Wildlife Sanctuary:
- It is a wild habitat where endangered species are allowed to live here.
- Not allowed activities like poaching, hunting, and trading of animals under wildlife sanctuaries.
- Wildlife sanctuary can be declared by the state government by notification.
- The boundary can be altered by the state assembly
- Wildlife sanctuary can be upgraded into a national park
- Limited human activities are allowed such as:
- Timber harvesting
- Collecting minor forest products such as Mahua, Tendu leaf, honey, etc
- private land rights also being provided if not hampering the wildlife
- As of December 2019 data, there are 553 total wildlife sanctuaries in India.
- There are 23 wildlife sanctuaries in Uttar Pradesh
- As per the 2016 data, the largest Wildlife sanctuary areas are in Gujarat followed by Andhra Pradesh Jammu, and Kashmir.
National Park:
- A national park is also home to wildlife that can be notified by the state government and the boundary of the same can be altered by the state assembly.
- The boundary of the national park is defined and fixed
- No human activities are allowed.
- No private land rights are allowed
- No hunting and no trading are allowed.
- As of December 2019 data, there is 101 total national park in India.
- Dudhwa National Park is an important national park in Uttar Pradesh; tiger reserve in Lakhimpur district
For a detailed explanation, watch the below video:
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