National Parks- Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya

National Parks- Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya

Assam WEST to EAST

1. Raimona National Park R

2. Manas National Park (WHS/ TR / ER / BR) M

3. Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve (NP/TR) O

4. Nameri National Park (TR) N

5. Kaziranga National Park (mentioned later) K

6. Dibru - Saikhowa National Park (BR) DS

7. Dehing Patkai National Park (ER) P

National Parks- Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya

● Nagaland
1. Ntangki
SNAKE (Nag) in Tanki

● Meghalaya
1. Nokrek (BR) / (BD hotspot)
2. Balpakram
MEGHA ke Nakli Baal
National Parks- Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya

● Manipur
1. Keibul Lamjao
2. Shirui
Man Jao Shreya

● Mizoram
1. Murlen NP
2. Phawngpui Blue Mountain NP
Mizoram ka URL Blue Mountain hain
National Parks- Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya

● Tripura
1. Bison (Rajbari) NP
2. Clouded Leopard NP (Phayre’s langur found)
Only three national parks in India on the name of animal.

Third: Blackbuck National Park

Assam

● Kaziranga National Park

● UNESCO WHS (Natural), Tiger Reserve, Important Bird Area.
● Lies in the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot
● Hosts two-thirds of the world's Indian rhinoceroses
● Also home to large breeding populations of tigers, elephants, wild
water buffalo, swamp deer, Indian and Chinese Pangolin
● Vast expanse of tall elephant grass, marshland, Tropical semi
evergreen, Terai and dense tropical moist broadleaf forests.
Assam

● Brahmaputra, Diphlu, Mora Diphlu, and Mora Dhansiri flow

through Kaziranga National Park. The national park’s vast
grasslands and beels (wetlands) are revitalised annually by the
Brahmaputra’s overflow.
Kaziranga National Park: In News
Manas National Park: In News

● Shares its boundary with Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan.

● Also a: World Heritage Site, Tiger Reserve, Elephant Reserve, Biosphere Reserve, and
Important Bird Area.
● Among the first tiger reserves under Project Tiger (1973).
● Part of a major tiger landscape connecting Buxa, Nameri, Pakke, Namdapha, and
protected areas in Bhutan and Myanmar.
● Named after the Manas River, a Brahmaputra tributary, linked to the goddess Manasa.
● Flora: Sal, scrub forests, grasslands, and riparian vegetation.
● Fauna: Hosts rare species like the Hispid Hare, Pygmy Hog, Golden Langur, Indian Rhino,
and Asiatic Buffalo
Manas National Park: In News
Manipur

● Keibul Lamjao National Park

● The only floating national park in the world, and an integral part
of Loktak Lake
● Characterized by floating decomposed plant material locally called
phumdi
● Flagship species of the park- Sangai or Eld’s deer
● The distinctive nature of the park is that it is "too deep to be
marsh, too shallow to be a lake"
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
● Namdhapa National Park (TR)
● The national park harbours the northernmost
lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°
N latitude
● The Namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus
biswasi) was first collected in the park and
described. It is endemic to the park and critically
endangered.
● Located between Mishmi Hills and the Patkai
range. Noa Dihing River flows here.
Arunachal Pradesh

● Namdapha National Park

● It is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot.
● Only park in the World to have the four Feline species of big cat, namely:
Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard and Clouded Leopard. Namdapha flying
squirrel(CR)
● The climate of this area varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and
arctic.
● Natural Heritage Site of UNESCO
● Mouling National Park
Mizoram
Tripura
Sikkim

● Khangchendzonga National
Park/Biosphere Reserve
○ It was inscribed to the UNESCO
World Heritage Sites list in July
2016, becoming the first "Mixed
Heritage" site of India. (“Mixed
World Heritage Site” is conferred to
those by UNESCO who fulfils the
nomination criteria under both
natural and cultural heritage.)
Sikkim

● Tholung Monastery located in the buffer

zone
● Fauna- musk deer, Indian leopard, snow
leopard, Himalayan tahr, red panda,
Tibetan wild ass, Himalayan blue sheep
Lepcha tribal settlements inside the park.
Andhra Pradesh

● PaVeRS

● Papikonda NP
● Sri Venkateswara NP
● Rajiv Gandhi NP
● Seshachalam BR
Andhra Pradesh

● Papikonda National Park

● The Godavari River bisects Papikonda
National Park into northern and southern
halves with an elevation gradient from
20-850m at Bison Hill.
● A unique dwarf breed of Goat known
locally as the “kanchu mekha” is found in
this region.
Andhra Pradesh

● Sri Venkateswara National

Park
● Moist-Deciduous Forest
● Mountain Range:
Seshachalam and Tirumala
hills
● Part of Seshachalam Hills
Biosphere Reserve
Andhra Pradesh

● Rajiv Gandhi National Park

(Rameswaram National Park )
● Penneru river flows through it.

