Wildlife Sanctuaries

WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES
Definition:
An area, usually in natural condition, which is reserved by a governmental or private agency for the protection of particular species of animals during part or all of the year.
There are more than 100 national parks and 550 wildlife sanctuaries across the country.
Importance Of Wild Life

1. To maintain ecological 'balance of nature' and maintain food chain and nature cycles. 2. It has economic value. Many wild plants provide useful substances like timber, paper, gums etc. And they also have wide applications in Ayurveda and other branches of medicine. Wild animals products are tusk, ivory, leather, honey etc. 3. Most important contribution of wild life for human progress is availability of large genepool for the scientists to carry breeding programmes in agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery. 4. Wild life provides aesthetic value to man.
Some of the famous wildlife sanctuaries of India

Kaziranga Wildlife sanctuary Gir Wildlife sanctuary Sunderbans Wildlife sanctuary Periyar Wildlife sanctuary Kanha Wildlife sanctuary Ranthambhore Wildlife sanctuary Talchappar Wildlife sasnctuary Manas Wildlife sanctuary
Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary

Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary located on the southern banks of the Brahmaputra River, Kaziranga National Park is one of the finest and most picturesque wildlife parks in India. Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary is world famous for being the natural habitat of the Great one-horned Rhinoceros and Wild Buffalos. Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary has sizable population of the Wild Buffalos and Indian Elephants.
Kaziranga National Park include the majestic Tigers, Barasinghas (Swamp Deer), Hog Deer, Barking Deer, Sambar, Pygmy Hog, Sloth Bears, Jungle Cats, Otters, Hog Badgers, Leopard Cats, Chital, Para, Leopard, Gibbons, Capped Langur, Rock Python, Monitor Lizards, The prominent migratory birds that visit the park during winters are Graylag Geese, Bar-Headed Geese, Ruddy Shelduck, Gadwall, Falcated Duck and RedCrested Pochard.
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary

Gir Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the south-west fringes of the Saurashtra Peninsula, The Gir National Park is a home to about 300 Asiatic Lions which is their last surviving population.
Gir is not just about Lions, the second most seen predator is Leopard. Other animal residents of the Gir national park are Sambar, Chital, Nilgai, Chowsingha, Chinkara Gazelle, Wild Boar, Langur, Jackal, Panthers, Wild Cats and Hares and Hyena.
Sundarbans National Park

Sundarbans National Park, in the state of West Bengal, is the largest habitat of the Royal Bengal Tigers and is home to one of the world's largest estuarine mangrove forest. The mangrove forests consist of Genwa, Dhundal, Passur, Garjan and Kankra among a variety of other trees, which can thrive in the saline Water.
The total geographical area of Sundarban is 2,585 sq kms. Besides, the Royal Bengal Tigers, the forest is also home to a variety of fauna including the largest deltaic crocodiles, dolphins, the king corba, lizards, pythons, olive ridley, chequered killback, gangetic gharial (alligator), giant turtle and deer: and a variety of resident and migratory birds including heron, egret, cormorant, fishing eagle, seagull, kingfisher, whimbrel, black-tailed godwit, little stint, easter knot, curlew, sandpiper, golder plover, pintail and whistling teal.
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

The Periyar National Park and Tiger Reserve is situated high in the ranges of the Western Ghats, in south Indian state of Kerala. The major attractions at Periyar are - Elephants, Tiger, Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiri Langur.
Kanha National Park

Kanha National Park is located in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh state supports 22 species of mammals, including tigers, leopards, chital, large, long-tailed deer, and barasingha, and about 200 species of birds. Here a Kanha museum and stumps of two giant sal trees that are worshipped daily, known as Raja Rani are attraction for vistors.
Ranthambore National Park

Ranthambore National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary, which covers an area of around 400 sq km, is one of the finest tiger reserves in the country. The park's abandoned fortress, lakes and above all, around 40 majestic tigers, have made it one of the most filmed wildlife reserves in the world. The park is also home to animals like the jackal, mongoose, sloth bear and leopard.
Tal Chappar Wildlife Sanctuary

The Wildlife Sanctuaries Talchaper lies in Churu District, Rajasthan is is famous for black-bucks. Talchhapar wildlife sanctuary is a unique sanctuary having a good population of Black buck in a small area of 719 ha. The sanctuary houses nearly 1680 Black Bucks in a small area.
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Kamrup district of Assam. It is the only Indian Wildlife Sanctuary placed in the list of 34 endangered ones across the world. The Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over 519.77 square kilometres with a core area of 360 square kilometres, situated at the foothills of the Himalayas.
The Wildlife Sanctuary is home to a great variety of wildlife, including tiger, golden langur, wild buffalo, hispid hare, pigmy hog, capped langur, elephant, gaur, hog deer, etc. It is also home to 20 species of birds and animals that are highly endangered, including the red panda, Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog. It also houses as many as 380 species of birds, including the endangered Bengal florican. The other birds are - giant hornbills, jungle fowls, bulbuls, brahminy ducks, kalij pheasants, egrets, pelicans, fishing eagles, serpent eagles, falcons, bee-eaters, etc.
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WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES

Importance Of Wild Life

Some of the famous wildlife sanctuaries of India

Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary

Gir Wildlife Sanctuary

Sundarbans National Park

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

Kanha National Park

Ranthambore National Park

Tal Chappar Wildlife Sanctuary

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

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