National Park in India
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In 1936 Hailey National Park
was declared as India's first national park. This National
Park is now known as Jim
Corbett National Park. It is also the first sanctuary to
come under Project Tiger in 1973-74.
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There are 102 national parks.
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Hemis National Park in Jammu
and Kashmir is largest national park of India with 4,400
square km.It is also the National Park located in highest
altitude.
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South Button Island National
Park in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the smallest
National Park with the total area of 2 square miles.
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Kaziranga National Park in
Assam, Manas National Park in Assam and Keoladeo National
Park in Rajasthan are the three National Parks in India that
declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.
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Madhya Pradesh and Andaman &
Nicobar Islands have the highest number of National Parks
with 9 each.
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Marine National Park, Gulf of
Kutch is the first national marine park of India.
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Keibul Lamjao National Park,
Manipur is the only floating park in the world.
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State/ Union Territory
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National Park
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Famous For
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Andaman and Nicobar
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Rani Jhansi
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Campbell Bay
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Galathea
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Mount
Harriet Island
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Saltwater Crocodiles
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North Button Island
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Dolphin
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Middle Button Island
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South
Button Island
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Saddle Peak
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Andhra Pradesh
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Kasu
Brahmananda Reddy
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Mrugavani
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Mahavir Harina Vanasthali
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Sri Venkateswara
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Mouling
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Namdapha
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Gaur
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Assam
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Kaziranga
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One
horned rhinos
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Manas
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Tiger
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Dibru
Saikhowa
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Nameri
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Orang
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Bihar
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Kanwar Taal Bird Sanctuary
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Valmiki
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Vikramshila Dolphin Sanctuary
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Chhattisgarh
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Indravati
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Kanger Ghati
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Goa
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Mollem
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Gujarat
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Blackbuck
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Blackbuck and Lesser Florican
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Gir
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Asiatic Lions
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Marine National Park
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Vansda
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Haryana
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Sultanpur
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Kalesar
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Himachal Pradesh
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Great Himalayan
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Pin
Valley
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Himalayan Snowcock
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Jammu & Kashmir
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Kishtwar
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Dachigam
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Hemis
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Snow Leopard
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Salim
Ali
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Jharkhand
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Betla
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Karnataka
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Bandipur
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Asian
Elephant, Tiger
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Bannerghatta
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Anshi
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Nagarhole
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Kudremukh National Park
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Kerala
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Mathikettan Shola
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Anamudi Shola
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Pampadam Shola
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Periyar
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Indian
elephants
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Eravikulam
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Nilgiri Tahr
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Silent
Valley
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Madhya Pradesh
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Bandhavgarh
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Tiger
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Satpura
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Kanha
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Swamp Deer
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Fossil
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Madhav
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Panna
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Sanjay
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Pench
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Van Vihar
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Maharashtra
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Gilbert Hill
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Karnala
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Gugamal
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Navegaon
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Chandoli
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Indian
Bison, Sloth Bears
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Pench
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Sanjay
Gandhi
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Tadoba
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Manipur
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Keibul
Lamjao
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Eld's
Deer
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Sirohi
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Meghalaya
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Nokrek
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Balphakram
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Mizoram
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Murlen
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Phawngpui
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Nagaland
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Intanki
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Odisha
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Simlipal
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Royal Bengal Tigers,Elephants
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Bhitarkanika
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Rajasthan
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Desert
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Great Indian Bustard
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Ranthambore
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Tiger
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Darrah
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Keoladeo
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Siberian Cranes
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Sariska
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Sikkim
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Khangchendzonga
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Wild
Ass, Himalayan Tahr
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Tamil Nadu
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Guindy
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Mudumalai
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Mukurthi
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Gulf
of Mannar
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Palani Hills
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Indira
Gandhi
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Lion
Tailed Macaque,Dhole
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Uttar Pradesh
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Dudhwa
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Nawabganj
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Uttarakhand
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Corbett
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Tiger
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Gangotri
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Nanda Devi
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Rajaji
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Asian
Elephant, Bengal Tiger
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Govind
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Valley
of Flowers
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Asiatic black bear
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West Bengal
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Gorumara
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Neora
Valley
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Buxa
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Singalila
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Jaldapara
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Sundarbans
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Royal
Bengal Tiger
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