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The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India.

Established in 1965, with a total area of 1412 km² (about 258 km² for the fully protected area (the
National Park) and 1153 km² for the Sanctuary), the park is located 65 km to the south-east of Junagadh
and 60 km to south west of Amreli.

Kaziranga National Parkis a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam,
India. A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.
Kaziranga National Park was established on February 11, 1974.

The Thar Desert in India is a large, arid region located in the northwestern part of the Indian
subcontinent. The Desert is also popularly known as the Great Indian Desert and is spread across a huge
area of more than 200,000 square kilometres.

The Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh came into being in 1955 and forms the core of
the Kanha Tiger Reserve, created in 1974 under Project Tiger.

Blackbuck National Park at Velavadar is situated in the Bhavnagar District of Gujarat state,
India.Established in 1976 in the Bhal region of Saurashtra, the park is located around 72 km from
the district headquarter city of Bhavnagar it is spread over an area of 34.08 km² .

Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan Area : 232sq.km/2,873


hectaresEstablished : 1956 as a bird sanctuary, 1981 as a national park.

Established: Bandipur, 1931 as a sanctuary, 1941 as a national park, ... It was declared a
National Park in 1974

Area, 141 km². Established, 1981 Established: 1981 ... The park has been a protected area since
1910, first under the care of the Maharaja.Dachigam National park is located among the high
mountains of the mighty western Himalayas

Corbett National Park- One of the oldest national park of India, was established in 1936The first wildlife
reserve of India, extending over an area of more than 500 sq km in the Himalayan foothills.
Location: The sanctuary is located in Mayurbhaj District of Orrisa, 320 Km from Bhubaneswar.
established as a tiger reserve in 1956 and became a part of the Project Tiger Scheme in 1972. area of
2,750 sq. km
The 4950-sq-km wild ass sanctuary of the Little Rann of Kachchh (created in 1973) and the 7850-sq-km
desert wildlife sanctuary.

Tiny Kachchh Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary was declared as a sanctuary in July 1992.

Location
Nalia taluka, Kachchh district
Sanctuary area
2 sq. Km

The Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary is the largest bird sanctuary in Gujarat and also one of the largest in India.
The sanctuary is situated about 65 kms away from the city of Ahmedabad and covers an area of 115 sq.
km. The sanctuary was established in the year 1969 and is located around the Nal Lake that extends
about 11,500 hectares.

Vansada:Location: Valsad District – approx. 40 km. from Billimora. Area: Approx. 24 sq.km. The
Vansda national Park established in 1979 in Navsari district,

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