How Many National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries are There in Gujarat

Edited By Team Careers360 | Updated on Apr 11, 2023 03:24 PM IST

Introduction

National premises and wildlife sanctuaries are a residence to numerous wild creatures because of the optimum environmental conditions with proper parenting and breeding installations. In total, 106 public premises and 565 wildlife sanctuaries are presently present in India. Gujarat, a state in the western part of India, has an aggregate of four National Parks and twenty-three wildlife sanctuaries which are managed by the Forest Department under the Government of Gujarat

National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries

National premises are areas that aim to cover the natural terrain. They're involved in public recreation and enjoyment conditioning. Sanctuaries are natural areas that are meant to cover the exposed species from hunting, coddling and predation. The creatures aren't bred for marketable purposes. It provides a safe, healthy and secure retreat to all wild creatures.

Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary

It is also known as Sasan Gir. It was established in the year 1975 in the quondam Nawab of Junagadh's private stalking area.

Location: district of Junagadh.

Area: 1,410.30 km sq, 258.71 km sq (national park) and 1,151.59 km sq (wildlife sanctuary).

Fauna: Asiatic lion, leopard, spotted deer, hyena, sambar deer, chinkara, crocodiles and birds.

Flora: babul, ber, Jamun, the flame of the forest, tendu and dhak. Plants like karanj, umlo, amli, sirius, kalam, charal, and banyan tree.

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Blackbuck National Park

This demesne was established in 1976 in the Bhal region of Saurashtra. It was primarily a champagne of the maharaja of the kingly state of Bhavnagar for hunting the blackbucks with his cheetahs. Flat land, dry meadows and herds of antelope have always attracted callers to this demesne.

Location: Velavadar district Bhavnagar

Area: 34.08 km sq

Fauna: black buck, fox, McQueen's bustard, wolves, hyena, lesser florican etc.

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Vansda National Park

Also known as Bansda National Park, established in 1979, riding on the banks of Ambika swash. Original lines, Gira Falls, and the Conservation centre are also its magnet. The stylish time to visit is post-monsoon season till downtime, when the timbers are lush green and aqueducts are full.

Location: Navsari district

Area: 24 km sq.

Fauna: leopard, hyena, deer, chausingha, venomous snakes, pythons etc.

Flora: teak, sadad, timru, kalam, bamboo, dudhkod, mahudo, umaro, kusum, tanach, ambla, sisam, chopadi bondaro, orchids, etc.

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Marine National Park

It was established in 1982. There are 42 islets on the Jamnagar seacoast in the Marine National Park, the utmost of them girdled by reefs. The best-known islet is Pirotan.

Location: Gulf of Kutch district, Dwarka.

Area: 162.89 km sq.

Fauna: 70 species of sponges, 54 species of corals, 90 species of birds, jellyfish, seahorse, octopus, pearl oyster, starfish, lobster, dolphin

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Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary

It was declared a sanctuary in February 1986. It's the largest Wildlife Sanctuary in India, areawise. Furthermore, it's one of the largest seasonal saline washes, having an average water depth between 0.5 and 1.5 meters. By October – November, rainwater dries up, turning the area into a saline desert.

Location: Great Rann of Kutch, Kutch district.

Area: 7506.22 km sq

Fauna: Wolf, hyena, jackal, chinkara, wild ass, blue bull, wild boar, Indian porcupine, pale hedgehog, mongoose, rufous-tailed hare, desert fox, spiny-tailed lizard etc.

Flora: Prosopis chilensis, kahri jar, mithi jar, gugal, thor, lai, khijado, gorad, hermo baval, kerdo, bokhano etc.

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Wild Ass Sanctuary

It is also known as the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary. It was started in 1972 and came under the wildlife protection act in the same year. Furthermore, it is serving as a home to the remaining population of the chestnut-coloured Indian wild ass (khur), blue bulls, blackbuck and chinkara.

Location: Little Rann of Kutch

Area: 4954 km sq

Fauna: a variety of assets, chinkara (Indian gazelle), desert fox (Indian and White-footed), jackals, caracals (African lynx), nilgais, Indian wolves, migratory birds, blackbucks, and striped hyenas.

