List of Biosphere Reserves in India

NameLocationStatesTypeKey Fauna
Nilgiri Biosphere ReservePart of WaynadNagarholeBandipur and MudumalaiNilamburSilent ValleyTamil NaduKerala and KarnatakaWestern GhatsNilgiri tahrlion-tailed macaque
Nanda Devi National Park & Biosphere ReserveParts of Chamoli DistrictPithoragarh District & Bageshwar DistrictUttarakhandWesternHimalayasSnow LeopardHimalayan Black Bear
Gulf of MannarIndian part of Gulf of Mannar extending from Rameswaram island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu and Sri LankaTamil NaduCoastsDugong or sea cow
NokrekPart of Garo HillsMeghalayaEast HimalayasRed panda
SundarbansPart of delta of Ganges and Brahmaputra river systemWest BengalGangetic DeltaRoyal Bengal tiger
ManasPart of KokrajharBongaigaonBarpetaNalbariKamrup and Darrang DistrictsAssamEast HimalayasGolden langurred panda
SimlipalPart of Mayurbhanj districtOdishaDeccan PeninsulaGaurroyal Bengal tigerelephant
Dihang-DibangPart of Siang and Dibang ValleyArunachal PradeshEastern HimalayaMishmi TakinMusk Deer
Pachmarhi Biosphere ReserveParts of Betul DistrictHoshangabad District and Chhindwara DistrictMadhya PradeshSemi-AridGiant squirrelflying squirrel
Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere ReservePart of AnnupurDindori and Bilaspur districtsMadhya PradeshChhattisgarhMaikala HillsFour-horned antelopeIndian wild dogSarus craneWhite-rumped vulturePhilautus sanctisilvaticus (Sacred grove bush frog)
Great Rann of KutchPart of KutchRajkotSurendranagar and Patan DistrictsGujaratDesertIndian wild ass
Cold DesertPin Valley National Park and surroundings;Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife SancturaryHimachal PradeshWestern HimalayasSnow leopard
KhangchendzongaParts of KangchenjungaSikkimEast HimalayasSnow leopardred panda
Agasthyamalai Biosphere ReserveNeyyarPeppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary and their adjoining areasKeralaTamil NaduWestern GhatsNilgiri tahrelephants
Great Nicobar Biosphere ReserveSouthern most islands of Andaman and Nicobar IslandsAndaman and Nicobar IslandsIslandsSaltwater crocodile
Dibru-SaikhowaPart of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districtsAssamEast HimalayasGolden langur
Seshachalam HillsSeshachalam Hill Ranges covering parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districtsAndhra PradeshEastern GhatsSlender Loris
PannaPart of Panna District and Chhatarpur DistrictMadhya PradeshCatchment Area of the Ken RiverTigerchitalchinkarasambhar and sloth bear

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