Editing List of national parks of India

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'''National parks in India''' are [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] (IUCN) category II [[protected area]]s. [[India|India's]] first [[national park]] was established in 1936, now known as [[Jim Corbett National Park]], in [[Uttarakhand]]. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the [[Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972|Wildlife Protection Act]] and [[Project Tiger]] in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of [[conservation reliant species]]. Further legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s.

There are 107 existing national parks in India covering an area of 44,402.95&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>  which is 1.35% of the geographical area of the country. In addition to the above, 75 other national parks covering an area of {{cvt|16,608|km2}} are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report. The network of parks will go up 176 after full implementation of the above report.
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== State-wise List of National Parks ==
Source:<ref>https://wii.gov.in/nwdc_national_parks

https://wiienvis.nic.in/Database/npa_8231.aspx {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!State & UT
!State Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!No. of NP
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!% of State Area
!Notes
|-
!Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|8249
|6
|1,216.95
|14.75
|
|-
!Andhra Pradesh
|160229
|3
|1368.87
|0.85
|
|-
!Arunachal Pradesh
|83743
|2
|2,290.82
|2.74
|
|-
!Assam
|78438
|7
|2,664.58
|3.40
|
|-
!Bihar
|94163
|1
|335.65
|0.36
|
|-
!Chandigarh
|114
|0
|0.00
|0.00
|
|-
!Chhattisgarh
|135191
|3
|2,899.08
|2.14
|
|-
!Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 
|491
|0
|0.00
|0.00
|
|-
!Delhi
|1483
|0
|0.00
|0.00
|
|-
!Goa
|3702
|1
|107.00
|2.89
|
|-
!Gujarat
|196022
|4
|480.12
|0.24
|{{See also|List of protected areas of Gujarat#National Parks}}
|-
!Haryana
|44212
|2
|48.25
|0.11
|
|-
!Himachal Pradesh
|55673
|5
|2,256.28
|4.05
|
|-
!Jammu & Kashmir
|163090
|4
|2432.45
|1.49
|
|-
!Jharkhand
|79714
|1
|226.33
|0.28
|
|-
!Karnataka
|191791
|5
|2,794.05
|1.46
|
|-
!Kerala
|38863
|6
|558.16
|1.44
|
|-
!Ladakh
|59146
|1
|3350.00
|5.66
|
|-
!Lakshadweep
|32
|0
|0.00
|0.00
|
|-
!Madhya Pradesh
|308245
|11
|4349.14
|1.41
|
|-
!Maharashtra
|307713
|6
|1,273.60
|0.41
|
|-
!Manipur
|22327
|2
|140.00
|0.63
|
|-
!Meghalaya
|22429
|2
|267.48
|1.19
|
|-
!Mizoram
|21081
|2
|150.00
|0.71
|
|-
!Nagaland
|16579
|1
|202.02
|1.22
|
|-
!Odisha
|155707
|2
|990.70
|0.64
|
|-
!Puducherry
|480
|0
|0.00
|0.00
|
|-
!Punjab
|50362
|0
|0.00
|0.00
|
|-
!Rajasthan
|342239
|5
|3,947.07
|1.15
|
|-
!Sikkim
|7096
|1
|1,784.00
|25.14
|
|-
!Tamil Nadu
|130058
|5
|827.51
|0.64
|
|-
!Telangana
|114840
|3
|19.62
|0.02
|
|-
!Tripura
|10486
|2
|36.71
|0.35
|
|-
!Uttar Pradesh
|240928
|1
|490.00
|0.20
|
|-
!Uttarakhand
|53483
|6
|4,915.02
|9.19
|
|-
!West Bengal
|88752
|6
|1,981.48
|2.23
|
|-
!'''TOTAL'''
!'''32,87,263'''
!'''106'''
!'''44,402.95'''
!'''1.35'''
!
|}

== Andaman and Nicobar Islands(6) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
!Image
! Locations 
! Formed
! Notable Features
! Flora and Fauna
!Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Campbell Bay National Park]]
|[[File:Nicobar Treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica nicobarica).jpg|[[Nicobar treeshrew]] - endangered species found only on the Great Nicobar Island|250px|thumbnail]]<br />[[File:INS Baaz bird's eye view.jpg|Airport located near [[Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar|Campbell Bay]]|250px|thumbnail]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Great Nicobar Island]] 
|1992
| rowspan="2" |Part of [[Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve]]
|[[Crab-eating macaque]], [[Nicobar treeshrew]]||
|-
![[Galathea National Park]]
|[[File:Adult Nicobar Pigeon.jpg|Nicobar Pigeon- threatened species found only on [[Nicobar Islands]]|250px|thumbnail]]
|1992
|[[Coconut crab|Giant robber crab]], [[Nicobar pigeon]], [[Megapode]]||Galathea River
|-
![[Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park|Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park(Wandoor)]]
|[[File:Jolly Boys Island 2010.jpg|Joly Buoy Island part of the national park|250px|thumbnail]]
|[[Wandoor (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)|Wandoor]]
|1983
|||
|
|-
![[Mount Harriet National Park]]
|[[File:View from Mt. Harriet.jpg|View of Wimberlyganj from [[Mount Manipur]]|250px|thumbnail]]
|[[Mount Manipur]]
|1987
| Important bird area as attributed by [[BirdLife International]]
The park is also a butterfly hotspot.
|[[Wild boar|Andaman wild pigs]], [[saltwater crocodile]]s, turtles, [[robber crab]]s. 
|
|-
![[Rani Jhansi Marine National Park]]
|
|[[Ritchie's Archipelago]]
|1996
|||
|
|-
![[Saddle Peak National Park]]
|[[File:Saddle peak.jpg|Saddle Peak from Kalipur beach|250px|thumbnail]]
|[[Saddle Peak (Andaman Islands)|Saddle Peak]]
|1987
|||
|Kalpong Dam Reservoir
|}

