Discover India's Wild Heritage
Explore the diverse ecosystems and magnificent wildlife across India's national parks
Explore Parks
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Jim Corbett National Park
India's oldest national park, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas along the Ramganga River. A pioneering tiger reserve and a paradise for wildlife enthusiasts.
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Ranthambore National Park
A dramatic landscape where ancient ruins meet wild tigers. One of the best places in the world to spot Bengal tigers in their natural habitat.
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Kaziranga National Park
Home to two-thirds of the world's one-horned rhinoceroses. A UNESCO World Heritage Site with the highest density of tigers among protected areas worldwide.
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Sundarbans National Park
The largest mangrove forest in the world, home to the legendary Royal Bengal Tigers that swim between islands in the tidal waterways of the Ganges Delta.
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Bandipur National Park
A flagship tiger reserve in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, connecting with three other protected areas to form one of India's largest wildlife habitats.
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Gir National Park
The last wild habitat of the Asiatic lion. Gir is a conservation triumph that brought the species back from fewer than 20 individuals to over 600.
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Kanha National Park
The lush sal and bamboo forests that inspired Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Home to the rescued barasingha and some of India's finest tiger sightings.
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Periyar National Park
A stunningly scenic tiger reserve centered around an artificial lake in the Western Ghats, where wild elephants wade to the water's edge amid spice plantations.
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Hemis National Park
India's largest and highest national park, set in the dramatic trans-Himalayan landscape of Ladakh. One of the best places on Earth to spot the elusive snow leopard.
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Valley of Flowers National Park
A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the high Himalayas, where a hidden valley explodes into a carpet of hundreds of alpine flower species each monsoon season.
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Bandhavgarh National Park
India's highest density of Bengal tigers, set around an ancient hilltop fort. The most reliable park in India for tiger sightings.
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Nanda Devi National Park
A pristine wilderness surrounding India's second highest peak, this UNESCO World Heritage Site remains one of the most spectacularly untouched mountain ecosystems on Earth.
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Keoladeo National Park
One of the world's most important bird breeding and wintering grounds. This compact UNESCO World Heritage Site hosts over 350 bird species in a man-made wetland.
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Great Himalayan National Park
A UNESCO World Heritage Site protecting pristine Himalayan forests and alpine meadows in the upper Beas valley. Home to the Western Tragopan and snow leopard.
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Nagarahole National Park
A premier tiger reserve in the Western Ghats with some of the highest densities of large predators and herbivores in the world. One of the best parks for elephant sightings in India.
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Simlipal National Park
A vast wilderness in Odisha with spectacular waterfalls, melanistic tigers, and one of India's largest biosphere reserves. Home to Sal forests stretching to the horizon.
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Pench National Park
The true setting of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, where the Pench River winds through teak forests teeming with tigers, wild dogs, and the iconic 'Seeonee Wolf Pack.'
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Satpura National Park
India's only national park offering walking safaris, boat safaris, and jeep safaris. A hidden gem with dramatic gorges, sandstone fortresses, and pristine wilderness.
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Manas National Park
A UNESCO World Heritage Site at the foothills of the Bhutan Himalayas, renowned for its rare golden langur and wild water buffalo, and a remarkable post-conflict conservation recovery.
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Dudhwa National Park
A vast Terai wilderness on the India-Nepal border, home to the swamp deer, Indian rhinoceros (reintroduced), and the spirit of 'Billy' Arjan Singh's conservation legacy.
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Mudumalai National Park
A vital link in the Nilgiri Biosphere elephant corridor, nestled at the base of the Blue Mountains on the famous Ooty-Mysore highway.
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Eravikulam National Park
A high-altitude grassland park in the Western Ghats protecting the endangered Nilgiri tahr, with the Neelakurinji flower blooming once every 12 years.
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Khangchendzonga National Park
A UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing the world's third highest peak. Sacred to the Sikkimese people, this park spans from subtropical forests to permanent glaciers.
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Dachigam National Park
The last sanctuary of the critically endangered Hangul (Kashmir stag), set in a stunning Himalayan valley just 22 km from Srinagar.