● Seshachalam Hills Biosphere

Reserve
● It has large reserves of red
sandalwood.
● Tirupati, a major Hindu pilgrimage
town is located in the hills.
Karnataka

● All Anshi NP
● Kings Kudremukh NP
● Need Nagarahole NP
● Big Bandipur NP
● Bungalows Bannerghatta NP
Karnataka

● Anshi National Park

● Contiguous to Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary
and the Anshi National Park and the
Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary together have
been declared as Dandeli-Anshi Tiger
Reserve in the year 2007, which has been
renamed as Kali Tiger Reserve.
Karnataka

● Kudremukh National Park

● This place is source of major rivers like
Tunga, Bhadra and Nethravathi rivers.
● Wet evergreen forests and
shola-grassland biome.
● Single largest contiguous populations of
Lion Tailed Macaque.
Karnataka
● Nagarhole National Park (TR)
● Lakshmanatheertha in the North and Kabini
in the South.
● Characterized by broad belts of marshy
swamp grounds

● Bandipur National Park (TR)

● Part of the 5520.00 Sq. Km. Nilgiri Biosphere
Reserve
● Bannerghatta National Park
Kerala
Kerala

● Periyar National Park YAAR

● Eravikulam National Park IRA,
● Silent Valley National Park SILENT hoke
● Mathikettan Shola National Park SHOJA
● Anamudi Shola National Park
● Pambadum Shola National Park
Kerala

● Periyar National Park (TR)

● Major part of the Periyar Tiger Reserve lies in
the Anamalai-High Ranges.
● Anamalai is one of the centres in the Western
Ghats with a high percentage of endemism.
(Teak, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Salim Ali's
fruit bat)
● Periyar River (Mullaperiyar dam) drains from
north and Pamba (Sabrimala Temple on it)
from south.
Kerala

● Eravikulam National Park

● The land of “Neelakurinji”. (12
years bloom; Paliyan tribal people
calculate age from it.)
● The highest peak of South India
the Anamudi is located here.
● Nilgiri Tahr found here.
Kerala

● Silent Valley National Park

● Kunthipuzha River passes through the
river.

● Mathikettan Shola National Park

● Part of the Cardamom Hill Reserve
Kerala

● Anamudi Shola National Park

○ Vegetation comprises mostly of
Sub-tropical Hill Forests, which
gradually transform to the Montane
Wet Temperate Forests towards the
top.

● Pambadum Shola National Park

Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu

● Guindy National Park Guddi

● Mudumalai National Park Mood mein
● Indira Gandhi National Park (Anamalai TR) Indira se
● Mukurthi National Park Mukka kha ke
● Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park Gulf bhaag gayi!
Tamil Nadu

● Guindy National Park

● Tropical dry evergreen forest,
Sapta Kannika Grove
● Gharial Captive Breeding
● Mudumalai National Park (TR)
● Endemic fish species namely,
Puntius mudumalaiensis and
White Backed Vultures and Long
Billed Vulture (CR)
Tamil Nadu

● Shares boundary with Wayanad

Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) on
West, Bandipur Tiger Reserve
(Karnataka) on North.
● Part of the Nilgiris Biosphere
Reserve. Moyar river.
● Among the 14 tiger reserves in
India under CA|TS.
Tamil Nadu

● Indira Gandhi National Park (Anamalai TR)

● 6 Tribes: Kadar, Malasar, Malaimalasar, Pulaiyar,
Muduvar, Eravallur
● Semi-evergreen Sholas (Tahr, Lion Tailed Macaque)

● Mukurthi National Park

● Mountain Grassland Shola
● Created to protect the Nilgiri Tahr
Tamil Nadu

● Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park

● Mangroves, Coral Reefs, Dugong, Humpback
Whale
Telangana
Telangana

● Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park

● Located in Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills in
Hyderabad

● Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

● It is deer national park located in Hyderabad
● Mrugavani National Park

MNEMONIC: Brahma Mahavir ki Wani

Mrugwani NP (Telangana) : In News

● Spotted deers, indian hare, forest cat, civet, Indian rat snake, Russell’s
viper, cheetal and the flower pecker.
● It was declared as a National Park in 1994.
● Telangana Forest department stated to the NGT that the area of MNP has
been reduced by 80 hectares on paper.
Maharashtra

Sanjay ne Borivari (Sanjay) NP

Gaon me Nawegaon NP
Paanch Pench NP
Chindi Chandoli NP
Gangs Guggamal NP
ko Toda Tadoba NP
Maharashtra
Maharashtra

● Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park

● Within Mumbai Metropolis
● Kanheri Caves: Buddhist Learning Center
● Important Bird Areas (IBA) of the State.
● Karvi Shrub: Lavender Bloom once in 8 years
● Chandoli National Park
● The Park together with the adjacent Koyna wildlife sanctuary has
been brought under a Tiger Reserve called ‘Sahyadri Tiger Reserve
Maharashtra

● Navegaon National Park (TR)

● Pench National Park (Jawaharlal Nehru Pench NP) (TR)
● Also a TR.
● It is on the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
● Derived its name from the Pench river
● Mentioned by the famous Rudyard Kipling in his book ‘The Jungle
book’
Maharashtra

● Gugamal National Park

● It is part of Melghat TR.
● It is located in the Amravati region. Tapi River and Gawilgarh Hills (of
Satpura Range) form its northern boundary.
● Tadoba National Park (Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve)
● Andhari river (tributary of Weinganga) flows through it
Tadoba NP (Tadoba-Andhari TR) : In News

● Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is Maharashtra’s oldest and largest

national park.
● It includes Tadoba National Park and Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary.
● Key Wetlands: Tadoba Lake and Erai Reservoir, the latter being a
suitable habitat for mugger crocodiles.
● Vegetation: Dominated by dry deciduous forests.
● Key Fauna: Tiger, gaur, nilgai, dhole, and small Indian civet.
Tadoba NP (Tadoba-Andhari TR) : In News
Madhya Pradesh

Maa Papa se Maadhav NP

Paanch rupaye bhi Panna NP (NOT
maango to aise PENCH in Maha)
Behave karte hain ki Bandhavgarh NP
Pura Satpura NP
Bank Account Vanvihar NP
No Kuno NP/Kanha NP
Hasil kar liya, Fossil NP
Sanjay Bhai Sanjay NP
Madhya Pradesh
Madhav national park (MP) : In News
● Madhav national park
● It is situated in the central highlands of India,
intersecting with the upper parts of the
Vindhya hills.
● Sakhya Sagar and Madhav Sagar are the two
crucial lakes in the national park.
● Sakhya Sagar lake has an abundant population
of marsh crocodiles.
Madhav national park (MP) : In News
Madhya Pradesh

● Tigers are being reintroduced (from Panna,

Bandhavgarh and Satpura National Parks.)
more than six decades after they were last
seen there in 1960s
● Panna National Park (TR) (COVERED under
Biosphere Reserves
● Bandhavgarh national park (TR)
● More than 20 luminous streams out of which
some of the most important streams are
Johilla, janadh, etc. (merge into the son river)
Madhya Pradesh

● Satpura National Park (TR)

● It is also a tiger reserve and first biosphere
reserve of MP.
● The Satpura National Park is considered the
northern extremity of the Western Ghats.
● Van vihar national park
● Kuno National Park
● The Kuno River (tributary of the Chambal
River), flows here.
Madhya Pradesh

● The Kuno can carry populations of all four of

India’s big cats, the tiger, the leopard, the
Asiatic lion and cheetah. (Cheetah
Reintroduction)
● Only wildlife site in the country with a
complete incentivized voluntary relocation of
villages from inside the park.
Kuno National Park : In News
Madhya Pradesh

● Kanha National Park (TR)

● It is also a tiger reserve.
● Situated in the Maikal range of Satpuras.
● Located in Central India, it experiences a tropical monsoonal
climate.
● The state animal of Madhya Pradesh, the Hard Ground
Barasingha, is found exclusively in the Kanha Tiger Reserve.
● Tribes displaced from the region: Baiga tribe
Madhya Pradesh