==Andhra Pradesh(3)==
{|class="wikitable sortable"

|-
! Name
!Image
!Location
!Formed
! Notable Features
! Flora and Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Papikonda National Park]]
|[[File:Papikondalu view 16.jpg|National Park seen from [[Godavari River]]|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Rajahmundry|Rajamahendravaram]]
|2008
| Important bird and biodiversity area by [[BirdLife International]]|| [[Royal Bengal Tiger]], [[Leopards]], [[rusty-spotted cat]], [[King cobra]]
.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2-ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA.pdf|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7llECrdHHq7SW5PNXJ2QXlQcG8/view?usp=embed_facebook|access-date=2020-08-06|website=Google Docs}}</ref>
| [[Godavari River]]
|-
![[Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram)]]
|
|Near [[Rameswaram, Kadapa district|Rameswaram]] 
|2005
|||
| [[Penna River]]
|-
![[Sri Venkateswara National Park]]
|[[File:Andhra Pradesh - Landscapes from Andhra Pradesh, views from Indias South Central Railway (83).JPG|National Park along with Eastern Ghats|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Tirumala]], [[Seshachalam Hills]] and Tirumala Hills
|1989
|||[[Yellow-throated bulbul]], [[White-backed vulture|White-rumped vulture]]
|
|}

== Arunachal Pradesh(2) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
!Image
!Location
!Formed
! Area
! Notable Features
! Flora and Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Mouling National Park]]
|
|Siang Valley
|1986
|483 Km2
|Forms the western part of [[Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve|Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve]]|| [[takin]], [[goral]], [[Indian leopard]], [[Bengal tiger]], [[barking deer]], [[serow]] and [[red panda]]
|[[Siyom River]]
|-
![[Namdapha National Park]]
|[[File:Forest snow Namdapha IMG 3373 04.jpg|Scenery of snow-covered mountains from the park|250px|thumbnail]]
[[File:Red Panda (25193861686).jpg|[[Red panda]] often seen in the park|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Miao, Arunachal Pradesh|Miao]]
|1983
|1985 km2
|part of [[Mizoram–Manipur–Kachin rain forests]]
|[[Sapria himalayana]], [[Namdapha flying squirrel]], [[red panda]],  [[dhole]], [[Malayan sun bear]], [[Indian wolf]], [[Asiatic black bear]], gaur, [[stump-tailed macaque]], [[Assamese macaque]], [[rhesus macaque]].
|[[Noa Dihing]] River
|}

== Assam(7) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Image
! Location
! Year
! Notable Features
! Flora and Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Dibru-Saikhowa National Park]]
|[[File:Dibru Saikhuwa National Park.jpg|Swamp Forest|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Tinsukia]]
|1999
|Largest Swamp Forest in North-east India|| [[Feral horse]], [[Wild water buffalo]], [[Ganges river dolphin]] etc. 
|[[Brahmaputra River]], [[Lohit River]], Dibru River
|-
![[Dehing Patkai National Park|Dihing Patkai National Park]]
|
|Near [[Digboi]], [[Margherita, Assam|Margherita]]
|2021
|Declared as reserve under [[Project Elephant]] and largest lowland forest in India|| [[White-winged duck]], [[Slow loris]]||[[Dihing river]]
|-
![[Raimona National Park]]
|[[File:ৰাইমনা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যান.jpg|River passing through the park|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Gossaigaon]]
|2021
|Part of [[Eastern Himalayas|Eastern Himalayan Foothills]]||[[Gee's golden langur]]||[[Sankosh River]]
|-
![[Kaziranga National Park]]
|[[File:Rhinos in KNP.jpg|[[Indian rhinoceros]]|250px|thumbnail]]<br />[[File:ROYAL BENGAL WITH HIS PREY (cropped).jpg|Royal Bengal Tiger|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Kaliabor]] 
|1974
|Declared as
[[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] in 1985
Largest population of Indian Rhinoceros, wild water buffalo and Eastern Swamp Deer
|  [[Indian rhinoceros]], [[Bengal tiger|Royal Bengal Tiger]], [[Wild water buffalo]], [[Asian elephant]], [[Eastern swamp deer|Eastern Swamp Deer]]
|[[Brahmaputra River]], Mora Dhiplu, Dhiplu, Mora Dhansiri
|-
![[Manas National Park]]
|[[File:Blue hill.jpg|View of eastern Himalayan foothills from the park|250px|thumbnail]]<br />[[File:Herd of Elephant in Manas.jpg|Herd of Elephants in the park|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Barpeta Road]]
|1990
|Declared as [[List of World Heritage Sites in India|UNESCO World Heritage Site]] in 1985 contiguous with [[Royal Manas National Park|Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan]]
Also a biosphere reserve and Elephant reserve
| Indian Elephants, Wild water Buffalo, [[Capped langur]], Rare species such as,[[Assam roofed turtle]], [[hispid hare]], [[golden langur]] and [[pygmy hog]]
|[[Manas River]], [[Beki River]]
|-
![[Nameri National Park]]
|[[File:Landscape of Nameri National Park.jpg|Landscape of the National Park|250px|thumbnail]]<br />[[File:Dendrobium lituiflorum Orchid.jpg|Dendrobium Orchid bloomed in the park|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near[[Bhalukpong]]
|1998
|||[[Dendrobium|Dendrobium Orchid]], Bengal Tiger, Clouded Leopard, [[Asian fairy-bluebird]] 
|[[Kameng River]], Other tributaries Nameri, Dinai, Diji etc.
|-
! [[Orang National Park]]
|
|North bank of the Brahmaputra river
|1999
|
|The Great Indian rhinoceros, pygmy hog, Asian elephant, wild water buffalo, Bengal tiger, hog deer, Gangetic dolphin, Indian pangolin
|Dhanshiri river
|-
! [[Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park]]
|
| Near [[Kokrajhar]]
| 2025
| 
|Great Indian rhinoceros, pygmy hog, hog deer, wild water buffalo, Asian elephant, Bengal tiger, Gangetic dolphin
| Saralbhanga river
|}

