The Gujarat state of western India has four National Parks and twenty-three wildlife sanctuaries which are managed by the Forest Department of the Government of Gujarat.
National Parks Name of National Park Area km2 District Major wildlife supportedNotifiedGir Forest National Park 258.71 Junagadh Asiatic lion, leopard, chausingha, spotted deer, hyena, sambar deer, chinkara1975Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar 34.53 Bhavnagar Blackbuck, fox, MacQueen's bustard, lesser florican1976Vansda National Park 23.99 Navsari Leopard, hyena, deer, chausingha1979Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch 162.89 Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka Sponges, corals, jelly fish, seahorse, octopus, pearl oyster, starfish, lobster, dolphin1982
Wildlife sanctuaries The wildlife sanctuaries are listed in descending order of area.
Name of Sanctuary Area km2 District Major wildlife supportedNotifiedKutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary 7506.22 Kutch Chinkara, hyena, fox, flamingo, pelicans and other waterfowl and herpetofauna1986Wild Ass Sanctuary 4953.70 Kutch Chinkara, nilgai, blackbuck, onager(wild ass) wolf, fox, MacQueen's bustard, waterfowl, herpetofauna1973Gir Wildlife Sanctuary & National Parks 1213.42 Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Amreli Lion, leopard, chausinga, chital, hyena, sambar, chinkara, herpetofauna, crocodiles and birds1965Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary 607.70 Narmada Sloth bear, leopard, rhesus macaque, chausinga, barking deer, pangolin, herpetofauna, birds including Alexandrian parakeet1982Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary 542.08 BanaskanthaSloth bear, leopard, blue bull, hyena, wolf, wild cat, birds, herpetofauna1989Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary 444.23 Kutch Chinkara, green day, desert cat, hyena, desert fox, jackal, birds, herpetofauna1981Marine Sanctuary 295.03 Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gulf of Kutch Sponges, corals, jellyfish, sea horse, octopus, oyster, pearl oyster, starfish, dolphin, dugong, waterfowl1980Barda Wildlife Sanctuary 192.31 Porbandar Leopard, blue bull, hyena, wild boar, jackal, birds, herpetofauna1979Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary 180.66 Banaskantha Sloth bear, leopard, hyena, birds, herpetofauna1978Purna Wildlife Sanctuary 160.84 Dangs Leopard, barking deer, macaques, four horned antelope, sambhar, hyena, herpetofauna, birds1990Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary 130.38 Panchmahal Sloth bear, leopard, jungle cat, hyena, wolf, four horned antelope, herpetofauna, birds1990Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary 120.82 Ahmedabad, Surendranagar Flamingos, pelicans, coot, ducks, waders, storks, herons and other waterfowl, herpetofauna1969Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary 55.65 Dahod Sloth bear, leopard, hyena, jackal, chausinga, civet cat, jungle cat, birds, herpetofauna1982 Pania Sanctuary 39.63 Amreli Lion, chinkara, leopard, chital, hyena, wild boar, four horned antelope, pangolin, blue bull, birds1989 Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary 15.01 Morbi Blue bull, chinkara, wolf, fox, jackal, birds, herpetofauna1988Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary 6.99 Mehsana Cranes, geese, flamingos, sarus and about 125 other waterfowl species1988 Hingolgadh Sanctuary 6.54 Rajkot Chinkara, blue bull, wolf, hyena, fox, birds, herpetofauna1980Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary 6.05 Jamnagar Indian skimmer, ibises, painted stork, cormorants, etc. About 220 bird species, herpetofauna1981Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary 3.33 Devbhumi Dwarka districtGreat Indian bustard, wolf, jackal, birds, herpetofauna 1988Kutch Bustard Sanctuary 2.03 Kutch Great Indian bustard, lesser florican, MacQueen's bustard, chinkara, blue bull, herpetofauna1992Porbandar Bird Sanctuary 0.09 Porbandar Flamingos, pelicans, spoonbill and various bird spp.1988Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary18.22AmreliLion, Blue bull, Chittal, Chinkara, Panther2004Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary178.87JunagadhLion, leopard, chital, sambar and birds2008
Other protected areas Name of protected area Area km2 District Major wildlife supportedNotifiedKachchh Biosphere Reserve12454.00KutchIndian wild ass2008Chhari Dhand Conservation Reserve227.00KutchWetland birds2008Banni Grasslands ReserveKutchWetland birds, Houbara bustard, Chinkara, raptors like Tawny Eagle, Bonnelli's Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Imperial Eagle and Steppe Eagle
See also Arid Forest Research Institute cater the forestry research needs of the Arid and semi arid region of Rajasthan, Gujarat & Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman-Diu.
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