List of Wildlife Sanctuaries in India
Given below is a list of the number of Wildlife Sanctuaries in India, State and Union Territory wise.
Serial no. |
State/UT |
Total number of Wildlife Sanctuaries |
---|---|---|
1. |
Andhra Pradesh |
13 |
2. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
11 |
3. |
Assam |
18 |
4. |
Bihar |
12 |
5. |
Chhattisgarh |
11 |
6. |
Goa |
6 |
7. |
Gujarat |
23 |
8. |
Haryana |
8 |
9. |
Himachal Pradesh |
28 |
10. |
Jammu & Kashmir |
15 |
11. |
Jharkhand |
11 |
12. |
Karnataka |
30 |
13. |
Kerala |
17 |
14. |
Madhya Pradesh |
25 |
15. |
Maharashtra |
42 |
16. |
Manipur |
2 |
17. |
Meghalaya |
4 |
18. |
Mizoram |
8 |
19. |
Nagaland |
3 |
20. |
Odisha |
19 |
21. |
Punjab |
13 |
22. |
Rajasthan |
25 |
23. |
Sikkim |
7 |
24. |
Tamil Nadu |
29 |
25. |
Tripura |
4 |
26. |
Uttar Pradesh |
25 |
27. |
Uttarakhand |
7 |
28. |
West Bengal |
15 |
29. |
Telangana |
9 |
30. |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
96 |
31. |
Chandigarh |
2 |
32. |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
1 |
33. |
Lakshadweep |
1 |
34. |
Daman & Diu |
1 |
35. |
Delhi |
1 |
36. |
Pondicherry |
1 |
Wildlife Sanctuaries of India
Wildlife Sanctuaries of India: A wildlife sanctuary is an area where both animals & their natural environment are protected from any kind of interference. In such an area, activities like tourism, trapping, killing, and poaching of animals are strictly prohibited. As of now, India has a total of 573 Wildlife sanctuaries. They play a major role in protecting wildlife and act as a country’s natural wealth.
In this article, we have talked about the list of Wildlife sanctuaries of India, State, and Union Territory wise, the significance of wildlife sanctuaries, and why they are made.