== Bihar(1) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Image
!Location
!Formed
! Notable Features
! Flora and Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Valmiki National Park]]
|[[File:Himalayan Foot Hills, Valmikinagar, Bihar, India.jpg|Himalayan Foothills from the park|250px|thumbnail]]
[[File:Valmikinagar Hydel Project, Bihar.jpg|hydro power project in the park|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Valmikinagar Road railway station|Valmiki Nagar]], [[Bagaha]]
|1978
|Home of [[Tharu people]] in India|| [[Bengal tiger]], [[Gaur|Indian gaur]], [[Indian rhinoceros]], [[Asian black bear]], [[Indian elephant]], [[Indian leopard]]
|[[Gandaki River]], Sonha and Pachnad rivers, [[Burhi Gandak River]], Pandai River etc.
|}

== Chhattisgarh(3) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
!Image
!Location
!Formed
! Notable Features
! Flora and Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Sanjay National Park|Guru Ghasidas National Park(Sanjay)]]
|
|Near [[Ambikapur, India|Ambikapur]], [[Manendragarh]], [[Chirmiri|Chirimiri]]
|1981
|Largest national park of Chhattisgarh||
|
|-
![[Indravati National Park|Indravati National Park(Kutru)]]
|[[File:Kotri river at Bhamragad.jpg|Indravati River|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Dantewada]]
|1982
||| [[Wild Asian Buffalo|Wild Buffaloes]], [[Tigers]], [[common hill myna|Hill Mynas]]
|[[Indravati River]]
|-
![[Kanger Ghati National Park]]
|[[File:Kanger valley National Park.png|Kanger Ghati National Park entrance|250px|thumbnail]]
[[File:Kanger valley11.JPG|Tirathgarh Waterfall|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Jagdalpur]]
|1982
|||''[[Indoreonectes evezardi]]''
|
|}

== Goa(1) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
!Image
!Location
!Formed
! Notable Features
! Flora and Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Mollem National Park]]
|[[File:Dudhsagar Falls Triplet.jpg|Dudhsagar Falls in Mollem National Park|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Mollem, Goa|Molem]]
|1978
|Famous  [[Dudhsagar Falls]] located in it and also the [[Mahadev Temple, Tambdi Surla|Mahadev Temple]] of [[Kadamba architecture]] is also located inside of it ||
|
|}

== Gujarat(4) ==
{{Main|List of protected areas of Gujarat}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name 
!Image
!Location
!Formed
! Notable Features
! Flora and Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar|Blackbuck National Park(Velavadar)]]
|[[File:Blackbucks in Blackbuck National Park 05.jpg|Blackbuck herd crossing trails|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Bhavnagar]], [[Vallabhi]]pur, [[Dholera]], [[Dhandhuka]]
|1976
|A grassland ecosystem for conservation of [[Blackbuck]], [[Lesser florican]]
Successful conservation programs for the [[blackbuck]], [[wolf]] and [[lesser florican]], [[bustard]]
| [[Blackbuck]]s, Indian grey wolf, [[striped hyena]], [[Bengal fox]], golden jackal, jungle cat and many other small mammals
|
|-
![[Gir Forest National Park]]
|[[File:Gir lion-Gir forest,junagadh,gujarat,india.jpeg|Family of [[Asiatic Lion]] in the park|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Sasan Gir railway station|Sasangir]], [[Tulsishyam]], [[Talala, Gujarat|Talala]], [[Gir Gadhada]]
|1965
|Only habitat of [[Asiatic Lion]]|| Asiatic lion, Indian Leopard, Stripped Hyna, Golden Jackle 
|Hiran, Machhundri, Raval and Shingoda Rivers
|-
![[Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch|Marine National Park(Gulf of Kutch)]]
|[[File:The Vast Expanse of Narara Sea Bed during Low Tide of Narara Marine National Park.jpg|Marine National Park during low tide|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Dwarka]], [[Bet Dwarka]], [[Okha, India|Okha]]
|1982
|There are 42 island and park is situated on coral reefs|| Corals, sponges, jellyfish,  [[endangered sea turtles]] such as [[green sea turtles]], [[olive ridleys]] and [[leatherbacks]], [[dugong]]s, [[Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin]]s, [[blue whale]]s
|
|-
![[Vansda National Park]]
|[[File:Vansda N Park2.jpg|Vansda National Park Campsite|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near vansda city
|1979
|||Leopard, Dhole, Rhesus Macaque, Common Palm Civet, Hanuman Langur, Small Indian Civet, Four-Horned Antelope, Wild Boar, Indian Porcupine, Barking Deer, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, Flying Squirrel, Pangolin and Indian Giant Squirrel.
|There are 443 species of flowering plants. This includes teak, sadad, khakhro, kadad, humb, timru, kalam, bamboo, dudhkod, mahudo, behada, umaro, kusum, tanach, asan, shimlo, ambla, sisam, chopadi bondaro, etc. There is a variety of colourful orchids at Ambika river
|}