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Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

Established in the year 1982 as Dumkhal Sanctuary, which used to serve as a home for sloths.

Location: Nizampura in Vadodara district

Area: 607.7 km sq

Fauna: leopards, sloth bears, pangolins, barking deer, birds and reptiles.

Flora: bamboo, teak and 575 species of flowering plants.

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Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary

Started in August 1989, it falls in the catchment area of Banas and Sabarmati gutters, and it's a part of the Khatar- For dry evanescent timber's ecoregion. The period from October to May is considered to be a stylish time to visit.

Location: Banaskantha

Area: 542.08 Km2

Fauna: sloth, bear, striped hyena, leopard, blue bull, porcupine, fox, small Indian civet, Indian pangolin, reptiles etc.

Flora: 483 species of plants.

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Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary

Popularly known as Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary or Narayan Sarovar Chinkara Sanctuary was established in 1981. The desert timber in this sanctuary is said to be the only one of its kind in India. It's notorious for its exceptional ecosystem supporting rich biodiversity including some rare creatures and catcalls and rare flowering shops.

Location: Kutch

Area: 444.23

Fauna: Chinkara, green day, desert cat, hyena, desert fox, jackal, birds, herpetofauna

Flora: 252 species including desi baval, hermo, ber, thor, gando baval, gugal, ingorio, kerdo, cariso etc.

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List of wildlife sanctuaries

Not only these mentioned above, but Gujarat is also full of such wildlife sanctuaries and national park, stated below:

Name	Location	Area (in km sq)	Year of establishment	Fauna
Barda Wildlife Sanctuary	Porbandar	192.31	1979	Leopard, blue bull, hyena, wild boar, jackal, birds, etc.
Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary	Banaskantha	180.66	1978	Sloth bear, leopard, hyena, birds, etc.
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary	Dangs	160.84	1990	Leopard, barking deer, macaques, four horned antelope, sambhar, hyena, etc
Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary	Panchmahal	130.38	1990	Sloth bear, leopard, jungle cat, hyena, wolf, four horned antelope, etc
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary	Ahmedabad, Surendranagar	120.82	1969	Flamingos, pelicans, coot, ducks, waders, storks, herons and other waterfowl, etc.
Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary	Dahod	55.65	1982	Sloth bear, leopard, hyena, jackal, chausinga, civet cat, jungle cat, birds,etc.
Pania Wildlife Sanctuary	Amreli	39.63	1989	Lion, chinkara, leopard, chital, hyena, wild boar, four horned antelope, pangolin, blue bull, birds.
Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary	Morbi	15.01	1988	Blue bull, chinkara, wolf, fox, jackal, birds, etc.
Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary	Mehsana	6.99	1988	Cranes, geese, flamingos, sarus and about 125 other waterfowl species
Hingolgadh Nature Education Sanctuary	Rajkot	6.54	1988	Chinkara, blue bull, wolf, hyena, fox, birds, etc.
Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary	Jamnagar	6.05	1980	Indian skimmer, ibises, painted stork, cormorants, 220 bird species, etc
Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary	Devbhumi Dwarka	3.33	1988	Great Indian bustard, wolf, jackal, birds, etc.
Kutch Bustard Sanctuary	Kutch	2.03	1992	Great Indian bustard, lesser florican, Macqueen's bustard, chinkara, blue bull, etc.
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary	Porbandar	0.09	1988	Flamingos, pelicans, spoonbill and various bird species
Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary	Amreli	18.22	2004	Lion, Blue bull, Chittal, Chinkara, Panther
Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary	Junagadh	178.87	2008	Lion, leopard, chital, sambar and birds

Conclusion

These wildlife sanctuaries and public premises are the most visited areas in India. They serve as a haven for wildlife down from civilization. The wildlife suckers and excursionists can find openings for sightseeing, safari stint, raspberry watching, inclination, fishing, swash crossing, camping, and barracuda tenures at barracuda reserves in India. To make your experience more, these destinations are made more expansive by the Wildlife Authority of India, therefore making them more-known sightseer spots having major lodestones. There's also a provision of colorful kinds of lodging similar as resorts, hospices, lodges coming in close vicinity.

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