List of national parks in india. National parks wildlife sanctuaries in india name place famous for great himalayan national park himachal pradesh blue sheep snow leopard musk deer rajaji national park uttarakhand elephants tigers valley of flowers national park uttarakhand snow leopard flora corbett national park uttarakhand tigers dudhwa tiger reserve uttar pradesh tigers sariska national park rajashthan tigers.
National parks map india upsc. States with highest national parks. Madhya pradesh mp and andaman and nicobar an has totally 09 national parks each. The park has a large area which is divided into five zones.
India only had five national parks until the time of 1970. As per the studies india possesses more than 100 national parks with an immense variety of fauna. Bio diversity hot spots world heritage sites biosphere reserves national parks wild life sanctuaries botanical gardens.
In this session sudarshan gurjar will comprehensively cover the national parks of india this class will be useful to the aspirants of upsc prelims and other state government examinations. A tr may consist of a np a few wildlife sanctuaries and protected and reserve forests. In this session sudarshan gurjar will comprehensively cover the national parks of india this class will be useful to the aspirants of upsc prelims and other state government examinations.
Nowadays the nation has greater than 100 national parks with a vast diversity of wildlife. The session will be conducted in hindi and the notes will be provided in english. Corbett national parkcorbett national park uttarakhand india.
National parks of india through maps 1. The session will be conducted in hindi and the notes will be provided in english. First national park was founded in 1936 at uttarakhand jim corbett national park.
Protected areas india has a network of 868 protected areas covering a total of 1 65 088 km2 of geographical area of the country which is approximately 5 02. In 1972 india legislated the wildlife protection act. Every student of environment is advised to update himself with the differences and latest statistics.
Among all these the oldest national park is. Jim corbett national park india s one of the first and well known national parks for tigers jim corbett is located in uttarakhand. A br may consist of a few nps wildlife sanctuaries protected and reserve forests.
National parks of india through maps 2. In the table below we are giving the complete list of national parks in india with their location which will be helpful for your upsc ias prelims exam. As of june 2020 there were 104 national parks and the latest added one was anamudi shola national park newest latest one.