== Haryana(2) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Image
! Location
! Formed 
! Notable Features
! Flora and Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Kalesar National Park]]
|[[File:Kalesar as seen by a Phone 01.jpg|Kalesar National Park jungle|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Bilaspur, Haryana|Bilaspur]]([[Yamunanagar district]]), [[Paonta Sahib]]
|2003
|Located in [[Sivalik Hills]]
|
|[[Yamuna River]]
|-
![[Sultanpur National Park]]
|[[File:Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Haryana..JPG|Lake inside National Park|250px|thumbnail]]
[[File:Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) resting at Sultanpur I IMG 5670.jpg|Group of Spoonbills at the park|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Gurugram]]
|1991
|Declared as [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar Wetland]] in 2021
|
|
|}

== Himachal Pradesh(5) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
!Image
!Location
!Formed
! Notable Features
! Flora and Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Great Himalayan National Park]]
|[[File:Great Himalayan National Park, Kullu, Himachal.jpg|Great Himalayan National Park|250px|thumbnail]]
[[File:Himalayn National Park.jpg|Valley and snow-covered mountain|250px|thumbnail]]
[[File:Is this pose ok?.jpg|Bharal|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Kullu]]
|1985
| Declared as [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] in 2014
popular trekking and ecotourism destination
|[[Bharal]], [[snow leopard]], [[Himalayan brown bear]], [[Himalayan tahr]], [[Musk deer]]
|Sainj River, [[Parvati River (Himachal Pradesh)|Parvati River]], [[Beas River]], Tirthan River, Jiwa Nal River
|-
![[Inderkilla National Park]]
|
|Near [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]]
|2010
|||
|[[Beas River]]
|-
![[Khirganga National Park]]
|[[File:Kheerganga National Park.jpg|Alpine forest|250px|thumbnail]]
[[File:Kheerganga Trek.jpg|Kheerganga Trek|250px|thumbnail]]
[[File:Parvati River, Khirganga National Park.jpg|Parvati River flowing from the Alpine Forest|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Kasol]]
|2010
|Popular destination for [[Backpacking (hiking)|Hiking]], [[Canyoning]]||
|[[Parvati River (Himachal Pradesh)|Parvati River]]
|-
![[Pin Valley National Park]]
|[[File:Pin Valley Spiti Himachal Jun18 D72 7092.jpg|Pin Valley, Spiti|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Kaza, Himachal Pradesh|Karzey]]
|1987
|Cold Desert area 
|[[Cedrus deodara]], [[Himalayan snowcock]], [[Chough]]
|Pin River
|-
![[Simbalbara National Park]]
|
|Near [[Paonta Sahib]]
|2010
| 
|[[Goral]], [[Sambar deer]], [[Chital]]
|
|}

== Jammu and Kashmir(4) ==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
!Image
!Location
!Formed
! Notable Features
! Flora and Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Dachigam National Park]]
|[[File:The Last Surviving Population of Hangul.jpg|Group of Hangul grazing in Dachigam|250px|thumbnail]]
[[File:Dachigam National Park- Jammu & Kashmir.jpg|River crossing|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Srinagar]]
|1981
|Only area where [[Kashmir stag|Hangul]] is found<ref>[http://relivearth.com/endangered-species/kashmir-stag-hangul/ Kashmir Stag (Hangul)]</ref>||[[Kashmir stag|Hangul]], [[Himalayan serow|Thar]], [[Leopard cat]], [[Musk deer]], [[Snow leopard|Snow Leopard]], [[Himalayan black bear]], [[Himalayan brown bear]], [[Otter]]
|Sarband Reservoir
|-
![[Kishtwar National Park]]
|[[File:Sunrise in Kishtwar National Park, Jammu and Kashmir, India.jpg|Mountainous Landscape of the National Park|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Kishtwar]]
|1981
| ||[[Himalayan snowcock]], [[Brown bear]]
|[[Marusudar River]], [[Chenab River]]
|-
![[Kazinag National Park]]
|
|Near [[Baramulla]]
|1992
| Located on [[Line of Control]]||[[Markhor]], [[White-bellied musk deer|Himalayan musk deer]], [[Golden eagle]], [[Snow pigeon]], Flora- Deodar, Fir, Spruce, Kail
|[[Jhelum River]]
|-
![[Salim Ali National Park|City Forest National Park(Salim Ali)]]
|[[File:Look inside salim ali national park.jpg|Forest Rangers House inside the Park|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Srinagar]]
|1986
|Turned into the [[Royal Springs Golf Course]]
|Hangul, Brown bear, [[Indian paradise flycatcher]], Himalayan Serow, Ring Dove, The Lesser Kestrel
|[[Dal Lake|Dal lake]]
|}

