BUXA TIGER RESERVE- alipur dwar
Year of establishment
1982-
Covered area 745 sq km—
Best time to visit nov-mar-
HALIDAY SANCTUARY -- Dimond harbors 90 km
Year of establishment 1976—
Best time to visit OCT-mar—
JALPARA SANCTUARY — madri hat 1 km
Year of establishment 1943—r
rhinos 50 -114 sq km—torsa river –
Best time to visit nov-mar-
LOTHIAN SANCTUARY – diamond harbors 64 km
Year of establishment 1976-
Covered area 37 sq km—
Best time to visit oct-mar—
MAHANANDA SANCTUARY — kursiong 10 km
Year of establishment 1976-
Covered area 130 sq km-
time to visit nov- mar –
SAJNAKHALI SANCTUARY - Calcutta 85 km
Year of establishment
1976—
Covered area 362 sq km—
Best time to visit
July—sep—
SUNDERBAN NATIONAL PARK – CALCUTTA dumdum—104 km
Covered area 16907 SQ KM—
400 TIGERS, --
Best time to
visit DEC- FEB—