National Parks and Sanctuaries National parks are established by the government to conserve endangered species of animals.

Hailey National Park or Jim Corbett National Park is the India's first national park and was established in 1935. By 1970, India had only five national parks till 1970 but now the number has increased to 97. All national parks altogether covers 38,029.18 km of land area. India has over 500 Wildlife Sanctuaries. Among these, Project Tiger administers 28 Tiger Reserves established with an aim to conserve tiger. Some wildlife sanctuaries are specifically named Bird Sanctuary. Many Wildlife Sanctuaries are later on converted into National Parks. Some sanctuaries are dedicated to some specific animal species, like the National Chambal (Gharial) Wildlife Sanctuary for conserving the Gharial established in 1978. Some of the famous national parks and Sanctuaries are enlisted below with their home state or territory and the date that they were established. Famous National Parks in India S.No. National Parks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Gir National Park Bandhavgarh National Park Corbett National Park Dudhwa National Park Ranthambore National Park Kaziranga National Park Kanha National Park Nagarhole National Park Sundarbans National Park Manas National Park Bandipur National Park Sultanpur National Park Sariska National Park State Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Uttarakhand Year in which established 1975 1982 1936 Area (in sq. Km) 258.71 448.85 520.82 490.29 392 471.71 940 643.39 1330.10 500 874.20 1.43 800

Uttar Pradesh 1977 Rajasthan Assam Madhya Pradesh Karnataka West Bengal Assam Karnataka Haryana Rajasthan 1980 1974 1955 1988 1984 1990 1974 1989 1979

Famous Wildlife Sanctuaries in India S.No. Sanctuaries

State

Year in which

Area (in sq.

established 1. 2. 3. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Sariska Tiger Reserve Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan 1971 Rajasthan 1955 Kerala

Km) 29 800

1950 (as sanctuary) 777 1978 (as tiger reserve)