Andhra Pradesh

• Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary – Kurnool, Guntur, Prakasam, Nalgonda Districts (largest tiger reserve in India)
• Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary – Nellore District (shared with Tamil Nadu)
• Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary – West Godavari and Krishna Districts (important for migratory birds)
• Nelapattu Wildlife Sanctuary – Nellore District (spot-billed pelican sanctuary)
• Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary – Kurnool District (great Indian bustard)
• Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary – Prakasam District
• Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary – Chittoor District (Asian elephants)
• Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary – Visakhapatnam District
• Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary – East Godavari District (mangrove sanctuary)

Arunachal Pradesh

• Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary – East Kameng District (Pakke Tiger Reserve)
• Eagle Nest Wildlife Sanctuary – West Kameng District
• Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary – Lohit District
• Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary – Lower Dibang Valley District
• Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary – Papum Pare District
• D’Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary – Upper Siang District

Assam

• Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary – Morigaon District (highest density of one-horned rhino)
• Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary – Jorhat District (only sanctuary for hoolock gibbons)
• Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary – Kokrajhar and Dhubri Districts (golden langur)
• Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary – Baksa District
• Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary – Udalguri District
• Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary – Nagaon District
• Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary – Sonitpur District
• Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary – Morigaon District
• Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary – Karbi Anglong District

Bihar

• Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary – Munger District
• Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary – Gaya District
• Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary – Kaimur and Rohtas Districts
• Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary – Bhagalpur District (only for Gangetic dolphins)

Chhattisgarh

• Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary – Mungeli and Bilaspur Districts (part of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve)
• Badalkhol Wildlife Sanctuary – Jashpur District
• Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary – Mahasamund and Raipur Districts
• Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Bijapur District
• Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary – Gariaband District
• Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary – Dhamtari District
• Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary – Surguja District

Goa

• Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary – North Goa District
• Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary – South Goa District
• Madei Wildlife Sanctuary – North Goa District
• Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary – South Goa District
• Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary – North Goa District

Gujarat

• Wild Ass Sanctuary – Kutch District (Little Rann of Kutch, Indian wild ass)
• Nalsarovar Wildlife Sanctuary – Ahmedabad District (important bird sanctuary)
• Thol Wildlife Sanctuary – Mehsana District (waterfowl sanctuary)
• Nal Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary – Ahmedabad District
• Porbandar Bird Sanctuary – Porbandar District
• Khijadiya Wildlife Sanctuary – Jamnagar District
• Jessore Wildlife Sanctuary – Banaskantha District
• Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary – Banaskantha District
• Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary – Dahod District (sloth bears)
• Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary – Narmada District

Haryana

• Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary – Panchkula District
• Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary – Sirsa District
• Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary – Jhajjar District
• Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary – Rewari District
• Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary – Jhajjar District

Himachal Pradesh

• Kalatop Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary – Chamba District
• Chail Wildlife Sanctuary – Solan and Shimla Districts
• Daranghati Wildlife Sanctuary – Shimla District
• Gamgul Siyabehi Wildlife Sanctuary – Chamba District
• Govind Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary – Bilaspur District
• Kais Wildlife Sanctuary – Kullu District
• Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary – Kinnaur District
• Majathal Wildlife Sanctuary – Solan District
• Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary – Mandi District
• Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary – Sirmaur District
• Rupi Bhabha Wildlife Sanctuary – Kinnaur District
• Sangla Wildlife Sanctuary – Kinnaur District
• Sechu Tuan Nala Wildlife Sanctuary – Lahaul and Spiti District
• Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary – Mandi District
• Shimla Water Catchment Wildlife Sanctuary – Shimla District
• Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary – Kullu District

Jharkhand

• Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary – East Singhbhum District
• Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary – Hazaribagh District
• Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary – Koderma District
• Mahuadanr Wildlife Sanctuary – Latehar District
• Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary – Giridih District
• Topchanchi Wildlife Sanctuary – Dhanbad District
• Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary – Sahibganj District

Karnataka

• Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary – Mandya District (important breeding ground for birds)
• Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary – Uttara Kannada District (part of Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve)
• Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary – Chikkamagaluru and Shimoga Districts (Bhadra Tiger Reserve)
• Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary – Chamarajanagar District
• Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary – Mandya District
• Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary – Mysore District
• Attiveri Bird Sanctuary – Uttara Kannada District
• Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary – Belgaum District
• Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary – Chamarajanagar District
• Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary – Kodagu District
• Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary – Gulbarga District
• Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary – Ballari District
• Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary – Belgaum District
• Gudavi Bird Sanctuary – Shimoga District
• Melukote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary – Mandya District
• Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary – Mysore District
• Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary – Kodagu District
• Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary – Shimoga and Uttara Kannada Districts
• Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary – Udupi District
• Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary – Kodagu District