== Jharkhand(1) ==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
!Image
!Location
!Formed
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Betla National Park]]
|[[File:Entrance of Betla national park.jpg|National Park entrance|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Medininagar]]
|1974
||| Tiger, [[Indian bison]], elephant, hyenas, monkey, leopard 
|[[North Koel River]]
|}

== Karnataka(5) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
!Formed
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Anshi National Park]]
| Part of [[Kali Tiger Reserve]]
| || [[Great hornbill]], tiger, leopard, black panther, bear, elephant.
|[[Kali River (Karnataka)]]
|-
! [[Bandipur National Park]]
| [[Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests|Dry deciduous forest]] is dominant. Also include  [[Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests|moist deciduous forests]] and [[Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands|shrublands]]. 
It is part of the [[Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve]]
Invasive Alien Species - [[Lantana]] bush, [[Parthenium]] 
|
| [[Chital]], [[Bengal tiger]], [[gray langurs]], [[Indian giant squirrel]], [[gaur]], [[leopard]], [[sambar deer]], [[Indian elephants]], [[Pernis (bird)|honey buzzard]], [[red-headed vulture]] 
|[[Kabini River]], [[Moyar River]]
|-
! [[Bannerghatta National Park]]
| The park is part of a [[wildlife corridor]] for elephants which connects the [[BR Hills]] and the [[Sathyamangalam|Sathyamangalam forest]].
Moist deciduous forest valleys and scrubland on higher areas
|
| 
[[Tiger]], [[sloth bear]], [[peacock]], [[elephant]], [[sambar deer]], [[mouse deer]], [[Leopard]], [[Baboons]], [[Reptiles]], [[Asiatic Elephants]], [[Lion]], [[Birds]], [[Butterflies]], [[Nilgai]], [[Wilddogs]], [[Jackals]], [[Wolves]], [[Hyenas]], [[Giraffe]].Etc.
|
|-
! [[Kudremukh National Park]]
| 
| ||
| The [[Tunga River]] and [[Bhadra River]] flow freely through the parklands
|-
! [[Nagarhole National Park|Nagarhole National Park(Rajiv Gandhi)]]
|[[Kabini reservoir]] separates Nagarhole from [[Bandipur National Park]]
| || Carnivores - [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[dhole]], [[sloth bear]] and the [[striped hyena]]. 
Herbivores - chital, sambar deer, [[barking deer]], [[four-horned antelope]], gaur, [[wild boar]], and Indian elephant.
Other mammals -  [[gray langur]], [[bonnet macaque]], [[jungle cat]], [[leopard cat]], [[slender loris]], [[small Indian civet]] and [[Asian palm civet]], [[Indian brown mongoose]] and [[stripe-necked mongoose]], [[European otter]], [[Indian giant flying squirrel]], [[Indian giant squirrel]], [[porcupine]], [[golden jackal]], [[chevrotain]], [[hare]] and [[Indian pangolin]] 
|
|}

== Kerala(6) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Anamudi Shola National Park]]<ref name="wiienvis_8231">{{Cite web|title=National Parks|url=http://www.wiienvis.nic.in/Database/npa_8231.aspx|access-date=2019-09-03|website=wiienvis.nic.in}}</ref>
|The park is administered by [[Munnar]] Wildlife Division, together with the nearby [[Mathikettan Shola National Park]], [[Eravikulam National Park]], [[Pampadum Shola National Park]], [[Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary]] and the [[Kurinjimala Sanctuary]], with Anamudi Shola providing connectivity between all these protected areas.
|[[Indian elephant|Elephant]], [[Bengal tiger|Tiger]], [[Nilgiri tahr]], [[Gaur]], [[Chital|Spotted Deer]], [[Sambar deer|Sambar]], [[Grizzled giant squirrel|Grizzled Giant Squirrel]], [[Hanuman langur|Hanuman Langur]], Sloth Bear, [[Indian giant flying squirrel|Flying Squirrels]]
|[[Pambar River (Kerala)|Pambar River]]
|-
! [[Eravikulam National Park]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eravikulam National Park|url=https://forest.kerala.gov.in/index.php/wildlife/2015-03-16-09-50-24/national-parks/eravikulam-national-park}}</ref>
|The land of “[[Strobilanthes kunthiana|Neelakurinji]]”, the flower that blooms once in twelve years
[[Anamudi]], the highest peak of western ghats, is located here
Vegetation - Rolling grasslands, with shola forests in upper parts
| [[Nilgiri tahr]], [[Strobilanthes kunthiana|Neelakurinji]]
[[lion-tailed macaque]]s, [[gaur]], [[Indian muntjac]] and [[sambar deer]]
|[[Pambar River (Kerala)]]
|-
! [[Mathikettan Shola National Park]]
| The park is located between other reserve forests like [[Eravikulam National Park]] and [[Pampadum Shola National Park|Pampadam Shola National Park]]
| [[Elephants]]
|
|-
! [[Pambadum Shola National Park]]
| Forms part of Munnar Wildlife Division, together with the nearby [[Mathikettan Shola National Park]], [[Eravikulam National Park]], [[Anamudi Shola National Park]], [[Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary]] and the [[Kurinjimala Sanctuary]]
It is a part of [[Palani hills]]

