| *Nearest
Airport (A) and Railway Station (R) and their distance from the Reserve |
National
Park/Sanctuary,
State & District | Area
and best time to visit |
- Distance*
|
- 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 |
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 |
Ranganthittu
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 |
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 |
Winter: October to March.