Did you know? A sanctuary is an area to protect, repopulate or preserving wildlife and their habitat. The grazing of cattle is allowed, but they are regulated to protect.
Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary, GujaratWith an area of 4953.70 square kilometers Wild asses can be seen here throughout the year in large groups.
It is the only one of six subspecies of
National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh. Because of fishing and hunting, India lost its Gharial population by the 1970s.
The Chambal region has Chambal, Gharials, which were domesticated, were killed.
Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary, KarnatakaOnly India and Sri Lanka have the Indian Sloth Bear One of eight species of bears.
The sanctuary is home to around 120 Sloth Bears. The sanctuary is
Nalabana Bird Sanctuary, OdishaLocated within the heart of Chilika, Nalabana island was designated a bird sanctuary in 1987. This tiny island is home to 60 % of birds that migrate.
Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary, Jharkhand To safeguard the endangered wild wolf species in their natural habitats
This 63.25-square mile wildlife sanctuary was established. Wolves favour living
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary Bihar, one of the few dolphin-friendly areas in India it is essential for the preservation of river dolphins that are endangered.
It is worth noting that
Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, MaharashtraOne of the most rare birds found on the Indian subcontinent
The Great Indian Bustard is only able to be seen in a handful of areas of India. It is protected