Project Tiger

Project Tiger

• It was launched on April 1, 1973 to ensure maintenance of viable population of the tigers in India.

• There are 29 tiger reserves in the country:

Tiger Reserve	State
Bandipur	Karnataka
Corbett	Uttarakhand
Kanha	Madhya Pradesh
Manas	Asom
Melghat	Maharashtra
Palamau	Jharkhand
Ranthambhore	Rajasthan
Similipal	Orissa
Sunderbans	West Bengal
Periyar	Kerala
Sariska	Rajasthan
Buxa	West Bengal
Indravati	Chattisgarh
Nagariunsagar	Andhra Pradesh
Namdapha	Arunachal Pradesh
Dudhwa	Uttar Pradesh
Kalakad-Mundanthurai	Tamil Nadu
Valmiki	Bihar
Pencil	Madhya Pradesh
Tadoba-Andhari	Maharashtra
Bandhavgarh	Madhya Pradesh
Panna	Madhya Pradesh
Dampha	Mizoram
Bhadra	Karnataka
Pench	Maharashtra
Pakhui-Nameri	Arunachal Pradesh-Asom
Bori, Satpura, Pachmari	Madhya Pradesh
Nagarhole	Karnataka
Katarniaghat	Uttar Pradesh
Nameri	Asom
Kaziranga	Asom

Note :

• Nagarjunasagar Tiger Reserve in AP is the largest, while Pench in Maharashtra is the smallest. Bandipur in Karnataka was the first (1973-74), while Kaziranga is the latest (2006).

National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of India

This is post is very important for readers that are Indians and non-Indians. Because whenever you will plan to visit India’s amazing & incredible parts and to get adventure of wild life, you need to be aware the names and places of the National Parts and Wild Life Sancturaries. This post will tell you the name of sanctuaries parks and the name of stats where it exists.

Park Name	Locations	Important species
1.Bandipur national park	Mysore, Karnataka	Elepahant, Tiger, Bear, Sāmbhar, Panther
2.Bhlpakram Sanctuary	Garo Hills, Meghalaya	Tiger , Elephant, Bison
3. Chandraprabha Sanctuary	Varanasi , up	Asiatic Lion, Tiger, Panther, Indian Gazelle, Sloth bear
4. Corbett National Park	Nainital Uttarakhand	Elephant , Tiger, sloth bear , Nilgai, Panther, Sambhar
5. Dachigam Sanctuary	Jammu and Kashmir	Kashmir stag (Hangul)
6.Dudhwa National Park	Lakhimpur kheri, UP	Tiger, Panther, Sambhar, Nilgai
7. Ghana Bird Sanctuary	Bharatpur ,Rajasthan	Siberian Crane, Spoonbill, Heron Teal, Stock
8. Gir National Park	Junagarh, Gujarat	Asiatic Lion Panther,Sambhar, Nilgai, Crocodile, Rhinoceros
9. Hazaribagh National Park	Hazaribagh, Jharkhand	Tiger, Leopard, Sambher, Chital
10. Jaldapara Sanctuary	West Bengal	Tiger, Leopard, Sambher, Chital
11. Kanha National Park	Mandla and Balaghat , MP	Tiger, Panther, Antelope, Barking deer, Nilgai
12.Khziranga Nation al Park	Jorhat, Assam	Creat Indian one horned rhinoceros, wild buffalo, Sambhar, Tiger
13. Manas	Barpeta, Assam	Tiger, Elephant, Panther, wild Buffalo, One horned rhinoceros
14. Mudumalai Sanctuary	Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nandu	Elephant, Dear, pigs
15. Namdapha National park	Tirap district, Arunachal prasesh	Tiger and Elephant
16. Palamau	Daltonganj, Jharkhand	Tiger, Elephant, Panther, Leopard
17. Parkal	Warangal, AP	Tiger, Elephant, Panther, Wild boar, Caur, Sambhar
18. Periyar	Idukki, Kerala	Elephant , tiger, Panther, Wild boar Gaur, Sambhar
19. Ranganthitoo Bird sanctuary	Karnataka	Birds
20. Shivpuri national park	Shivpuri , MP	Tiger, Birds
21. Sunderbans	West Bengal	Tiger, Wild boar, Crocodile, Deer
22. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	Birds
23. Wild Ass Sanctuary	Little Rann of Kutch, Gujrat	Wild Ass, Wolf, Nilgai, Chinkara