National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Assam 

Last Updated: November 28, 2021 by AssamGk

National Parks in Assam

Name	Location	Area (km²) (approx)	Year of Declaration
Kaziranga National Park(1905)	Golaghat, Nagaon,  Sonitpur and Biswanath district	914	11 February 1974
Manas National Park(1928)	Chirang and Baksa district	500	7 September 1990
Nameri National Park(1978)	Sonitpur district	200	15 November 1998
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park(1890)	Dibrugarh and Tinsukia district	340	1999
Orang National Park(1915)	Darrang and Sonitpur district	78.80	13 April 1999
Raimona National Park	Kokrajhar district	422	5 June, 2021
Dihing National Park	Dibrugarh and Tinsukia district	234.26	9 June, 2021

 Wildlife sanctuaries in Assam

Name	Location	Area (km²) (approx)
Amsang Wildlife Sanctuary	Guwahati	78.64
Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary	Tinsukia	7.22
Borail Wildlife Sanctuary	Cachar and Dima Hasao	326.25
Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary	Udalguri	26.22
Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary	Sonitpur	44.06
Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary	Dhubri and Kokrajhar	45.57
East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary	Karbi Anglong	222.81
Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary	Karbi Anglong	6.05
Hoollongpar Gibbon Sanctuary	Jorhat	20.98
Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary	Nagoan	70.13
Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary	Karbi Anglong	451.00
Nambor Wildlife Sactuary	Karbi Anglong	37.00
Nambor-Doigrung Wildlife Sactuary	Golaghat	97.15
Panidihing Bird Sanctuary	Sibsagar	33.93
Pobitora Wildlife Sactuary	Marigaon	38.80
Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sactuary	Sonitpur	220.00

National parks and wildlife sanctuaries are protected natural habitats, declared by the government of a country. According to the regulations from the IUCN (The World Conservation Union) to preserve the wildlife through the conservation of ecosystems. It is important for people to understand the differences and similarities between a national park and a wildlife sanctuary.

The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for the establishment of Protected Areas in India. There are different categories of protected areas which are managed with different objectives for the larger motive of conservation.

There are 104 National Parks in India. The first national park in India was established as Hailey National Park in the year 1936 and later renamed as Corbett National Park. The Government of India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act in 1972 with the aim to effectively protect the wildlife of the country and control poaching, smuggling, and illegal trade in wildlife.

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