In today’s era, It has become essential to conserve the wildlife. In the 1960s and 1970s, conservationist demanded a national wildlife protection programme. The Indian wildlife (protection) Act was implemented in 1972 with the aim to conserve and protecting habitat. Here, we have provided details about 10 wildlife sanctuaries.
National Parks of Jammu and Kashmir:
Trick- Dachi and Kisht are CFO of Hemis National.
| Name of the Park | Establishment | Area | Location in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Dachigam National Park (Dachi)
(It is famous for animal- hangul, or the Kashmir stag. ) |
1981 | 141 km2 | Near Srinagar |
| Kishtwar National Park (Kisht) | 1981 | 400 km sq | Kishtwar district |
| City Forest National Park (CFO)
(also known as Salim National Park) |
1986 | 9.07 km sq. | Srinagar |
| Hemis National Park (Hemis)
(it is believed to have the highest density of snow leopards of any protected area in the world) |
1981 | 4,400 km2 | Ladakh region |
Wildlife Sanctuaries of Jammu and Kashmir
Trick: Suri hired Nandini over Ram.
| Name of the Wildlife Sanctuaries | Establishment | Area | Location in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Surinsar Mansar Wildlife Sanctuary(Suri) | 97.82 Sq. Km. | near Jammu | |
| Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary(Nandini) | 1990 | 33.24 sq km | Near Jammu |
| Overa Wildlife Sanctuary(Over) | – | 32.27 sq.kms | Pahalgam District |
| Ram Nagar Wildlife Sanctuary (Ram) | – | 31.50 sq kms | Jammu |
| Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary(Hir) | 1981 | 341 km2 | Shopian district |
