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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
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