[[Keystone species|Keystone]] species - [[Nilgiri marten|Nilgiri Marten]]
| [[Nilgiri marten]], [[Nilgiri wood pigeon]], [[Nilgiri langur]], [[Nilgiri flycatcher]], [[Blue rock-thrush]]
|
|-
! [[Periyar National Park]]
| An [[Project Elephant|elephant reserve]] and a [[Project Tiger|tiger reserve]]
Located high in the [[Cardamom Hills]] and [[Pathanamthitta district|Pandalam Hills]] of the south [[Western Ghats]]

The sanctuary surrounds Periyar Lake, a reservoir that formed when the [[Mullaperiyar Dam]] was erected in 1895.

The park is made up of [[Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests|tropical evergreen and moist deciduous forests]], [[grasslands]] and stands of [[eucalyptus]]
| [[Malabar parakeet]], [[Malabar grey hornbill]], [[Nilgiri laughing thrush]], [[Nilgiri blue robin]], [[great hornbill]], [[Malabar pied hornbill]], [[lion-tailed macaque]], [[hairy-winged bat]]
| [[Periyar river]], [[Pambar River (Kerala)]]
|-
![[Silent Valley National Park]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Silent Valley - Kerala Forest Dept|url=https://forest.kerala.gov.in/index.php/wildlife/2015-03-16-09-50-24/national-parks/silent-valley-national-park}}</ref>
| Located in [[Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve]]
Home to the largest population of [[lion-tailed macaque]]s
Famous for "[[Save Silent Valley]]" movement
| [[Indian bison]], [[Travancore flying squirrel]], [[Salim Ali's fruit bat]], [[Stripe-necked mongoose]], [[Blue-winged parakeet]], [[Crimson-backed sunbird]] 
|[[Kunthipuzha River]]
|}

== Ladakh(1) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Hemis National Park]]
||Largest national Park of India||[[Snow Leopard]]
|}

== Madhya Pradesh(11) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
!Location
! Notable Features
!Formed
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Bandhavgarh National Park]]
|[[Umaria district|District Umaria]]
| Very high tiger density, so the saying 
Gaurs reintroduced from Kanha National Park

Panpatha wildlife sanctuary
|1968
|  [[Bengal tiger]], [[striped hyena]], [[caracal]], [[gaur]], sambar deer, [[nilgai]], barking deer, chital, 
| Sone River, Ban sagar Lake
|-
!Dinosaur Fossils
National Park
|
|
|2011
|
|
|-
! [[Ghughua Fossil Park|Ghughua Fossil National Park]]
|[[Dindori district]]
|
|1983||
|
|-
! [[Kanha National Park]]
|[[Mandla district]]
[[Balaghat district]]
| largest of the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] with area 941.793&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.
|1955||Barasingha or swamp deer
|Halo and Banjar rivers
|-
! [[Kuno National Park]]
|Sheopur  & Morena Districts
Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion
| Area 748.761&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.
|2018|| [[Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project]], India's first cheetah sanctuary
|[[Kuno River]]
|-
! [[Madhav National Park]]
|Shivpuri District
|Sakhya Sagar, a man-made reservoir within the park, has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2022.
|1959||
|
|-
! [[Panna National Park]]
|Panna District
|Ken Gharial Sanctuary 
|1981|| 
|Ken river
|-
! [[Pench National Park]]<ref>The [[Maharashtra]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] parts of the [[Pench National Park]] are administered separately. Tigris called Collar Wali is found there which has given 29 cubs in total.</ref>
|
|Pench Tiger Reserve 
|1975|| Rudyard Kipling's 'Jungle Book' was set in this NP.
|Pench river
|-
![[Sanjay National Park]]<ref>The [[Chhattisgarh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] parts of the [[Sanjay National Park]] are administered separately.</ref>
| Narmada Valley 
|dry deciduous forests ecoregion,  Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve
|1981||
|
|-
![[Satpura National Park]]
|[[Narmadapuram District]]
| Bori and Pachmarhi wildlife sanctuaries
|1981||
|| -
|-
![[Van Vihar National Park]]
|[[Bhopal district]]
|
|1979||
|
|}

== Maharashtra(6) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Chandoli National Park]]
|2004 ||
|
|-
! [[Gugamal National Park]]
| ||
|
|-
! [[Navegaon National Park|Nawegaon National Park]]
| ||
|
|-
![[Sanjay Gandhi National Park|Sanjay Gandhi National Park(Borivili)]]
| ||, [[Indian Leopard]], [[Rhesus Macaque]], [[Bonnet Macaque]], [[Spotted Deer]], [[Hanuman Langur]], [[Indian Flying Fox]], [[Indian Hare]], [[Barking Deer]], [[Porcupine]], [[Asian Palm Civet]], [[Mouse Deer]]
|
|-
![[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve|Tadoba Andhari National Park]]
|
|
|
|-
!Pench National Park(Jawaharlal Nehru)
|
|
|
|}