● Dindori Plant Fossil national park

● Ghughwa or Dinosaur Fossil National Park
● Sanjay national park
● It was carved into two when Chhattisgarh came into
existence in 2000. The area which went to the
Chhattisgarh administration is now known as the Guru
Ghasidas National Park.
Ghughwa National Fossils Park (MP) : In News

● Archaeologists from Ashoka University recently unearthed prehistoric artefacts

made from fossil wood at the National Fossil Park in Ghugwa, Madhya Pradesh.
● Use of fossilised tree trunks for tools.
Odisha

● DISHA aur : ODISHA

● KANIKA ke saath ke : BHITARKANIKA
● PAL : SIMLIPAL
Odisha
Odisha

● Bhitarkanika National Park (RS)

● Second largest mangrove site in India.
● Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary
● Largest population of the endangered
Saltwater crocodiles in India.
● Located in the estuary of Brahmani, Baitarani,
Dhamra & Mahanadi river systems.
Odisha

● It has India’s Largest Heronry (a breeding

colony of herons).
● It is second-largest mangrove forest in India
(after the Sundarbans).
Odisha

● Similipal Biosphere Reserve/National

Park/Tiger reserve
● Sal forest, Mugger, 12 rivers, Indian Trogon
Similipal : In News
Goa
Goa

● Mollem National Park or Bhagwan Mahavir

Wildlife Sanctuary
● MoEFCC has recently granted permission for
clearance of 140 hectares of forest area in
Mollem national park for the passage of
double tracked railway project.
● “Save Mollem” movement
Jharkhand

● Betla National Park

● Located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau
● North Koel River and its tributaries flow
through the northern portion of the park.
Bihar

● Valmiki National Park (TR)

● Location: Along the international border with
Nepal and contiguous with Nepal's Chitwan
National Park to the north
● Only protected area where Gaur is found in the
Shivaliks and Gangetic plains landscape
● Among the 14 tiger reserves in India which
received accreditation of Global Conservation
Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS).
● Rivers: Gandak River on the West boundary
West Bengal
West Bengal

● Sundarban NP ● Sundar
● Neora Valley National ● Wali ladki ke
Park ● Sang
● Singalila NP ● Jayeda
● Jaldapara NP ● Bus pe nahi
● Buxa NP ● Ghumate
● Gorumara NP
West Bengal

● Sundarban NP (TR)
● Largest delta (Ganges Delta) and mangrove
forest in the world.
● Rivers: Muriganga (West) and Harinbhahga and
Raimangal. (East)
● It is also a BR, TR, RS and a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
West Bengal

● Vegetation: Mangrove forests (Sundarbans has

achieved its name from the Sundari mangrove
tree).
● Major Fauna: Royal Bengal Tiger, saltwater
crocodile, river terrapin, mangrove horseshoe
crab.
West Bengal

● Neora Valley National Park

● Clouded Leopard
● Red Panda
● Singalila NP, Jalprada NP
● Buxa National Park (Tiger Reserve)
● Fauna: Black necked crane
● Bhabhar (Terai)
● Clouded Leopard
● Gorumara NP
Chattisgarh
Chattisgarh

● Guru Ghasidas National Park.

● It is located on the Chota Nagpur plateau and a
portion of the Baghelkhand plateau, bordering
Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
● The forest is moist deciduous and dominated
by Sal.
Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve : In News

● Country’s 56th and chhattisgarh’s 4th Tiger Reserve

● 3rd largest tiger reserve in India after by Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam (Andhra
Pradesh) and Manas (Assam).
Chattisgarh

● Indravati National Park (TR)

● Indravati River flows through this NP.
● Dry/ Moist Deciduous Forest
● Wild Asian Buffalo
● Nilgai, Gaur
Chattisgarh

● Kangerghati NP
● Chhattisgarh recognized community forest
rights of the tribals of the Kanger Ghati
National Park. (2nd protected area in the
country, after Simlipal in Odisha to recognize
CFR rights)
Chattisgarh

● River: Kangar
● Home to three exceptional caves: Kutumbasar,
Kailash and Dandak (with Stellagmites and
Stalactitees structures). Also Tirathgarh
Waterfall is located in the park.
● Bastar Maina (State Bird of Chhattisgarh State),
which is capable of emulating the human
voices found here.
J&K and Ladakh
J&K and Ladakh

Jammu and Kashmir KIS

● Kishtwar NP GAM me
● Dachigam NP FOREST ke
● City Forest NAG bane
● Kazinag baithe ho?

