A 

national park is a reserve of natural or semi-natural land, declared or owned by a

government, set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, animal and environmental protection
and restricted from most development. While ideas for national parks had been suggested
previously. An international organization, the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN), and its World Commission on Protected Areas, has defined National Parks as its
category II type of protected areas.

A wildlife sanctuary is a space which is set aside exclusively for the use of wild animals, who are
protected when they roam or live in that area. Wildlife sanctuaries are also referred to
as wildlife refuges in some areas. Typically, a wildlife sanctuary is created through a government
mandate which sets the space aside for the use of animal protection, and rangers or other
government employees may patrol the area to ensure that no one hunts or otherwise harasses the
animals.

There are a number of reasons to establish a wildlife sanctuary. In many cases, a government

creates a sanctuary for the purpose of protecting endangered species with a limited territorial
range. Since it is not always possible to relocate animals or breed them in captivity, protecting
their natural habitat can be very important. Endangered species in wildlife sanctuariesare
typically closely monitored, and if their populations grow while under protection, some
specimens may be captured for breeding in conservation parks to ensure that the species
survives.

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A sanctuary is a "place of safety." A wildlife sanctuary is a place where wildlife can live,
or pause during migration, and be protected from most human-created disturbances.

By definition, a National Park is a tract of land managed by the National Park Service
(US Department of the Interior). Many national parks are also wildlife sanctuaries
in that they protect wildlife and their habitat. As mandated by the Congressional Act
that formed the National Park Service, National parks must also allow for visitors to
access the land and the wildlife, but other wildlife sanctuaries do not necessarily imply
easy access for people. Other federal, state, local, or private groups can set aside and
manage "sanctuaries" also. Marshes are commonly set aside as wildlife sanctuaries
because they provide important habitat for numerous species and are not easily accessible
by people anyway.

More than anything the difference between a sanctuary and a national park is a question
of what agency manages the land and exactly how the land is used: national parks are
managed by the National Park Service, and "sanctuaries," a much broader and non-
specific term, may be included within parks or other lands (or not) and can be managed
by any kind of agency or private institution.