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Panna National Park
A remarkable conservation comeback — after losing all its tigers to poaching by 2009, Panna has been successfully repopulated and is now thriving with over 50 tigers.
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Desert National Park
One of India's largest national parks, protecting the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard in the vast Thar Desert landscape of sand dunes, rocky outcrops, and scrubland.
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Bhitarkanika National Park
India's second-largest mangrove forest, home to the highest density of saltwater crocodiles in the country and the spectacular mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles.
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Sanjay Gandhi National Park
A remarkable island of wilderness in the heart of Mumbai, one of the world's most densely populated cities. Home to leopards that have adapted to life alongside 20 million people.
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Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve
Maharashtra's premier tiger reserve with one of the highest tiger sighting success rates in India. Known for bold, frequently photographed tigers and the sacred Tadoba Lake.
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Silent Valley National Park
The last significant remnant of virgin tropical evergreen forest in India, saved from submersion by a dam through one of India's most famous environmental movements.
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Namdapha National Park
A vast wilderness where tropical rainforest climbs toward Himalayan ridges, sheltering four big cat species and remarkable birdlife.
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Orang National Park
A compact floodplain park on the north bank of the Brahmaputra, known for rhinos, tigers, elephants, and rich grassland birdlife.
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Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
A floodplain mosaic of wetlands, grasslands, and semi-evergreen forest shaped by the Brahmaputra and Dibru rivers.
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Balpakram National Park
A remote plateau landscape in the South Garo Hills, revered in Garo culture and known for cliffs, canyons, grasslands, and forest wildlife.
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Jaldapara National Park
A Dooars grassland and riverine forest park at the foothills of the eastern Himalaya, best known for one-horned rhinoceroses.
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Neora Valley National Park
A compact but wild eastern Himalayan park with mossy forests, orchids, red panda habitat, and views toward the high Himalaya.
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Betla National Park
A sal forest park in the Chota Nagpur plateau, known for elephants, historic forts, and its place in India's early tiger reserve network.
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Kuno National Park
A dry forest and grassland landscape in Madhya Pradesh that became the focus of India's cheetah reintroduction program.
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Velavadar Blackbuck National Park
A compact grassland park in Gujarat famed for blackbuck herds, wolves, and one of the world's notable harrier roosts.
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Marine National Park, Gulf of Kachchh
A marine park of coral reefs, mangroves, mudflats, and islands in the Gulf of Kachchh, visited around low tide.
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Mollem National Park
A Western Ghats forest park in eastern Goa, known for Dudhsagar Falls, forest trails, and rich monsoon greenery.
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Guindy National Park
One of India's smallest national parks, preserving dry evergreen scrub, blackbuck, deer, and birds within Chennai city.
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Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
A chain of protected islands and marine habitats between Rameswaram and Thoothukudi, rich in coral reefs, seagrass, and coastal life.
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Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
A marine park near Wandoor with coral reefs, mangroves, tropical islands, and glass-bottom boat experiences.
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Campbell Bay National Park
A remote rainforest national park on Great Nicobar Island, part of one of India's most isolated biosphere reserve landscapes.
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Rajaji National Park
A Shivalik forest landscape near Haridwar, Rishikesh, and Dehradun, known for elephants, tigers, hornbills, and Ganga riverine habitat.
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Buxa National Park
A highly biodiverse Dooars landscape of forests, rivers, hills, elephant corridors, and historic Buxa Fort near the Bhutan border.
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Nokrek National Park
A compact but important Garo Hills national park and biosphere reserve core known for wild citrus, hill forest, primates, birds, and community-led access.
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Sri Venkateswara National Park
An Eastern Ghats national park near Tirupati with dry deciduous forest, waterfalls, red sanders habitat, and Seshachalam hill biodiversity.
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Papikonda National Park
A large Eastern Ghats park around the Papi Hills and Godavari valley, with moist and dry deciduous forest, river scenery, and sensitive conservation zones.
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Kalesar National Park
A dense sal forest national park in Haryana's Yamunanagar district, linked to the broader Rajaji-Simbalbara-Shivalik wildlife corridor.
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Sultanpur National Park
A compact Ramsar wetland near Gurugram, famous for winter migratory birds, watchtowers, interpretation facilities, and easy day trips from Delhi NCR.
