No
Biosphe
re
Reserve
Great
Rann of
Kutch
2008
Location
Gulf of
Mannar
1989
The estuaries
ofThamirabarani
River of south
National
Park
Thar Desert in
the Kutch
District of Gujarat
, Luni River,
which originates
in Rajasthan,
drains into the
desert in the
northeast corner
of the Rann.
Gulf of
Mannar
Marine
Wildlife
Endangered
sanctuary/Tiger species/
reserve
crtically
. From the city
of Bhuj,
various ecologic
ally rich
and wildlife
conservation are
as of the
Kutch/Kachchh
district can be
visited such
as Indian Wild
Ass
Sanctuary, Kutch
Desert Wildlife
Sanctuary, Nara
yan Sarovar
Sanctuary, Kutch
Bustard
Sanctuary, Banni
Grasslands
Reserve and Cha
ri-Dhand
Wetland
Conservation
Reserve
critically
endangered
species
Endemic
species
A unique
endemic
species
Highest
populatn/rare
mammals
Indian Wild Ass
vulnerable
Dugong,
a vulnerable marine
mammal is the
Sundar
bans
1989
India and
the Malvathu
Oya (Malvathu
River) of Sri
Lanka drain into
the Gulf.
It is the largest
single block of
tidal halophytic m
angrove forest in
the world. To the
south the forest
meets the Bay of
Bengal; to the east
it is bordered by
the Baleswar
River and to the
north there is a
sharp interface
with intensively
cultivated land
National
Park.
Its
national
park
Its tiger reserve
including Hum
pback
whale, Fin
whale,[16] and Bl
ue whale.[17
of Balanogloss
us –
Ptychodera
fluva,
flagship mammal of
the park
Royal Bengal
tigers,estuarine
crocodile, north
ern river
terrapins (Batag
ur baska), Olive
Ridley
turtles, Gangeti
c dolphin,
ground
turtles, Hawks
Bill Turtles and
King Crabs
(Horse shoe).
Some species
such as hog
deer (Axis
porcinus), water
buffalos
(Bubalus
bubalis),Barasin
gha or swamp
deer (Cervus
duvauceli), Javan
rhinoceros
the
endemic Brow
n-winged
Kingfishers(Pel
argopsis
amauroptera) an
d the globally
threatenedLess
er
Adjutants (Lept
optilos
javanicus) and
Masked
Finfoots (Heliop
ais
personata) and
birds of prey
such as
the ospreys (Pa
ndion
haliaetus), Whit
e-bellied Sea
Eagles (Haliaeet
us
leucogaster) and
There are several oth
threatened mammal
species, such as the
capped langurs
(Semnopithecus
pileatus), smoothcoated otters (Lutroga
perspicillata), Oriental
small-clawed otters
(Aonyx cinerea), and
great Bengal Civets
(Viverra zibetha).
(Rhinoceros
sondaicus),
single horned
rhinoceros
(Rhinoceros
unicornis) and
the mugger
crocodiles or
marsh
crocodiles
(Crocodylus
palustris) started
to become
extinct in the
Sundarbans
towards the
middle of the
20th century,
Cold
Desert
2009
Western
Nanda
Devi
1988

Himalayas
himachal Pradesh
Nanda devi
peak 7817, and
drained by the
Rishi Ganga
through the
Rishi Ganga
Gorge, a steep,
Pin
Valley
National
Park
Nanda
devi
national
park
Kibber wild life
santuary
Grey-headed
Fisheagles (Ichthyop
haga
ichthyaetus).
Snow leopard
Himalayan musk
deer, Mainland
serow and Himalayan
tahr. Gorals are not
found within, but in
the vicinity of the
Park. Carnivores are
represented by Snow
almost
impassable de
file. Devistan
I, II: 6,678
metres
(21,909 ft),
6,529 m
(21,421 ft)
 Rishi Kot:
6,236 m
(20,459 ft)
the state
of Uttarakhand in
Nilgiri
Tamil Nadu,
Biosphe Kerala and
re
KarnatakaInterna
Reserve tional Biosphere
1988
Reserve in
the Western
Ghats and Nilgiri
Hills ranges
of South India
leopard, Himalayan
black bear and
perhaps also brown
bear.Langurs are
found within the
park, whereas rhesus
macaque are known
to occur in the
neighboring areas of
the park
Mukurth
i
National
Park,
Bandipu
r
National
Park, Na
garhole
National
ParkSile
nt Valley
National

Mudumalai
Wildlife
Sanctuary,
Tamil Nadu

Wayanad
Wildlife
Sanctuary,
Kerala
It has largest
population of
two endangered
species Liontailed
macaque and N
ilgiri tahr.[2]
DihangDibang
1998
a biosphere
reserve constitute
d under the Man
& Biosphere
Programme.
