Definition:-
Biosphere reserves are area where flora and fauna are protected. The Indian government has established 18 Biosphere Reserves. You will find national parks and wildlife sanctuaries residing withing a Biosphere reserve.
Following are the list of Biosphere reserves in India:-
|
Year
|
Name
|
Location
|
State
|
Key fauna
|
|
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1
|
1986
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Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
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Part of Waynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Mudumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley
|
Tamil Nadu,Kerala and Karnataka
|
Nilgiri tahr, lion-tailed macaque
|
|
2
|
1988
|
Nanda Devi National Park & Biosphere Reserve
|
Parts of Chamoli District, Pithoragarh District& Bageshwar District
|
Uttarakhand
|
Snow Leopard, Himalayan Black Bear
|
|
3
|
1989
|
Gulf of Mannar
|
Indian part of Gulf of Mannar extending from Rameswaram island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Dugong or sea cow
|
|
4
|
1988
|
Nokrek
|
Part of Garo Hills
|
Meghalaya
|
Red panda
|
|
5
|
1989
|
Sundarbans
|
Part of delta of Ganges and Brahmaputrariver system
|
West Bengal
|
Royal Bengal tiger
|
|
6
|
1989
|
Manas
|
Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta,Nalbari, Kamrup and Darrang Districts
|
Assam
|
Golden langur, red panda
|
|
7
|
1994
|
Simlipal
|
Part of Mayurbhanj district
|
Odisha
|
Gaur, royal Bengal tiger, elephant
|
|
8
|
1998
|
Dihang-Dibang
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Part of Siang and Dibang Valley
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
|
9
|
1999
|
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
|
Parts of Betul District, Hoshangabad Districtand Chhindwara District
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Giant squirrel, flying squirrel
|
|
10
|
2005
|
Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve
|
Part of Annupur, Dindori and Bilaspurdistricts
|
Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh
|
Four-horned antelope, Indian wild dog, Sarus crane, White-rumped vulture, Philautus sanctisilvaticus(Sacred grove bush frog)
|
|
11
|
2008
|
Great Rann of Kutch
|
Part of Kutch, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Patan Districts
|
Gujarat
|
Indian wild ass
|
|
12
|
2009
|
Cold Desert
|
Pin Valley National Park and surroundings;Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife Sancturary
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Snow leopard
|
|
13
|
2000
|
Khangchendzonga
|
Parts of Kangchenjunga
|
Sikkim
|
Snow leopard, red panda
|
|
14
|
2001
|
Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
|
Neyyar, Peppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary and their adjoining areas
|
Kerala, Tamil Nadu
|
Nilgiri tahr, elephants
|
|
15
|
1989
|
Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
|
Southernmost islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
Saltwater crocodile
|
|
16
|
1997
|
Dibru-Saikhowa
|
Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts
|
Assam
|
Golden langur
|
|
17
|
2010
|
Seshachalam Hills
|
Seshachalam Hill Ranges covering parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
|
18
|
2011
|
Panna
|
Part of Panna District and Chhatarpur District
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Tiger, chital, chinkara, sambhar and sloth bear
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