National Park/Sanctuary,
State & District
|
Area and best time to visit
|
Nearest Airport (A)
and Railway Station (R) and their distance from the Reserve
|
Species found
|
Kanha National Park
Madhya Pradesh-Mandla & Balaghat |
1945 sq. kms
March to June |
(A) Nagpur - 270 kms
(R) Jabalpur - 170kms
Nagpur - 260 kms
Chiridongri (S.E Rly) - 110 kms |
Tiger, panther, gaur, barasingha, chital, sambar, blackbuck,
chousingha, barking deer, mouse deer, nilgai, wild dog, boar |
Gir National Park and Sanctuary
Gujarat-Junagadh |
1412.13 sq. kms
December to mid June |
(A) Keshod - 86 kms
Rajkot - 186 kms
(R) Sasan Gir (W. Rly) village is near the Rly. station |
Asiatic lion, panther, striped hyena, sambar, nilgai,
chital, chousingha, chinkara, wild boar, crocodile |
Simlipal National Park
Orissa-Mayurbhanj |
2200 sq. kms
Winter |
(A) Bhubaneswar - 350 kms
(R) Baripada - 50 kms |
Tiger, elephant, gaur, chital, leopard, mouse deer,
flying squirrel and mugger |
Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary
Orissa-Baleshwar |
170 sq. kms
mid Oct.-mid Apr. |
(A) Bhubaneswar- 190 kms
(R) Bhadrak - 77 kms |
Salt water crocodile, monitor lizards, snakes, leopard,
fishing cat, hyena, wild pig, water birds, Ridley sea turtle |
Chilika Sanctuary
Orissa-Puri |
400 sq. kms
Dec. - Feb. |
(A) Bhubaneswar - 100 kms
(R) Balgaon (on the banks of Chilika) |
Flamingo, duck, bar-headed goose, sandpiper, plover,
ruddy shelduck, gull, tern, white-bellied sea eagle, dolphins, fishing
cat, blackbuck, chital |
Sunderbans National Park
West Bengal-24 Parganas |
1330.10 sq. kms
Sept.- May |
(A) Dum Dum - 112 kms
(R) Port Canning Eastern Railway - 48 kms |
Tiger, different species of deer, wild boar, estuarine
crocodile, Gangetic dolphin |
Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary
West Bengal-Jalpaiguri |
100 sq. kms
Oct.-May |
(A) Bagdogra - 13 km from Siliguri
(R) Hashimara - 20 kms
(R) Birpara - 20 kms |
One-horned rhino, tiger, wild elephant, deer, swamp
deer, hog deer, wild pig, peafowl |
Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Sanctuary
Andhra Pradesh-Guntur, Prakasam, Kurnool, Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda |
3568 sq. kms
Oct.-June |
(A) Hyderabad
(R) Hyderabad |
Tiger, panther, sloth bear, wild boar, chital, sambar,
nilgai, blackbuck, jackal, fox, wolf and crocodile |
Ranganithoo Bird Sanctuary
Karnataka-Mysore |
27 sq. kms
July-Aug |
(A) Bangalore - 110 kms
(R) Srirangapatnam - 10 kms |
Open-billed stork, white ibis, little egret, cattle
egret, darter, cormorant, pond heron, river tern, spoon bill, crocodile |
Vedanthangal Water Birds Sanctuary
Tamil Nadu |
0.3 sq. kms
Nov.-Feb. |
(A)Meenambakkam - 70 kms
(R) Chingleput - 28 kms |
Different water birds |
Nagarhole National Park
Karnataka-Coorg |
643.39 sq. kms
Oct.-Mar. |
(A) Bangalore - 220 kms
(R) Mysore - 90 kms |
Elephant, tiger, panther, chital, sambar, sloth bear,
jungle fowl, partridge |
Bandipur National Park
Karnataka-Mysore |
874.20 sq. kms
March-Aug |
(A)Bangalore - 190 kms
(R) Mysore - 65 kms |
Elephant, tiger, gaur, sambar, chital, barking deer, wild dog,
wild boar, jackal, sloth bear, panther, chousingha, malabar squirrel,
green pigeon, jungle fowl |
Mudumalai Sanctuary
Tamil Nadu-The Nilgiris |
321 sq.kms
Feb. to June |
(A) Coimbatore - 160 kms
(R) Ooty - 64 kms
Mysore |
Elephant, gaur, chital, sambar, tiger, panther, sloth
bear, wild dog |
Annamalai Wildlife Sanctuary
Tamil Nadu-Coimbatore |
958.6 sq. kms
Feb.-June |
(A) Coimbatore - 80 kms
(R) Pollachi - 35kms |
Elephant, gaur, chital, sambar, tiger, panther, sloth bear, wild
dog |
Periyar National Park
Kerala-Iddukki |
777 sq. kms
Oct.-April |
(A) Cochin - 200 kms
(R) Madurai - 140 kms
Kottayam |
Elephant, tiger, panther, wild dog, gaur, sloth bear,
nilgai, wild boar, sambar and barking deer |