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Pin Valley National Park
A high-altitude cold desert national park in Spiti, known for snow leopards, ibex, blue sheep, Buddhist village landscapes, and stark Himalayan terrain.
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Phawngpui National Park
A high, cloud-brushed park around Mizoram's Phawngpui or Blue Mountain, known for cliffs, orchids, rhododendrons, birds, and hill forest.
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Mount Manipur National Park
A South Andaman rainforest park formerly known as Mount Harriet, with ridge trails, island viewpoints, endemic reptiles, butterflies, and coastal forest.
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Bannerghatta National Park
A dry deciduous and scrub forest national park on Bengaluru's edge, known for safaris, rocky hills, elephants, leopards, and easy city access.
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Kudremukh National Park
A large Western Ghats national park of rainforest valleys, rolling shola-grassland hills, waterfalls, and the iconic horse-faced Kudremukh peak.
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Gorumara National Park
A compact Dooars national park of riverine grassland and sal forest, especially known for Indian rhinoceros, gaur, and watchtower safaris.
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Van Vihar National Park
A compact lakeside national park in Bhopal that combines wooded walking, wetland birding, rescue-centered wildlife displays, and easy city access.
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Madhav National Park
A classic central Indian park around Shivpuri, known for dry woodland, lakes, antelope country, and the historic royal hunting landscape.
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Mukurthi National Park
A high Nilgiri plateau park of rolling montane grassland, shola pockets, streams, and Nilgiri tahr habitat west of Ooty.
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Anamudi Shola National Park
A small but ecologically rich highland park of shola forest and grassland near Munnar, named for the Anamudi massif and protected for montane biodiversity.
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Mathikettan Shola National Park
A cool, high-range shola park in Idukki known for rolling montane forest, grassland edges, elephant country, and quieter roads east of Munnar.
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Pampadum Shola National Park
A tiny but ecologically important park in the Vattavada high ranges, protecting cool shola forest, streams, orchids, and montane biodiversity.
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Clouded Leopard National Park
A small Tripura national park in the Sepahijala landscape, known for moist woodland, wetlands, primates, and its clouded leopard conservation identity.
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Chandoli National Park
A Western Ghats park of plateaus, evergreen forest, forts, and monsoon-fed valleys in the northern Sahyadri Tiger Reserve landscape.
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Gugamal National Park
A rugged dry-forest park in the Melghat hills, known for tiger-reserve habitat, deep valleys, and the celebrated forest owlet landscape.
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Indravati National Park
A vast and remote Bastar forest park shaped by the Indravati River, known for wild buffalo habitat, tiger-reserve history, and low-density wilderness travel.
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Kanger Ghati National Park
A relatively accessible Bastar park known for dense sal forest, caves, streams, and the spectacular Tirathgarh Falls corridor.
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Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park
A compact urban national park preserving rocky scrub, woodland, and birdlife amid the high-density neighborhoods of Hyderabad.
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Khirganga National Park
A high-altitude park in the Parvati valley where conifer forest, meadows, hot-spring trekking culture, and Himalayan wildlife overlap.
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Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
A protected grassland-and-scrub landscape on Hyderabad's southeastern edge, known for blackbuck, deer, and easy day access.
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Mrugavani National Park
A small park near Hyderabad protecting dry deciduous scrub, deer habitat, and city-edge biodiversity around the Chilkur zone.
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Nameri National Park
A river-linked park on the Kameng where foothill forest, birding, rafting, and tiger-reserve habitat come together near Bhalukpong.
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Nawegaon National Park
A compact eastern Maharashtra park centered on lake, woodland, and bird-rich habitat around Navegaon Bandh.
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Saddle Peak National Park
A forested island park protecting the slopes below Saddle Peak, the highest point in the Andaman Islands, near Diglipur.
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Sanjay National Park
An eastern Madhya Pradesh forest park forming part of the Sanjay-Dubri tiger landscape near the state border.
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Singalila National Park
A high-ridge Darjeeling park famous for borderland trekking, sweeping mountain views, and red panda habitat.
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Valmiki National Park
Bihar's sole national park, protecting sal forest, river corridors, and Terai habitat along the Nepal border near Valmiki Nagar.
