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National Parks & Wildlife
Sanctuaries
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| Gujarat
is a unique state that has many kinds of habitats.
These varied landforms include dry deciduous forests,
majestic grasslands, wetlands, marine ecosystems
and rich moist deciduous forests. These habitats
are home to some extremely rare wildlife. The
Asiatic Lion is found only in Gir. The Wild Ass
in the Rann of Kutch, the rare great Indian bustard
in the bird reserves, the world's only four-horned
antelope and the Black Buck are some other valued
species protected in Gujarat. The dugong and the
rare boralia species also find a safe haven here. |
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Sr.
No |
Name
of Park |
Year
of Estt. |
Area
in Sq.Kms. |
Location |
Major Species |
1 |
Gir
National Park |
1975 |
258.71 |
Sasan Gir
Dist : Junagadh |
Lion, Leopard, Chital, Chausinga, Hyena, Sambar, Chinkara, Herpetofauna, Crocodiles and birds. |
2 |
Black
National Park |
1976 |
34.08 |
Velavader
Dist : Bhavnagar |
Blackbuck, Wolf, Houbara bustard, Harrieres, Leser florican, Herpetoufaua |
3 |
Vansda National
Park |
1979 |
23.99 |
Vansda
Dist: Navasari |
Leopard, Hyena Chital, Chausinga, Birds, Herpetofauna |
4 |
Marine
National Park |
1982 |
162.89 |
Gulf of Kachchh
Dist : Jamnagar |
Sponges, Corals, Jelly fish, Sea horse, Octopus, Oyster, Pearl oyster, Starfish, Lobster, Dolphin, Dugon, Waterfowls. |
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Total |
479.67 |
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| Sanctuaries |
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Sr.
No |
Name
of
Sanctury |
Year
of Estt. |
Area in Sq. km. |
Location |
Major Species |
1 |
Gir
Wild Life Sanctuary |
1965 |
1153.42 |
Sasan Gir
Dist: Junagadh,
Amreli |
Lion, Leopard,
Chausinga, Chital, Hyena, Sambar, Chinkara, Herpetofauna, Crocodiles and birds
|
2 |
Wild Ass Sanctuary |
1973 |
4953.70 |
Little Rann of Kachchh |
Wild Ass, Chinkara, Blue bull, Houbara bustard, Wolf, Waterfowls, Herpetofauna |
3 |
Nal Sarovar
Birds Sanctuary |
1969 |
120.82 |
Nal Sarovar
Dist:Amdavad & Surendranagar |
Flamingos, Pelicans, Coot, ducks, waders, storks, Herons and other spp. of waterfowls, Herpetofauna |
4 |
Jessore Sloth
BearSanctuary |
1978 |
180.66 |
Jessore hill
Dis: Banaskantha |
Sloth Bear, Leopard, Hyena, Birds, Herpetofauna |
5 |
Barda Wild Life
Sanctuary |
1979 |
192.31 |
Hingolgadh
Dist:Rajkot |
Leopard, Blue bull, Hyena, wild boar, Jackal, Birds, Herpetofauna |
6 |
Hingolgadh Sanctuary |
1980 |
6.54 |
Hingolgadh
Dist: Rajkot |
Chinkara, Blue bull, Wolf, Hyena, Fox, Birds, Herpetofauna |
7 |
Marine
Sanctuary |
1980 |
295.03 |
Gulf of Kachchh
Dist: Jamnagar |
Sponges, Corals, Jellyfish, Sea horse, Octopus, Oyster, Pearloyster, Starfish, Lobster, Dolphin, Dugong, waterfowls |
8 |
Narayan Sarovar
Sancuary |
1981 |
444.23 |
Narayan Sarovar
Dist: Kachchh |
Chinkara, Caracal, Desert Cat, Hyena, Desert Fox, Jackal, Birds, Herpetofauna |
9 |
Khijadia
Bird Sanctuary |
1981 |
6.05 |
Khijadia
Dist: Jamnagar |
Indian Skimmer, Ibises, Painted stork, Cormorants, etc. App. 220 spp. of birds, Herpetofauna |
10 |
Ratanmahal
Sanctuary |
1982 |
55.65 |
Ratanmahal
Dist: Dahod |
Sloth bear, Leopard, Hyena, Jackal, Chausinga, Civet Cat, Jungle cat, Birds,
Herpetofauna
|
11 |
Kutch
Desert Sanctuary |
1986 |
7506.22 |
Great Rann of Kachchh |
Chinkara, Hyena, Fox, Flamingo, Pelicans & other waterfowls, Herpetofauna |
12 |
Gaga Wild Life
Sanctuary |
1988 |
3.33 |
Gaga
Dis: Jamnagar |
Great Indian Bustard, Wolf, Jackal, Birds, Herpetofauna |
13 |
Rampara Sanctuary |
1988 |
15.01 |
Rampara
Dist: Rajkot |
Blue bull, Chinkara, Wolf, Fox, Jackal, Birds, Herpetofauna |
14 |
Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary |
1988 |
6.99 |
Thol
Dist: Mahesana |
Cranes, Geese, Famingos, Sarus and app. 125 spp. of other waterfowls |
15 |
Shoolpaneshwar
Sanctuary |
1982 |
607.70 |
Dist: Narmada |
Sloth bear, Leopard, Rhesus macaque, Chausinga, Barking deer, Pangolin, Herpetofauna, birds including Alexandrian parakeet |
16 |
Porbandar
Birds Sanctuary |
1988 |
0.09 |
Porbandar
Dist: Porbandar |
Flamingos, Pelicans, Spoonbill and various bird spp. |
17 |
Pania Wild Life
Sanctuary |
1989 |
39.63 |
Dist: Amreli |
Lion, Chinkara, Leopard, Chital, Hyena, wild board, four horned antelope, pangolin, Blue bull, birds |
18 |
Balaram Ambaji
Sanctuary |
1989 |
542.08 |
Dist: Banaskantha |
Sloth bear, Leopard, Blue bull, Hyena, Wolf, Jungle cat, Birds, Herpetofauna |
19 |
Jambuhoda
Sanctuary |
1990 |
130.38 |
Jambughoda
Dist: Panchmahal |
Sloth bear, Leopard, Jungle cat, Hyena, Wolf, Four Horned Antelope, Herpetofauna, Birds |
20 |
Purna Wild Life
Sanctuary |
1990 |
160.84 |
Dist: Dangs |
Leopard, Barking deer, macaques, Four horned antelope, Sambhar, Hyena, Herpetofauna, birds |
21 |
Kutch
Bustard Sanctuary |
1992 |
2.03 |
Near Naliya
Dist: Kachchh |
Great Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican, Houbara bustard, Chinkara, Blue bull, Herpetofauna |
22 |
Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary |
2004 |
18:22 |
Mitiyala
Dist: Amerli
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Lion, Leopard, Chital, Blue bull, Pangolin, Sambar, Chinkara, Herpetofauna, Birds |
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Total |
16440.91 Sq.kms. |
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