20 major national parks β state-wise with famous wildlife, year, and exam tips. Project Tiger started 1973.
Uttarakhand
πΏ Bengal Tiger, Elephants, Gharial
Assam
πΏ 2/3 of World's One-Horned Rhinos, Tigers, Elephants
Rajasthan
πΏ Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear
Gujarat
πΏ Asiatic Lion (ONLY habitat in the world)
Madhya Pradesh
πΏ Bengal Tiger, Barasingha (Swamp Deer), Leopard
πΏ Highest Tiger Density, White Tigers (historic)
West Bengal
πΏ Swimming Bengal Tigers, Mangroves
Kerala
πΏ Elephants, Tigers, Periyar Lake
πΏ Lion-tailed Macaque, Tropical Rainforest
Karnataka
πΏ Tigers, Elephants, Indian Bison (Gaur)
πΏ Tigers, Leopards, Wild Dogs (Dholes)
Tamil Nadu
πΏ Elephants, Tigers, Gaur
πΏ Nilgiri Tahr (largest population), Neelakurinji
πΏ Golden Langur, Pygmy Hog, Tiger, Rhinoceros
πΏ 300+ Himalayan flower species, Snow Leopard
Arunachal Pradesh
πΏ Four big cats (Tiger, Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Snow Leopard)
Madhya Pradesh / Maharashtra
πΏ Tiger, Leopard, Pench river
Odisha
πΏ Tigers, Elephants, Waterfalls (Barehipani, Joranda)
Ladakh
πΏ Snow Leopard (highest density), Tibetan Wolf
πΏ 370+ bird species, Migratory birds
Launched
1 April 1973
First 9 Reserves
Corbett, Ranthambore, Kanha, Palamau, Simlipal, Bandipur, Manas, Sundarbans, Melghat
Current Reserves
54 Tiger Reserves (as of 2023)
Tiger Population
3,682 (Census 2022) β 70% of world's wild tigers
Authority
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), 2005
State with Most Reserves
Madhya Pradesh (7 reserves)