Cover the right column and recall the State and the species. This is a fast park-to-State drill; for the legal categories under the Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972, the projects, biosphere reserves and Ramsar sites, see the full page protected areas of india. Counts of tiger reserves and Ramsar sites change, so verify the latest.
| Park / sanctuary |
State / UT |
Known for |
| Jim Corbett National Park |
Uttarakhand |
India's oldest national park (1936); tiger; first Project Tiger reserve |
| Hemis National Park |
Ladakh |
Snow leopard; largest national park in India |
| Dachigam |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Hangul (Kashmir stag) |
| Gir National Park |
Gujarat |
Last refuge of the Asiatic lion |
| Ranthambore |
Rajasthan |
Tiger |
| Sariska |
Rajasthan |
Tiger reserve |
| Keoladeo (Bharatpur) |
Rajasthan |
Bird sanctuary; Ramsar and World Heritage site |
| Desert National Park |
Rajasthan |
Great Indian Bustard |
| Park / sanctuary |
State |
Known for |
| Kanha |
Madhya Pradesh |
Tiger; barasingha (swamp deer) |
| Bandhavgarh |
Madhya Pradesh |
High tiger density |
| Pench |
Madhya Pradesh / Maharashtra |
Tiger; setting of the Jungle Book |
| Kaziranga |
Assam |
One-horned rhinoceros; World Heritage site |
| Manas |
Assam |
Tiger, rhino; World Heritage site and biosphere reserve |
| Namdapha |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Four big cats; biodiversity hotspot |
| Keibul Lamjao |
Manipur |
Only floating national park; the brow-antlered deer (sangai); on Loktak Lake |
| Sundarbans |
West Bengal |
Royal Bengal Tiger; mangroves; World Heritage site |
| Simlipal |
Odisha |
Tiger reserve and biosphere reserve |
See indian rivers and tributaries for the river systems that feed these wetlands.
| Park / sanctuary |
State |
Known for |
| Bandipur |
Karnataka |
Tiger; part of the Nilgiri Biosphere |
| Nagarhole (Rajiv Gandhi) |
Karnataka |
Tiger, elephant |
| Periyar |
Kerala |
Elephant and tiger reserve; around a reservoir |
| Silent Valley |
Kerala |
Tropical evergreen forest; lion-tailed macaque |
| Mudumalai |
Tamil Nadu |
Tiger, elephant |
| Gulf of Mannar |
Tamil Nadu |
Marine biosphere reserve; dugong |
| Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam |
Andhra Pradesh / Telangana |
Largest tiger reserve by area |
| Species |
Park |
| Asiatic lion |
Gir (Gujarat) |
| One-horned rhinoceros |
Kaziranga (Assam) |
| Snow leopard |
Hemis (Ladakh) |
| Sangai (brow-antlered deer) |
Keibul Lamjao (Manipur) |
| Hangul |
Dachigam (Jammu and Kashmir) |
| Great Indian Bustard |
Desert National Park (Rajasthan) |
| Lion-tailed macaque |
Silent Valley (Kerala) |