Famous Elephant Reserves in India
In government exams like SSC, Banking, Railways, etc we find many questions from the Environment general awareness section. this is a very broad section and sometimes questions are very factual. we will cover the General awareness section comprehensively so that students can learn and get most of the questions correct in this section. In this article, we will provide a complete list of Elephant Reserves in India.
Elephant Reserves :
The largest numbers of Indian elephants are found in the central and southern Western Ghats, Northeast India, East India and North India, and some parts of the South Indian Peninsula. It is listed on Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 and Schedule I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES). It is found in 16 of the country’s 28 states and shows a growing trend throughout its range.
Zone Wise List of Elephant Reserves :
1. North-Western Landscape :
Elephant Reserve
|
State
|
Area (KM2)
|
Shivalik Elephant Reserve |
Uttarakhand |
5405 |
Uttar Pradesh Elephant Reserve |
Uttarpradesh |
744 |
2. East-Central Landscape :
Elephant Reserve
|
State
|
Area (KM2)
|
Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve |
West Bengal |
414 |
Singhbhum Elephant Reserve |
Jharkhand |
4530 |
Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve |
Orissa |
3214 |
Mahanadi Elephant Reserve |
Orissa |
1038 |
Sambalpur Elephant Reserve |
Orissa |
427 |
Baitami Elephant Reserve |
Orissa |
1755 |
South Orissa Elephant Reserve |
Orissa |
4216 |
Lemru Elephant Reserve |
Chhattisgarh |
450 |
Badalkhol – Tamor Pingla Elephant Reserve |
Chhattisgarh |
1048.30 |
3. Kameng- Sonitpur Landscape :
Elephant Reserve
|
State
|
Area (KM2)
|
Kameng Elephant Reserve |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1892 |
Sonitpur Elephant Reserve |
Assam |
1420 |
4. Eastern-South Bank Landscape :
Elephant Reserve
|
State
|
Area (KM2)
|
Dihing-Patkai Elephant Reserve |
Assam |
937 |
South Arunachal Elephant Reserve |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1957.50 |
5. Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong-Intanki Landscape :
Elephant Reserve
|
State
|
Area (KM2)
|
Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Elephant Reserve |
Assam |
3270 |
Dhansiri-Lungding Elephant Reserve |
Assam |
2740 |
Intanki Elephant Reserve |
Nagaland |
202 |
6. North Bengal- Greater Manas Landscape :
Elephant Reserve
|
State
|
Area (KM2)
|
Chirang-Ripu Elephant Reserve |
Assam |
2600 |
Eastern Dooars Elephant Reserve |
West Bengal |
978 |
7. Meghalaya Landscape :
Elephant Reserve
|
State
|
Area (KM2)
|
Garo Hills Elephant Reserve |
Meghalaya |
3500 |
Khasi-hills Elephant Reserve |
Meghalaya |
1331 |
8. Brahmagiri- Nilgiri-Eastern Ghats Landscape :
Elephant Reserve
|
State
|
Area (KM2)
|
Mysore Elephant Reserve |
Karnataka |
6724 |
Wayanad Elephant Reserve |
Kerala |
1200 |
Nilambur Elephant Reserve |
Kerala |
1419 |
Coimbatore Elephant Reserve |
Tamil Nadu |
566 |
Nilgiri Elephant Reserve |
Tamil Nadu |
4663 |
Rayala Elephant Reserve |
Andhra Pradesh |
766 |
9. Anamalai- Nelliyampathy- High Range Landscape :
Elephant Reserve
|
State
|
Area (KM2)
|
Anamalai Elephant Reserve |
Tamil Nadu |
1457 |
Anamudi Elephant Reserve |
Kerala |
3728 |
10. Periyar- Agasthyamalai Landscape :
Elephant Reserve
|
State
|
Area (KM2)
|
Periyar Elephant Reserve |
Kerala |
3742 |
Srivilliputhur Elephant Reserve |
Tamil Nadu |
1249 |
Last Updated :
11 Oct, 2022
Like Article
Save Article
Share your thoughts in the comments
Please Login to comment...