== Manipur(2) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Keibul Lamjao National Park|Keibul -Lamjao National Park]]
|
|
|[[Loktak Lake]]
|-
![[Shirui National Park|Shiroi National Park]]
|Famous for Shirui Lily; Tropical Forests all over except at hilltops where there are temperate forests||[[Tragopan]], [[Tiger]] and [[Leopard]]
|A number of rivers originate here
|}

== Meghalaya(2) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Location
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Flora
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Balphakram National Park]]
|south of Garo Hills
| Balphakram means 'land of the eternal wind' according to the myth of the [[Garo people|Garos]]  .|| [[Wild water buffalo]], [[red panda]], elephant and eight cat species, including the tiger and [[marbled cat]] 
| grassland, bamboo forest, tropical deciduous trees and carnivorous plants like the pitcher-plant and Drosera
|-
! [[Nokrek National Park]]
|  approximately 2&nbsp;km away from Tura Peak, is located in the middle of the West, East and North Garo Hills Districts||[[UNESCO]] [[World Biosphere Reserve]]
|
|
|}

== Mizoram(2) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Murlen National Park]]
| Is close to the Chin Hills. It lies north of Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary in the same district||
|
|-
! [[Phawngpui National Park|Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park]]
| It bears the name of the mountain Phawngpui, often called the Blue Mountain of Mizoram, which is the highest mountain peak in the state, reaching 2,157 m||
| [[Chhimtuipui River]] flowing towards Burma
|}

== Nagaland(1) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Intanki National Park|Inangki National Park]]
|The name "Ntangki" is derived from the Zeme dialect of the Zeliangrong Nagas.|| hoolock gibbon, golden langur, hornbill, Asian palm civet, black stork, tiger, white-breasted kingfisher, monitor lizard, python and sloth bear

In 2022, Asian forest tortoises (Manouria emys) were reintroduced into Ntangki National Park in collaboration with the Turtle Survival Alliance and Wildlife Conservation Society India
|
|}

== Odisha(2) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Important landmarks inside
|-
! [[Bhitarkanika National Park]]
|A [[ramsar site]],   
Gahirmatha Beach and Marine Sanctuary are to the east, separating the swamp region and mangroves from the Bay of Bengal  
| [[Mangroves]], [[saltwater crocodile]], white crocodile, [[Python molurus|Indian python]], black ibis, wild pigs, rhesus monkeys, [[olive ridley sea turtle]], [[chital]] 
|[[Brahmani River]], [[Baitarani River]], Pathsala
|-
![[Simlipal National Park]]
| It is part of the Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve, which includes three protected areas, Similipal Tiger Reserve, Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary  and Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary.
It is UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves 
| Tiger, leopard, Asian elephant, sambar, barking deer, gaur, jungle cat, wild boar
|}

== Rajasthan(5) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Desert National Park]]
|
|Chinkara (Gazella bennettii), Indian desert cat, demoiselle crane, great Indian bustard and MacQueen's bustard.
|
|-
! [[Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo Ghana National Park]]
|[[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]
Ramsar Wetland
|
|
|-
! [[Mukundara Hills National Park]]
|[[National Chambal Sanctuary]] is part of the national park
|
|Chambal river, Kali river, Ahu river, Ramzan river.
|-
![[Ranthambore National Park]]
|ecoregion includes Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests || Tiger Reserve. 
|[[Banas River|Banas]], [[Chambal River|Chambal]]
|-
![[Sariska Tiger Reserve]]
|Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion
It is an important biodiversity area in the Northern Aravalli leopard and wildlife corridor 
|
|
|}

== Sikkim(1) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Khangchendzonga National Park]]
|[[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. Houses the third highest peak on the planet, [[Kangchenjunga|Mt. Kangchenjunga (Mt. Everest is first, Mt. K2 is second)]]. The [[Zemu Glacier|Zemu glacier]], one of the largest in Asia, is located within the park.|| [[Musk deer]], [[snow leopard]], [[Himalayan tahr]], [[dhole]], [[sloth bear]], [[viverrid]]s, [[Himalayan black bear]], [[red panda]], [[Tibetan wild ass]], [[Himalayan blue sheep]], [[serow]], [[goral]] and [[takin]]
|[[Teesta River|Teesta]] (to the east)
|}