Kerala

• Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary – Wayanad District (part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
• Thekkady Wildlife Sanctuary – Idukki District (part of Periyar Tiger Reserve)
• Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary – Idukki District
• Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary – Idukki District
• Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary – Kannur District
• Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary – Thrissur District
• Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary – Kannur District
• Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary – Kottayam District
• Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary – Ernakulam District
• Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary – Thiruvananthapuram District
• Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary – Palakkad District
• Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary – Thrissur District
• Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary – Thiruvananthapuram District
• Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary – Kollam District
• Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary – Kollam District
• Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary – Ernakulam District (Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary)
• Thattekad Bird Sanctuary – Ernakulam District

Madhya Pradesh

• Bori Wildlife Sanctuary – Hoshangabad District (part of Satpura Tiger Reserve)
• Pachmarhi Wildlife Sanctuary – Hoshangabad District (part of Satpura Tiger Reserve)
• Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary – Raisen District
• Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary – Sidhi District
• Bagh Caves Wildlife Sanctuary – Dhar District
• Banjara Wildlife Sanctuary – Raisen District
• Bhensrorgarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Rajgarh District
• Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary – Mandsaur and Neemuch Districts
• Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary – Gwalior District
• Karera Wildlife Sanctuary – Shivpuri District
• Ken Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary – Chhatarpur District
• Kheoni Wildlife Sanctuary – Dewas District
• Narsinghgarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Rajgarh District
• National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary – Morena District (shared with Rajasthan and UP)
• Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary – Sagar and Damoh Districts
• Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary – Tikamgarh District
• Panpatha Wildlife Sanctuary – Raisen District
• Phen Wildlife Sanctuary – Mandla District
• Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary – Indore District
• Sailana Wildlife Sanctuary – Ratlam District
• Sanjay Wildlife Sanctuary – Sidhi District
• Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary – Dhar District
• Singhori Wildlife Sanctuary – Raisen District
• Son Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary – Rewa District

Maharashtra

• Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary – Pune District (part of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve)
• Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary – Satara District (part of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve)
• Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary – Amravati District (Melghat Tiger Reserve)
• Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary – Kolhapur District
• Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary – Sangli District
• Amba Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary – Kolhapur District
• Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary – Chandrapur District
• Bhamragad Wildlife Sanctuary – Gadchiroli District
• Bor Wildlife Sanctuary – Wardha District
• Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary – Gadchiroli District
• Great Indian Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary – Ahmednagar District
• Jaikwadi Wildlife Sanctuary – Aurangabad District
• Karanja Sohol Wildlife Sanctuary – Washim District
• Katepurna Wildlife Sanctuary – Akola District
• Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary – Pune District
• Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary – Bhandara District
• Nandur Madhmeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary – Nashik District
• New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary – Gondia District
• Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary – Yavatmal District
• Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary – Raigad District
• Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary – Thane District
• Thane Creek Flamingo Wildlife Sanctuary – Thane and Mumbai
• Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary – Thane District
• Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary – Nagpur District

Manipur

• Yangoupokpi-Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary – Chandel District
• Jiri-Makru Wildlife Sanctuary – Senapati District
• Kaina Wildlife Sanctuary – Ukhrul District
• Khonghampat Orchid Wildlife Sanctuary – Bishnupur District
• Zeilad Wildlife Sanctuary – Churachandpur District

Meghalaya

• Baghmara Pitcher Plant Wildlife Sanctuary – South Garo Hills District
• Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary – Ri-Bhoi District
• Siju Wildlife Sanctuary – South Garo Hills District

Mizoram

• Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary – Mamit District
• Khawnglung Wildlife Sanctuary – Lawngtlai District
• Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary – Champhai District
• Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary – Aizawl District
• Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary – Kolasib District
• Tawi Wildlife Sanctuary – Champhai District
• Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary – Lunglei District
• Tokalo Wildlife Sanctuary – Champhai District

Nagaland

• Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary – Kiphire District
• Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary – Kohima District
• Rangapahar Wildlife Sanctuary – Dimapur District

