{ "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "properties": { "stroke": "#00ff00", "stroke-width": 2 }, "query": "\nSELECT ?id ?idLabel\n(concat('', ?idLabel, '') as ?title)\nWHERE\n{\n?id wdt:P814 wd:Q14545639. # is a district\n?id wdt:P17 wd:Q668. # in India\nSERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language 'en'}\n}"} A wildlife sanctuary in India is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or other interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide opportunities for study or research. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for the establishment of protected areas in India.

Wildlife sanctuaries of India, are classified as IUCN Category IV protected areas. 573 wildlife sanctuaries have been established, covering . Among these, Project Tiger governs 53 tiger reserves, which are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger. Additionally, there are 33 elephant reserves covering established under the Project Elephant, some of which overlap with the boundaries of declared wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves.

Established in 1936, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu was the first bird sanctuary in the country and the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary was established later in 1940. Spanning , Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the country and spanning just , Kutch Bustard Sanctuary in Gujarat is the smallest wildlife sanctuary in the country. Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the most number of wildlife sanctuaries (97).

State/UT wise summary

+ State/UT wise summaryState/UTState area (km2)Wildlife SanctuariesArea (km2)% of State area Andhra Pradesh 160,229 13 6,771.40 4.23 Arunachal Pradesh 83,743 13 7,614.56 9.0 Assam 78,438 17 1,728.95 2.20 Bihar 94,163 12 2,851.67 3.03 Chhattisgarh 135,191 11 3,760.28 2.78 Goa 3,702 6 647.91 17.50 Gujarat 196,022 23 16,618.42 8.48 Haryana 44,212 7 118.21 0.27 Himachal Pradesh 55,673 28 6,115.97 10.99 Jharkhand 79,714 11 1,955.82 2.45 Karnataka 191,791 35 7,923.23 4.13 Kerala 38,863 18 2,156.21 5.55 Madhya Pradesh 308,245 24 7,046.19 2.29 Maharashtra 307,713 48 7,592.30 2.47 Manipur 22,327 7 708.14 3.17 Meghalaya 22,429 4 94.11 0.42 Mizoram 21,081 9 1,359.75 6.45 Nagaland 16,579 4 43.91 0.26 Odisha 155,707 19 7,094.65 4.56 Punjab 50,362 13 326.60 0.65 Rajasthan 342,239 25 5,592.38 1.63 Sikkim 7,096 7 399.10 5.62 Tamil Nadu 130,058 33 7,096.54 5.46 Telangana 114,840 9 5,672.70 4.94 Tripura 10,486 4 603.64 5.76 Uttar Pradesh 240,928 26 5,822.20 2.42 Uttarakhand 53,483 7 2,690.12 5.03 West Bengal 88,752 16 1,440.18 1.62 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 8,249 97 395.60 4.80 Chandigarh 114 2 26.01 22.82 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 603 2 94.36 15.48 Delhi 1,483 1 19.61 1.32 Jammu and Kashmir 163,090 14 1,815.04 1.11 Ladakh 59,146 2 9,000.00 15.22 Lakshadweep 32 1 0.01 0.03 Puducherry 480 1 3.90 0.81 Total 3,287,263 573 123,762.56 3.76

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

+ Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andaman and Nicobar IslandsSanctuaryDeclaredArea (km2)District Arial Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.05 Andaman Bamboo Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.05 Andaman Barren Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 8.1 Andaman Battimalv Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 2.23 Nicobar Belle Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.08 Andaman Benett Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 3.46 Andaman Bingham Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.08 Andaman Blister Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.26 Andaman Bluff Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.14 Andaman Bondoville Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 2.55 Andaman Brush Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.23 Andaman Buchanan Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 9.33 Andaman Chanel Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.13 Andaman Cinque Islands Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 9.51 Andaman Clyde Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.54 Andaman Cone Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.65 Andaman Curlew (B.P.) Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.16 Andaman Curlew Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.03 Andaman Cuthbert Bay Wildlife Sanctuary 1997 5.82 Andaman Defence Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 10.49 Andaman Dot Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.13 Andaman Dottrell Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.13 Andaman Duncan Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.73 Andaman East Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 6.11 Andaman East of Inglis Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 3.55 Andaman Egg Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.05 Andaman Entrance Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.96 Andaman Flat Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 9.36 Andaman Gander Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.05 Andaman Girjan Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.16 Andaman Galathea Bay Wildlife Sanctuary - 11.44 Nicobar Goose Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.01 Andaman Hump Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.47 Andaman Interview Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 133.87 Andaman James Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 2.1 Andaman Jungle Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.52 Andaman Kwangtung Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.57 Andaman Kyd Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 8 Andaman Landfall Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 29.48 Andaman Latouche Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.96 Andaman Lohabarrack Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 22.21 Andaman Mangrove Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.39 Andaman Mask Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.78 Andaman Mayo Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.1 Andaman Megapode Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.12 Nicobar Montogemery Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.21 Andaman Narcondam Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 6.81 Andaman North Brother Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.75 Andaman North Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.49 Andaman North Reef Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 3.48 Andaman Oliver Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.16 Andaman Orchid Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.1 Andaman Ox Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.13 Andaman Oyster Island‑I Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.08 Andaman Oyster Island‑II Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.21 Andaman Paget Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 7.36 Andaman Parkinson Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.34 Andaman Passage Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.62 Andaman Patric Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.13 Andaman Peacock Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.62 Andaman Pitman Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.37 Andaman Point Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 3.07 Andaman Potanma Islands Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.16 Andaman Ranger Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 4.26 Andaman Reef Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.74 Andaman Roper Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.46 Andaman Ross Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.01 Andaman Rowe Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.01 Andaman Sandy Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.58 Andaman Sea Serpent Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.78 Andaman Shark Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.6 Andaman Shearme Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 7.85 Andaman Sir Hugh Rose Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.06 Andaman Sisters Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.36 Andaman Snake Island‑I Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.73 Andaman Snake Island‑II Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.03 Andaman South Brother Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.24 Andaman South Reef Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.17 Andaman South Sentinel Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.61 Andaman Spike Island‑I Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.42 Andaman Spike Island‑II Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 11.7 Andaman Stoat Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.44 Andaman Surat Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.31 Andaman Swamp Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 4.09 Andaman Table (Delgarno) Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 2.29 Andaman Table (Excelsior) Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.69 Andaman Talabaicha Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 3.21 Andaman Temple Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.04 Andaman Tillongchang Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1985 16.83 Nicobar Tree Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.03 Andaman Trilby Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.96 Andaman Tuft Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.29 Andaman Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.39 Andaman West Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 6.4 Andaman Wharf Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.11 Andaman White Cliff Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 0.47 Andaman