● Ladakh
● Hemis
Ladakh

● Hemis National Park

● Largest national park
● One of the most important natural habitats for
the snow leopard
● Other fauna- Tibetan wolf, Eurasian brown
bear, red fox, Himalayan marmot, Argali or the
great Tibetan sheep, bharal or the blue sheep
Jammu and Kashmir

● Kishtwar NP
● It is bounded to the north by Rinnay River,
south by Kibar Nala catchment, east by main
divide of Great Himalayas and west by Marwah
River.
● Dachigam NP
● It is located in the Zabarwan Range of Western
Himlayas.
Jammu and Kashmir

● Major Fauna: Kashmiri stag (hangul) (CR),

musk deer (EN), Himalayan serow, Kashmir
grey langur, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan
brown bear.
Jammu and Kashmir

● City Forest (Salim Ali) NP

● Located in Srinagar, the park is named to
commemorate the Indian ornithologist Salim
Ali.
● Salim Ali (1896-1987)
● Salim Ali, an Indian ornithologist, was the first
Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys
across India. He was a key figure behind the
Bombay Natural History Society and creation
of the Bharatpur BS (Keoladeo NP).
● Kazinag NP
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh

● Pin Valley Agar tum PIN se

● Simbalbara SIM nikalo
● Khirganga KHIR
● Inderkilla KHILA denge
● Great Himalayan HUM
National Park
Himachal Pradesh

● Great Himalayan National Park

● World Heritage Site
● Junction between two of the world’s
major biogeographic realms, the
Palearctic and Indomalayan Realms.
● Important habitat for endangered
species such as the Western
Tragopan and the Musk Deer
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand

● Govind National Park GOVIND aur

● Gangotri National Park GANGA ki
● Corbett National Park BET lagi ki
● Rajaji National Park RAJAJI
● Nanda Devi National Park NANDA ko
● Valley of Flowers National FLOWER denge
Park
Uttarakhand

● Gangotri NP (Musk Deer) and Govind Pashu

Vihar NP
● Corbett National Park (TR)
● Oldest National Park and 1st Tiger Reserve
● Elephants, tigers, leopards, deer, and birds.
● Patli Dun valley formed by the Ramganga river
lies inside the park.
● Dense moist deciduous forest mainly consists of
Sal, Haldu, Peepal, Rohini, mango trees. etc.
● Highest density of tigers among TRs
Uttarakhand

● Corbett National Park

● Its core area is formed by Jim Corbett NP, while
the buffer contains Sonanadi WLS.
● Ramganga, Sonanadi and Kosi are the major
rivers flowing through the NP.
● It is one of the thirteen protected areas covered
by the Worldwide Fund For Nature under their
Terai Arc Landscape Program
Uttarakhand

● The Terai Arc Landscape consists of Corbett TR,

Rajaji NP, Dudhwa TR, Valmiki TR and Nepal's
Bardia WLS, Chitwan NP, and Sukhla Phanta WLS.
It has 13 Protected Areas, India(9) and Nepal (4).

● Rajaji NP (TR) (Ganga river)

Uttarakhand

● Nanda Devi BR, NP

● It is India’s second BR and it is under UNESCO’s
Man & Biosphere Programme and UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
● It’s core area is formed by Nanda Devi NP and
Valley of Flowers NP.
● Within the NP lies the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, a
glacial basin surrounded by a ring of peaks.
● Nandakini river flows here.
Uttarakhand

● Valley of Flowers NP
● It is a high altitude Himalayan valley in the
transition zone between Zanskar and Great
Himalayas.
● It is known for its meadows of endemic alpine
flowers.
● Both the Valley of Flowers NP and the Nanda Devi
NP forms the core area of Nanda Devi BR.
● Vegetation: Alpine vegetation.
Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

● Kalesar NP, WLS

● It is located on the Siwalik foothills. It is
contiguous to Rajaji NP (Uttarakhand) and
Simbalbara NP (Himachal Pradesh).