Odisha

• Chilika Wildlife Sanctuary – Puri, Khorda, and Ganjam Districts (largest coastal lagoon in India)
• Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary – Khorda District
• Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary – Angul District (Satkosia Tiger Reserve)
• Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary – Sambalpur District
• Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary – Nayagarh District
• Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary – Puri District
• Chandaka Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary – Khorda District
• Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Sambalpur District
• Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary – Kendrapara District (olive ridley turtle nesting site)
• Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Keonjhar District
• Khalasuni Wildlife Sanctuary – Dhenkanal District
• Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Kandhamal District
• Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary – Balasore District
• Lakhari Valley Wildlife Sanctuary – Dhenkanal District
• Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary – Nuapada District

Punjab

• Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary – Fazilka District
• Bir Aishvan Wildlife Sanctuary – Sangrur District
• Bir Bhadson Wildlife Sanctuary – Patiala District
• Bir Bunerheri Wildlife Sanctuary – Patiala District
• Bir Dosanjh Wildlife Sanctuary – Sangrur District
• Bir Gurdialpura Wildlife Sanctuary – Moga District
• Bir Mehasampur Wildlife Sanctuary – Moga District
• Bir Motibagh Wildlife Sanctuary – Patiala District
• Harike Wildlife Sanctuary – Tarn Taran District (Ramsar site)
• Jhajjar Bacholi Wildlife Sanctuary – Ropar District
• Kathlaur Kushlan Wildlife Sanctuary – Kapurthala District
• Takhni-Rehampur Wildlife Sanctuary – Hoshiarpur District

Rajasthan

• Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary – Bharatpur District (Keoladeo National Park)
• Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary – Udaipur District
• Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary – Sirohi District
• Todgarh Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary – Ajmer District
• Sawai Madhopur Wildlife Sanctuary – Sawai Madhopur District
• Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary – Chittorgarh District
• Bhensrodgarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Chittorgarh District
• Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary – Jhalawar and Kota Districts
• Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary – Kota District
• Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary – Karauli District
• Kesarbagh Wildlife Sanctuary – Dhaulpur District
• Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Rajsamand and Pali Districts
• Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Jaipur District
• Phulwari Ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary – Udaipur District
• Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary – Bundi District
• Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Udaipur District
• Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary – Alwar District (Sariska Tiger Reserve)
• Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary – Pratapgarh and Udaipur Districts
• Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary – Churu District (blackbuck sanctuary)
• Van Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary – Dhaulpur District

Sikkim

• Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary – East Sikkim District
• Kitam Wildlife Sanctuary – South Sikkim District
• Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary – South Sikkim District
• Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary – East Sikkim District
• Shingba Rhododendron Wildlife Sanctuary – North Sikkim District

Tamil Nadu

• Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary – Nagapattinam District (migratory birds and blackbuck)
• Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary – Kanchipuram District (oldest bird sanctuary in India)
• Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary – Thiruvallur District (shared with Andhra Pradesh)
• Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary – Coimbatore, Tiruppur Districts (part of Anamalai Tiger Reserve)
• Kalakad Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary – Tirunelveli District
• Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary – Tirunelveli District
• Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary – Erode District
• Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary – Erode District
• Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary – Ramanathapuram District
• Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary – Ariyalur District
• Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary – Kanyakumari District
• Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary – Ramanathapuram District
• Karikkili Bird Sanctuary – Kanchipuram District
• Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary – Tirunelveli District
• Melaselvanur-Keelaselvanur Wildlife Sanctuary – Thanjavur District
• Oussudu Lake Bird Sanctuary – Villupuram District
• Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary – Erode District
• Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary – Tirunelveli District
• Valleru Wildlife Sanctuary – Kanchipuram District
• Vellode Bird Sanctuary – Erode District
• Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary – Sivaganga District

Telangana

• Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary – Adilabad District (Kawal Tiger Reserve)
• Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary – Warangal District
• Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary – Khammam District
• Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary – Medak District (crocodile sanctuary)
• Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary – Multiple districts (shared with Andhra Pradesh)
• Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary – Warangal District
• Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary – Adilabad District
• Pochampad Wildlife Sanctuary – Nizamabad District
• Sivaram Wildlife Sanctuary – Adilabad District

Tripura

• Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary – South Tripura District
• Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary – North Tripura District
• Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary – West Tripura District
• Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary – South Tripura District