Andhra Pradesh

+ Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andhra PradeshSanctuaryDeclaredArea (km2)District Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary 1978 235.7 East Godavari Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary 1990 1193.68 Kurnool, Prakasam Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary 2002 71.39 Visakhapatnam Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary 1990 357.6 Chittoor Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary 1953 308.55 Krishna, West Godavari Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary 1989 194.81 Guntur, Krishna Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve 1978 2131.31 Nandyal, Palnadu, Prakasam Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary 1976 4.59 Tirupati Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary 1976 600 Tirupati Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary 1988 6.14 Nandyal Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary 1988 464.43 Kadapa Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary 1997 1030.85 Nellore Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuary 1985 172.35 Tirupati

Arunachal Pradesh

+ Wildlife Sanctuaries in Arunachal PradeshSanctuaryDeclaredArea (km2)District D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary 1978 190 East Siang Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary 1991 4149 Dibang Valley Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary 1989 217 West Kameng Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary 1978 140.3 Papum Pare Kamala Wildlife Sanctuary 2015 77.61 Upper Subansiri Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary 1989 783 Lohit Kane Wildlife Sanctuary 1991 31 West Siang Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary 1980 281.5 Dibang Valley Pakke Tiger Reserve 1977 861.95 East Kameng Ringba-Roba Wildlife Sanctuary 2015 49.2 East Kameng Sessa Orchid Wildlife Sanctuary 1989 100 West Kameng Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 1995 337 Lower Subansiri Yordi Rabe Supse Wildlife Sanctuary 1996 397 West Siang

Assam

+ Wildlife Sanctuaries in AssamSanctuaryDeclaredArea (km2)District Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary 2004 78.64 Kamrup Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary 1980 26.22 Darrang Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary 1999 7.22 Tinsukia Borail Wildlife Sanctuary 2004 326.24 Cachar Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary 1995 44.06 Sonitpur Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary 1994 45.56 Dhubri Deepar Beel Wildlife Sanctuary 1989 4.41 Kamrup East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary 2000 221.81 Karbi-Anglong Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary 1952 6.05 Karbi-Anglong Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary 1997 20.98 Jorhat Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary 1972 70.13 Nagaon Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary 2003 451 Karbi-Anglong Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary 2000 37 Karbi-Anglong Nambor - Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary 2003 97.15 Karbi-Anglong Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 38.81 Marigaon Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary 1995 33.93 Sibsagar Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary 1998 220 Sonitpur

Bihar

+ Wildlife Sanctuaries in BiharSanctuaryDeclaredArea (km2)District Barela Bird Sanctuary 1997 1.979 Vaishali Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary 1976 681.9 Munger Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary 1976 138.33 Gaya Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary 1979 1504.96 Rohtas Kanwarjheel Wildlife Sanctuary 1989 63.11 Begusarai Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Wildlife Sanctuary 1994 29.21 Darbhanga Nagi Dam Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 1.92 Jamui Nakti Dam Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 3.33 Jamui Pant Wildlife Sanctuary 1978 35.84 Nalanda Rajauli Wildlife Sanctuary 2019 27.27 Nawada Udaypur Wildlife Sanctuary 1978 8.87 Pashchim Champaran Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary 1978 880.78 Pashchim Champaran Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary 1990 60 Bhagalpur

Chandigarh + Wildlife Sanctuaries in ChandigarhSanctuaryDeclaredArea (km2)District Parrot Bird Sanctuary 1998 0.03 Chandigarh Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary 1986 25.98 Chandigarh

Chhattisgarh