● Sultanpur NP
● It is a Ramsar Site located 15 km from Gurugram.
● The park is famous for migratory birds
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
● Dudhwa TR, NP
● It is located in the Terai belt (Indo-Nepal
border).
● Dudhwa TR = Dudhwa NP + Kishanpur WLS +
Katarniaghat WLS. The Sharda River (Kali or
Mahakali River) separates Dudhwa NP from
Kishanpur WLS. The Ghaghara River separates
Dudhwa NP from Katarniaghat WLS.
● Indian rhinoceros (VU) was reintroduced into
Dudhwa from Pobitora Sanctuary (Assam).
Rajasthan
Rajasthan

● Desert National Park

● Ranthambore
● Sariska
● Keoladeo Ghana
● Mukundra Hills
Rajasthan

● Desert National Park

● Located in Jaisalmer and Barmer distt
● Sand dunes in the western parts and rocky
and gravelly area in the remaining park
area.
● There are 73 village settlements or
DHANIS inside the DNP
Rajasthan

● Only place where Rajasthan State Bird

(Great Indian Bustard), State animal
(Chinkara) and State tree (Khejri) and
State flower (Rohida) are found naturally.
Khejri tree revered and protected by the
local communities specially the 'Bishnois'.
Rajasthan

● Ranthambhore NP, TR
● It is bounded to the north by the Banas
River and to the south by the Chambal
River.
● Sariska NP, TR
● It is a part of the Aravalli Range and the
Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests'
ecoregion. It is rich in mineral resources,
such as copper.
Rajasthan

● Keoladeo Ghana NP, RS (WHS (N))

● Formerly known as Bharatpur BS, it is a
freshwater swamp.
● It is a Ramsar Site and UNESCO World
Heritage Site. (Montreux Protocol)
● It is the only regular wintering area in
India for the Siberian crane (CR).
Rajasthan

● Mukundra Hills NP, TR

● It is located within the Kathiawar-Gir dry
deciduous forests ecoregion.
● It was one of the places which were
considered for the reintroduction of the
Asiatic lion.
Gujarat
Gujarat

● Vansda National Park Van (Vansda) ki

● Marine National Park takkar se
● Blackbuck National Park Marine Drive pe
● Gir National Park Blackbuck
Gir gya
Gujarat

● Vansda (Bansda) NP
● It is located on the banks of Ambika River
in the Western Ghats.
● Marine NP (Gulf of Kachchh)
● Marine NP (Gulf of Kutch) is situated in
the Dwarka area. (Biorock project started
here)
Gujarat

● Blackbuck (Velavadar) NP
● It is located in the Bhal region of
Saurashtra. It is bordered by the Gulf of
Khambhat on the south.
● Vegetation: Savanna grassland.
Gujarat

● Gir National Park

● Only place in the world where we can see
the Asian Lions are found
● The Maldharies community of tribals (the
Grazers) have been an integral part of Gir
for the last 175 years.
● Dry deciduous forest
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

● My Mountainous nation makes some really cool scenic gardens

○ Campbell Bay NP
○ Mahatma Gandhi Marine NP
○ Galathea Bay
○ North Button Island NP, Middle Button Island NP and South
Button Island NP
○ Saddle Peak
○ Rani Jhansi
○ Mount Harriett
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

● Campbell Bay NP
● It forms part of the Great Nicobar Biosphere
Reserve.
● It is separated from the smaller Galathea National
Park by a 12-km wide forest buffer zone.
● Mahatma Gandhi Marine NP (South Andaman)
● It is located in South Andaman.
● It was declared a NP to protect mangroves, corals
and nesting sea turtles. Most of the coral reefs in
the park are fringing reefs.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

● Rani Jhansi Marine NP

● It is located in Ritchie's Archipelago, South
Andaman.
● Mangroves and evergreen forests.
● The main attraction of the park is a fruit-eating
bat. It plays a major role in the ecosystem
because it pollinates plants and scatters seeds.
● Major Marine Fauna: Dugongs, blue whales and
corals.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

● Mount Harriett NP (Mount Manipur NP)

● Third-highest peak in the A&N archipelago. (Near
Port Blair in South Andaman.)
● It is renamed Mount Manipur NP in honour of
Manipur's freedom fighters who were imprisoned
there.
Biosphere Reserve
Man & Biosphere Reserves
Man & Biosphere Reserves
Biosphere Reserves
Panna Biosphere Reserve/ TR/ NP
● UNESCO) has included the Panna Biosphere Reserve (PBR)
in its World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR)
● The PBR is the third in Madhya Pradesh to be included in
the list after Pachmarhi and Amarkantak.
● It is situated in the Vindhya mountain range in the
northern part of Madhya Pradesh.
● Ken River flows through the reserve and the Ken-Betwa
river interlinking project will also be located in it.
● The region is also famous for Panna diamond mining.