== Tamil Nadu(5) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Flora
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Anaimalai Tiger Reserve|Indira Gandhi Sanctuary and National Park(Annamalai)]]
|Also called as Anaimalai Tiger Reserve ||Tigers, leopards, elephants, wildboars, deers, dhole.
|
|
|-
! [[Guindy National Park]]
| ||Has more than 2000 chitals, 493 blackbucks and 84 jackals.
|
|-
! [[Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park]]
| ||has 8 species of whales and 21 small coral islands
|Mangroove species like Rhizophora, Avicennia, Bruguiera, Ceriops and Lumnitzera.
|
|-
! [[Mudumalai National Park]]
|Part of [[Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve]]. Second oldest National Park in India. Largest National Park in Tamil Nadu.||[[Bengal tiger]], [[indian leopard]], [[dhole]], [[golden jackal]], [[sloth bear]], [[Indian elephant]]s, [[gray langur]], [[Lion tailed macaque]], [[bonnet macaque]], [[gaur]], [[sambar deer]], [[chital deer]], [[Indian muntjac]], [[Indian spotted chevrotain]], [[wild boar]] 
[[Rodent]]s include the [[Indian giant squirrel]] and the [[red giant flying squirrel]]
|
|[[Moyar River]]
|-
! [[Mukurthi National Park]]
|Part of [[Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve]] and is also [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].The park was created to protect its [[keystone species]], the [[Nilgiri tahr]]
characterized by [[montane grasslands and shrublands]] interspersed with [[shola]]s 
| [[Nilgiri tahr]]
|
|}

== Telangana(3) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park]]
| ||
|
|-
! [[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park]]
| It is a located in the concrete jungles of '''Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills''' in '''Hyderabad.'''||
|-
! [[Mrugavani National Park]]
| ||
|
|}

== Tripura(2) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Rajbari National Park|Bison (Rajbari) National Park]]
|||
|
|-
! [[Clouded Leopard National Park]]
|||
|
|}

== Uttar Pradesh(1) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
!Image
!Location
!Formed
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Dudhwa National Park]]
|[[File:Dudhwa National Park, Lucknow division, Uttar Pradesh, India (30783128830).jpg|group Barasingha in the park|250px|thumbnail]]
[[File:Swamps of Dudhwa National Park.jpg|Swamps of the park|250px|thumbnail]]
[[File:Isolated trails through the dense Dudhwa National Park.jpg|A trail through dense forest|250px|thumbnail]]
|Near [[Palia Kalan]], [[Gola Gokarannath]]
|1977
|Park is home of world's half population of Barasingha

Also a tiger sanctuary under [[Project Tiger]]
|[[Barasingha]], [[Bengal tiger]]
|[[Sharda River]]
|}

== Uttarakhand(6) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
![[Gangotri National Park]]
||| Gaumukh Glacier 
|[[Bhagirathi]]
|-
! [[Govind Pashu Vihar National Park]]
|||
|
|-
! [[Jim Corbett National Park]]
|First national park in India (established in 1936 as Hailey National Park).
Report titled  ‘Status of Tigers Co-predators and Prey in India’, released by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for 2018-19 revealed that national park has 14 tigers per 100 square kilometers which is '''highest in India.'''

Dhikala grasslands 
|
|[[Ramganga]]
|-
! [[Nanda Devi National Park]]
| || [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]], UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
|
|-
! [[Rajaji National Park]]
| || Mainly known for elephants, tigers, leopards and several species of birds, reptiles and mammals. 
| [[Ganga river]]
|-
! [[Valley of Flowers National Park]]
| || [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]], Most beautiful national park in the world 
|
|}

== West Bengal(6) ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Location
! Notable Features
! Fauna
! Rivers and lakes inside the national park
|-
! [[Buxa Tiger Reserve]]
|The Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary of Bhutan is contiguous to the north of BTR
To the south-west, the Chilapata Forests form an elephant corridor to the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary
| "Terai Eco-System" Northern boundary along international border with Bhutan and eastern boundary touches Assam
The fragile "Terai Eco-System" constitutes a part of this reserve
Buxa, serves as an international corridor for Asian elephant migration between India and Bhutan
[https://www.getbengal.com/details/griffon-vultures-of-rajabhatkhawa-return-with-a-flock-of-rare-vultures-from-pakistan-and-nepal Rajabhatkhawa Vulture Breeding Centre] was established by  [[Bombay Natural History Society]] to emulate the success of [[Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore]]
|Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, clouded leopard, [[giant squirrel]], gaur, [[chital]] and [[wild boar]]
[[Eurasian griffon]], [[Amur falcon]]
Endangered species include [[leopard cat]], [[Bengal florican]], [[Python reticulatus|regal python]], [[Chinese pangolin]], [[hispid hare]], [[hog deer]] [[lesser adjutant]], [[white-rumped vulture]], [[slender-billed vulture]], [[chestnut-breasted partridge]], [[rufous necked hornbill]], [[ferruginous pochard]] and [[great hornbill]] 
|
|-
! [[Gorumara National Park]]
|
|  
|The park is rich in large herbivores including Indian rhinoceros, gaur, Asian elephant, sloth bear, chital, and sambar deer 
|[[Jaldhaka]], [[Naora]]
|-
! [[Jaldapara National Park]]
| 
| 
|[[Indian rhinoceros]] 
| Torsa River
|-
! [[Neora Valley National Park]]
|Connected to the Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary of Bhutan ||
|red panda (EN)
|-
! [[Singalila National Park]]
| Tonglu mountain in the Singalila Ridge on the border with Nepal ||
|
|Rangeet River, Rammam river 
|-
! [[Sundarbans National Park]]
| ||[[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]
Ramsar site
Tiger reserve
|
|}

== See also ==

* [[List of wildlife sanctuaries of India]]
* [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]]
* [[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]]
* [[Botanical Survey of India]]
* [[Botanical Survey of India]]
* [[Zoological Survey of India]]

== References ==
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