Arunachal
pradesh
Pachma
rhi
Biosphe
re
Is a non use
conservation area
in the Satpura
Range of Madhya
Park,
Mouling
National
Park
Satpura
National
Park
Dibang Wildlife
Sanctuary
BORI
SANCTUARY
Pachmarhi
Sanctuary
Rare mammals such
as Mishmi takin, red
goral, musk deer (at
least two species), red
panda, Asiatic black
bear,
occasional tiger and G
ongshan
muntjac occur, while
among birds there are
the rare Sclater's
monal and Blyth's
tragopan.[1] Two flyin
g squirrels have been
discovered from the
vicinity of this
reserve. These are
named asMechuka
giant flying
squirrel (Petaurista
mechukaensis) [2] and
Mishmi Hills giant
flying
squirrel (Petaurista
mishmiensis).[3]
The
endemic
fauna
includes chi
Large mammal
species
include tiger, leopa
rd, wild
Reserve
Pachma
rhi
Biosphe
re
Reserve
1999
Pradesh
nkara, nilgai
, barking
deer, cheetal
, leopards,
wild dogs
and wolves.[
boar, muntjac
deer, gaur(Bos
gaurus), chital
deer (Axis
axis), sambar (Cerv
us unicolor),
and rhesus
macaques. Bison,
Indian giant
squirrel and flying
squirrel are
endemic fauna of
this reserve.
0
Seshach
alam
Hills
2010
are hilly ranges
part of the Eastern
Ghats in
southern Andhra
Pradesh state, in
southeastern Indi
a. The ranges
were formed
during
the Precambrian e
ra (3.8 billion to
540 million years
ago). Minerals
contained in these
hills include
sandstone and
shale interbedded
with limeston
Simlipa The park has an
globally threatened yellow
throated Bulbul
Pcynonotus, Xantholaemus
Pompadour Green Pigeon,
Terron Pompadore – a bird
generally found in the
Himalayan region besides
the large Hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx Sparverioides
found in the region in the
back drop of such
unchecked fire s
Simlipal
ELEPHANT
Simlipal is home to
1
l 1994
National
area of 845.70
square kilometres Par
(326.53 sq mi) and
has some beautiful
waterfalls
like Joranda and B
arehipani
adjoining Santhal t
ribal settlements
The high hills of
Simlipal are
surrounding Megh
asani, the highest
peak in the
national park At
least 12 rivers cut
across the plain
area. The
prominent among
them
are Budhabalanga,
Palpala
Bandan, Kharkai
River and Deo
Deccan Peninsula
Achana Madhya Pradesh,
kamar – ChhattisgarhThe
Amark Achanakmar
antak
Sanctuary is
2005
designated as the
core zone of the
RESERVE
Achanakmar
Wildlife
Sanctuary
ninety-nine Royal Bengal
Tigers, 432 Wild
elephants.[2] Besides
Simlipal is famous
for Gaurs (Indian Bisons),
Chausingha,[1] as well as
anorchidarium.[3] The
park has a sizeable
population of reptiles,
which includes snakes
and turtles. The "Mugger
Crocodile Management
Programme" has helped
the Mugger crocodile
(Crocodylus palustris) to
survive and flourish on
the banks of Khairi
river.[1]
2
Manas
1989
reserve, and the
rest of the
3284.36 km2 serves
as the buffer zone
of the reserve
The topography of
the soil in the
Amarkantak
plateau
is bauxite rocks
The reserve is also
the source of three
major river
systems:
the Narmada,
the Johilla and
the Son
River.[2] Maikal
hill ranges
together
with Vindhya and
Satpura lie within
the AchanakmarAmarkantak
Biosphere Reserve.
Located in
the Himalayan foo
thillsThe park is
divided into three
ranges. The
western range is
TIGER
RESERVE ,
ELEPHANT
RESERVE
The park is well
known for its
rare and
endangered
wildlife which is
not found
Manas have the largest
population of
endangered Bengal
Florican
3
4
Khangc
hendzo
nga
2000
Agasth
yamali
Biosphe
based at Panbari,
the central
at Bansbari near B
arpeta Road, and
the eastern at
Bhuiyapara
nearPathsala The
Manas river is the
main river, a
major tributary of
Brahmaputra
river.
The park gets its
name from the
mountain Kanche
njunga (alternative
spellingKhangchen
dzonga) which is
8,586 metres
(28,169 ft) tall, the
third-highest peak
in the world.
There are many
glaciers in the
park including
the Zemu glacie
The Western
Ghats,
anywhere else in
the world like
the Assam
Roofed
Turtle, Hispid
Hare, Golden
Langur and Pyg
my Hog.
Kanchenj
unga
National
Park)
Kalakkad
Mundanthurai
Tiger Reserve
A recent study
revealed, that
the Asiatic wild
dog has become
very rare in the
area. The wild
dogs in the
Khangchendzon
ga Biosphere
Reserve are
believed to
belong to the
rare and
genetically
distinct
subspecies
Endangered ma
mmals here
include
The park contains many
mammal species
including musk
deer, snow
leopard, Himalayan
Tahr, wild dog, sloth
bear, civet, Himalayan
black bear, red
panda, Tibetan wild
ass,Himalayan blue
sheep, serow, goral and t
akin, as well as reptiles
including rat
snake andRussell's viper.