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Vansda National Park
A small but richly wooded park in south Gujarat known for dense forest, tribal landscape, and easy combination with the Dangs region.
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Gangotri National Park
A vast high-altitude Uttarakhand park protecting glaciers, alpine valleys, and the Bhagirathi headwaters around Gangotri and Gaumukh.
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Keibul Lamjao National Park
A globally unique wetland park on Loktak Lake, famous for floating phumdi habitat and the endangered sangai deer.
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Mouling National Park
A remote Arunachal park in the Siang Valley, protecting eastern Himalayan forest, river-cut terrain, and red panda country.
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Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
A marine protected area in the Ritchie's Archipelago where reefs, islands, and tropical coastlines define the visitor experience.
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Galathea National Park
A remote Great Nicobar park protecting island rainforest, river habitat, and coastal biodiversity at India's southern frontier.
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Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Rameswaram)
A very small Andhra Pradesh national park protecting Penna-side habitat near Rameswaram in the Kadapa region.
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Dihing Patkai National Park
A newly notified Assam national park protecting rare lowland rainforest across the Dihing-Patkai landscape.
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Raimona National Park
A western Assam park of rivers, foothill forest, and wildlife corridors near the Bhutan border.
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Guru Ghasidas National Park
A very large Chhattisgarh park protecting sal forest, plateau terrain, and wildlife habitat in the north of the state.
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Inderkilla National Park
A small but rugged Himachal park of steep slopes, conifer forest, and mountain scenery near the Kullu-Manali region.
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Col. Sherjung Simbalbara National Park
A compact Shivalik park of sal forest, hill streams, and foothill habitat in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district.
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Anshi National Park
A Western Ghats park of evergreen forest, river valleys, and high-rainfall habitat within Karnataka's Kali landscape.
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Shiroi National Park
A hill park in the Ukhrul region, best known for highland meadows, forests, and the endemic Siroy lily landscape.
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Murlen National Park
A lightly visited Mizoram park of highland forest, cliffs, and eastern hill-country biodiversity near Champhai.
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Intanki National Park
Nagaland's only national park, protecting forest and hill habitat in the Peren district landscape.
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Mukundra Hills National Park
A dry forest and hill park near Kota, known for rugged terrain and tightly managed tiger-reserve style conservation.
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Sariska National Park
A well-known Rajasthan park of dry hills, tiger habitat, and historic ruins in the Alwar landscape.
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Indira Gandhi National Park (Annamalai)
A Western Ghats park in the Anaimalai hills, protecting rich forest, slopes, and large-mammal habitat.
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Bison National Park (Rajbari)
A small Tripura park protecting tropical forest habitat in the Rajbari landscape of the state's south.
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Govind National Park
A high-altitude Uttarakhand park in the upper Tons valley, known for trekking routes, alpine meadows, and glacial scenery.
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North Button Island National Park
A very small protected island in the Button group, known for coral reef habitat, clear seas, and remote marine biodiversity.
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Middle Button Island National Park
A remote Button Island park where marine habitat, coral water, and island biodiversity outweigh mainstream tourism infrastructure.
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South Button Island National Park
A tiny Andaman island park with shallow coral waters, marine life, and highly weather-dependent access.
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Kishtwar National Park
A vast high-altitude park in the Kishtwar Himalaya, defined by alpine terrain, deep valleys, and expedition-style access.
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Kazinag National Park
A mountain park in north Kashmir known for conifer forest, steep terrain, and habitat important to the markhor.
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Salim Ali National Park
A Srinagar-area city forest park historically associated with birding, wetland-edge habitat, and urban-adjacent nature.
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Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park
Assam's newest national park, protecting forest and riverine habitat in the western foothill corridor between major reserves.
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Ghughua Fossil Park
A tiny but distinctive fossil park preserving petrified wood and plant fossils in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori landscape.
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Dinosaur Fossils National Park
A compact fossil park in Dhar district preserving dinosaur-era remains and paleontological heritage around Bagh.
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Pench National Park (Maharashtra)
The Maharashtra side of the Pench landscape, known for teak forest, tiger habitat, and safari access from the Nagpur side.