the primary source of food. When human being started to lead the settled life, agriculture became their primary source of food. During the long course of time, the human activities like hunting, farming, lumber activities, industrialization, hydel projects and many other activities in pursuit of better and better life caused the ecological imbalance of nature. This aroused the attention of all the national governments and international organization like United Nations to conserve the wildlife of all the nations. In India, the Wildlife Act and Forest Act were passed to ensure the preservation of wildlife and to generate the common environmental consciousness among the people of India. Today, India is one of the prestigious countries in the world where wildlife is both rich and varied. Out of the total land of India, more than 4% of land is under forest cover. The diversified geography of India made it home of wildlife sanctuaries and national parks spread across the country full of terrain, flora and fauna. There are about 482 wildlife sanctuaries and 90 national parks in India, which make India one of the 12-mega diversity areas in the world. At present, India is regarded as paradise of nature’s lovers where leopard, lion, Asiatic elephant, the Bengal tiger and Siberian crane and several hundreds of species are found across the Indian subcontinent’s wildlife sanctuaries.
| Wildlife Sanctuaries in India | |||
Rajasthan |
Keoladeo National Park | Ranthambore Sanctuary | Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Himachal Pradesh | The Great Himalayan National Park | ||
| Uttaranchal | Valley of Flowers | Corbett National Park | |
Haryana |
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary | ||
| Jammu & Kashmir | Hemis National Park | ||
| Karnataka | Nagarhole National Park | Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Tamil Nadu | Mudumalai Sanctuary | ||
| Kerala | Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary | Eravikulam National Park | |
| Andra Pradesh | Sri Venkateswara National Park | ||
| Assam | Manas Tiger Reserve | Nameri National Park | |
| Orang National Park | |||
| Bihar | The Palamau Tiger Reserve | ||
| Orissa | Chilka Lake, Puri | Simlipal National Park | |
| Manipur | Keibul Lamjao National Park | ||
| Gujarat | Gir National Park and Sanctuary | ||
| Madhya Pradesh | Bandhavgarh National Park | Kanha National Park | Panna National Park |
| West Bengal | Sunderbans National Park | ||
| Arunachal Pradesh | Namdapha National Park | ||