Rare animals includ
the tiger, Asian
Elephant, and Nilgir
re
Resere
2001
Agasthyamalai
Sub-Cluster,
including all of
Agasthyamalai
Biosphere
Reserve, The area
contains important
and significant
natural habitats
for insitu conservation o
f biological
diversity,
including forests
containing threate
ned species of
outstanding value
to science and
conservation.[2]
They are between
the Cardamom
Hills andAryanka
vu Pass at NH208 about 9° north
latitude and the
vicinity of
theMahendragiri p
(tamilnadu)
Neyyar
Wildlife
Sanctuary
Peppara
Wildlife
Sanctuary,
Shenduruny
Wildlife
Sanctuary(kerl
a)
the Bengal
Tiger, Indian
Elephant, liontailed
macaques, Nilgir
i Tahr and
the vulnerable G
aur, Sloth
Bear, Malabar
Spiny
Dormouse and N
ilgiri Marten.
Tahr
5
eak
near Kanyakumari
at about 8° 20'
north latitudOther
nearby peaks
areCherumunji
Mottai and Naga
Pothigai (
WikiMiniAtlas
8°35′38″N 77°17′10
″E) (1,600 metres
(5,200 ft)). There
are at least 23
more peaks over
1,600 metres
(5,200 ft).[3]
Agastyamalai is
home to
the Kanikkaran pe
ople, one of the
oldest
surviving huntergatherer tribes in
the world.[5]
Great
The Nicobars lie in
Nicoba the Bay of Bengal,
r
eastern Indian
Biosph Ocean, 190 km to
ere
the north of
Reserve the Indonesian isla
Campbell
Bay
National
Park
Galathea
National
Species of fauna in the
reserve include: Nicobar
scrubfowl (Megapodius
nicobariensis,
a megapode bird),
theEdible-nest
1989
6 Nokrek
988
7 Dibruaikhowa 1997
nd of Sumatra
Park (
southern)
Tura Peak in West
Garo Hills
district ofMeghala
ya,
Dibru - Saikhowa
national park is
located at about
12 km north
of Tinsukiatown
of Assam The
park bounded is
by
the Brahmaputra a
nd Lohit rivers in
Nokrek
national
park
DibruIts also a wild
Saikhowa life santuary
National
Park
Swiftlet (Aerodramus
fuciphagus), the Nicobar
Long-tailed
Macaque (Macaca
fascicularis
umbrosa), saltwater
crocodile (Crocodylus
porosus), giant
Leatherback Sea
Turtle (Dermochelys
coriacea), Malayan box
turtle, Nicobar tree
shrew, reticulated
python (Python
reticulatus) and the giant
robber crab (or coconut
crab, Birgus latro).
Nokrek is also an
important habitat of the
Asian elephants Red
Panda
Golden
LangurDibruSaikhowa is
uniformly rich and
diver in
herpetofauna. 2
species of Monitor
Lizards, 8 species of
Turtles and 8 specie
of Snakes have so fa
8 Panna 2011
the north
and Dibru river in
the south Due to
the auto stocking
by the
Brahmaputra and
Dibru river, it is
rich in fish
diversity. Dibru
Saikhowa
National Park is
one of the 19
(nineteen)
biodiversity
hotspots in the
world.
Panna was given
Panna
theAward of
national
Excellence in 2007 park
as the best
maintained
national park of
India by
the Ministry of
Tourism of India
in madya Pradesh
This area is the
northernmost tip
of the
natural teak forest
s and the
been recorded from
the Dibru-Saikhowa
22 tiger reserve
5th in madya
pradesh
Tiger
(Panthera
tigris tigris),
the king of the
jungle, roams
freely in this
secure, though
a bit small
habitat along
with his
fellow beings leopard
(Panthera
pardus), wild
dog (Cuon
easternmost tip of
the natural
'Kardhai' Anogeiss
us pendula forests
. the region,
famous for its
diamond
industry, is also
home to some of
the best wildlife
species in India
and is one of the
most famous
Tiger Reserves in
the country. The
park is known
worldwide for its
wild cats,
including tigers as
well as deer and
antelope. Due to
its closeness to
one of the bestknown Indian
tourist attraction
in India,
Khajuraho, the
park is recognized
as an exciting
stop-over
destination.
alpinus), wolf
(Canis lupus),
hyaena
(Hyaena
hyaena),
caracal (Felus
caracal) and
other smaller
cats. Sloth
bear has his
most favourite
home in the
rock
escarpments
and
undisturbed
vales. The
wooded areas
are dotted
with sambar,
the largest of
Indian deers,
chital and
chowsingha.
One can easily
see nilgai and
chinkara in
most open
areas in the
grasslands,
specially on
the periphery