Uttar Pradesh

• Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary – Meerut, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar Districts
• Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary – Lakhimpur Kheri District
• Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary – Bahraich District
• Kaimoor Wildlife Sanctuary – Mirzapur District (shared with Bihar)
• Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary – Chandauli and Varanasi Districts
• Mahavir Swami Wildlife Sanctuary – Lalitpur District
• National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary – Agra and Etawah Districts (shared with MP and Rajasthan)
• Okhla Bird Sanctuary – Gautam Buddha Nagar District
• Patna Bird Sanctuary – Etah District
• Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary – Banda District
• Samaspur Bird Sanctuary – Raebareli District
• Sandi Bird Sanctuary – Hardoi District
• Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary – Maharajganj District
• Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary – Agra District
• Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary – Varanasi District
• Vijai Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary – Lalitpur District

Uttarakhand

• Askot Wildlife Sanctuary – Pithoragarh District
• Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary – Almora District
• Govind Wildlife Sanctuary – Uttarkashi District
• Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary – Rudraprayag and Chamoli Districts
• Mussoorie Wildlife Sanctuary – Dehradun District
• Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary – Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar Districts
• Rajaji Wildlife Sanctuary – Haridwar, Dehradun Districts
• Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary – Pauri Garhwal District

West Bengal

• Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary – South 24 Parganas District (part of Sundarbans)
• Halliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary – South 24 Parganas District (part of Sundarbans)
• Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary – South 24 Parganas District (part of Sundarbans)
• Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary – Darjeeling District
• Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary – North 24 Parganas District
• Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary – Birbhum District
• Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary – Nadia District
• Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary – South 24 Parganas District
• East Calcutta Wetlands – Kolkata (Ramsar site)
• Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary – Uttar Dinajpur District

Union Territories

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

• Bamboo Wildlife Sanctuary – North Andaman
• Bluff Island Wildlife Sanctuary – Andaman Islands
• Button Island Wildlife Sanctuary – Andaman Islands
• Curlew Island Wildlife Sanctuary – Andaman Islands
• Hump Island Wildlife Sanctuary – Andaman Islands
• Lohabarrack Crocodile Wildlife Sanctuary – South Andaman
• Megapode Island Wildlife Sanctuary – Nicobar Islands
• Narcondam Island Wildlife Sanctuary – North Andaman
• North Reef Island Wildlife Sanctuary – Andaman Islands

Chandigarh

• Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary – Chandigarh

Delhi

• Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary – South Delhi

Jammu and Kashmir

• Baltal Wildlife Sanctuary – Ganderbal District
• Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary – Leh District
• Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary – Baramulla District
• Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary – Shopian District
• Hokersar Wildlife Sanctuary – Srinagar District
• Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary – Leh District
• Limber Wildlife Sanctuary – Kupwara District
• Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary – Jammu District
• Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary – Anantnag District
• Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary – Jammu District
• Surinsar-Mansar Wildlife Sanctuary – Jammu District
• Trikuta Wildlife Sanctuary – Jammu District

Ladakh

• Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary – Leh District
• Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary – Leh District

Lakshadweep

• Pitti Bird Sanctuary – Lakshadweep

Puducherry

• Ousteri Lake Wildlife Sanctuary – Puducherry

Key Points for UPSC:

Ramsar Wetland Sites (Important Sanctuaries):

• Chilika Wildlife Sanctuary (Odisha)
• Harike Wildlife Sanctuary (Punjab)
• Keoladeo Wildlife Sanctuary (Rajasthan)
• Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary (Andhra Pradesh)
• Loktak Lake (Manipur)
• Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
• Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu/Andhra Pradesh)
• Wular Lake (Jammu & Kashmir)
• East Calcutta Wetlands (West Bengal)

Notable Features:

• Largest Wildlife Sanctuary: Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh/Telangana)
• Oldest Bird Sanctuary: Vedanthangal (Tamil Nadu)
• Only Dolphin Sanctuary: Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary (Bihar)
• Highest Rhino Density: Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam)
• Only Gibbon Sanctuary: Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam)
• Wild Ass Sanctuary: Little Rann of Kutch (Gujarat)
• Largest Coastal Lagoon: Chilika (Odisha)
• Turtle Nesting Site: Gahirmatha (Odisha)

Important Tiger Reserves (also Wildlife Sanctuaries):

• Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh/Telangana)
• Satkosia (Odisha)
• Satpura (Madhya Pradesh)
• Melghat (Maharashtra)
• Sariska (Rajasthan)
• Bhadra (Karnataka)
• Anamalai (Tamil Nadu)
• Periyar (Kerala)

Elephant Reserves:

• Many sanctuaries are part of Project Elephant
• Important corridors for elephant migration
• Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve sanctuaries

Important Bird Areas (IBAs):

• Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
• Vedanthangal (Tamil Nadu)
• Ranganathittu (Karnataka)
• Kumarakom (Kerala)
• Nalsarovar (Gujarat)
• Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)