List of wildlife sanctuaries of India

A Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or other interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide opportunities for study or research. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for the establishment of Protected Areas in India.

Wildlife sanctuaries of India, are classified as IUCN Category IV protected areas. 567 wildlife sanctuaries were established in India, covering . Among these, Project Tiger governs 53 tiger reserves, which are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger. The oldest bird sanctuary is Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary near Chennai in Tamil Nadu state, and was established in 1796. { "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "properties": { "stroke": "#00ff00", "stroke-width": 2 }, "query": "\nSELECT ?id ?idLabel\n(concat('', ?idLabel, '') as ?title)\nWHERE\n{ \n?id wdt:P814 wd:Q14545639. # is a district\n?id wdt:P17 wd:Q668. # in India\nSERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language 'en'}\n}"}

List of Wildlife Sanctuaries

Wildlife Sanctuaries have been established in:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Arial Island WLS

Bamboo Island WLS

Barren Island WLS

Battimalv Island WLS

Belle Island WLS

Benett Island WLS

Bingham Island WLS

Blister Island WLS

Bluff Island WLS

Bondoville Island WLS

Brush Island WLS

Buchanan Island WLS

Chanel Island WLS

Cinque Islands WLS

Clyde Island WLS

Cone Island WLS

Curlew (B.P.) Island WLS

Curlew Island WLS

Cuthbert Bay WLS

Defence Island WLS

Dot Island WLS

Dottrell Island WLS

Duncan Island WLS

East Island WLS

East of Inglis Island WLS

Egg Island WLS

Entrance Island WLS

Flat Island Wildlife Sanctuary

Gander Island WLS

Girjan Island WLS

Galathea Bay WLS

Goose Island WLS

Hump Island WLS

Interview Island WLS

James Island WLS

Jungle Island WLS

Kwangtung Island WLS

Kyd Island WLS

Landfall Island WLS

Latouche Island WLS

Lohabarrack (Saltwater Crocodile) WLS

Mangrove Island WLS

Mask Island WLS

Mayo Island WLS

Megapode Island WLS

Montogemery Island WLS

Narcondam Island WLS

North Brother Island WLS

North Island WLS

North Reef Island WLS

Oliver Island WLS

Orchid Island WLS

Ox Island WLS

Oyster Island-I WLS

Oyster Island-II WLS

Paget Island WLS

Parkinson Island WLS

Passage Island WLS

Patric Island WLS

Peacock Island WLS

Pitman Island WLS

Point Island WLS

Potanma Islands WLS

Ranger Island WLS

Reef Island WLS

Roper Island WLS

Ross Island WLS

Rowe Island WLS

Sandy Island WLS

Sea Serpent Island WLS

Shark Island WLS

Shearme Island WLS

Sir Hugh Rose Island WLS

Sisters Island WLS

Snake Island-I WLS

Snake Island-II WLS

South Brother Island WLS

South Reef Island WLS

South Sentinel Island WLS

Spike Island-I WLS

Spike Island-II WLS

Stoat Island WLS

Surat Island WLS

Swamp Island WLS

Table (Delgarno) Island WLS

Table (Excelsior) Island WLS

Talabaicha Island WLS

Temple Island WLS

Tillongchang Island WLS

Tree Island WLS

Trilby Island WLS

Tuft Island WLS

Turtle Islands WLS

West Island WLS

Wharf Island WLS

White Cliff Island WLS

Andhra Pradesh

Kolleru Bird Sanctuary, 1953

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, 1976

Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary, 1976

Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, 1978

Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve, 1978

Sri Venkateswara National Park, 1985

Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary, 1988

Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, 1988

Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, 1989

Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, 1990

Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary, 1990

Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary, 1997

Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, 2002

Arunachal Pradesh

Pakke Tiger Reserve, 1977

D'Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, 1978

Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, 1978

Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, 1980

Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, 1989

Sessa Orchid Sanctuary, 1989

Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary, 1989

Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary, 1991