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How many National Parks and Wildlife Sancturies were there in India till March 2011?

How many National Parks and Wildlife Sancturies were there in India till March 2011? Correct Answer 102 and 515 only

National park:

  • It is "an area that can be notified by the state government to be constituted as a National Park, by reason of its ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, or zoological association of importance, needed to for the purpose of protecting & propagating or developing wildlife therein or its environment. No human activity is permitted inside the national park except for the ones permitted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state under the conditions given in CHAPTER IV, WPA 1972".
  • National parks in India are the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category II protected areas.
  • India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand.
  • By 1970, India only had five national parks.
  • In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.
  • As of May 2020, there were 102 national parks encompassing an area of 40,501.13 km2 (15,637.57 sq mi), under-protected areas of India category II comprising 1.23% of India's total surface area.

Wildlife Sanctuaries:

  • Wildlife sanctuaries of India are classified as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Category IV protected areas.
  • Between 1936 and 2016, 543 wildlife sanctuaries were established in the country that covers 118,918 km2 (45,914 sq mi) as of 2017. Till now there were 515 Wildlife Sanctuaries in India.
  • Among these, the 50 tiger reserves are governed by Project Tiger and are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger.
  • There are 551 existing wildlife sanctuaries in India covering an area of 119775.80 km2, which is 3.64 % of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, May 2019).

Related Questions

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(2) The Prime Minister is the Chairperson of the National Board for Wildlife
(3) The office of the member of the National Board shall be deemed to be the office of profit under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
(4) The Chairman of Human Right Commission is a member of National Board for Wildlife
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1. 3 out of 5 national parks in the state are in Kullu.
2. Kheerganga and Inderkilla national park were both established in 2010.
Which of the following is true?
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