Name | Location | States | Type | Key Fauna |
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve | Part of Waynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Mudumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley | Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka | Western Ghats | Nilgiri tahr, lion-tailed macaque |
Nanda Devi National Park & Biosphere Reserve | Parts of Chamoli District, Pithoragarh District & Bageshwar District | Uttarakhand | WesternHimalayas | Snow Leopard, Himalayan Black Bear |
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 | Coasts | Dugong or sea cow |
Nokrek | Part of Garo Hills | Meghalaya | East Himalayas | Red panda |
Sundarbans | Part of delta of Ganges and Brahmaputra river system | West Bengal | Gangetic Delta | Royal Bengal tiger |
Manas | Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup and Darrang Districts | Assam | East Himalayas | Golden langur, red panda |
Simlipal | Part of Mayurbhanj district | Odisha | Deccan Peninsula | Gaur, royal Bengal tiger, elephant |
Dihang-Dibang | Part of Siang and Dibang Valley | Arunachal Pradesh | Eastern Himalaya | Mishmi Takin, Musk Deer |
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve | Parts of Betul District, Hoshangabad District and Chhindwara District | Madhya Pradesh | Semi-Arid | Giant squirrel, flying squirrel |
Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve | Part of Annupur, Dindori and Bilaspur districts | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh | Maikala Hills | Four-horned antelope, Indian wild dog, Sarus crane, White-rumped vulture, Philautus sanctisilvaticus (Sacred grove bush frog) |
Great Rann of Kutch | Part of Kutch, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Patan Districts | Gujarat | Desert | Indian wild ass |
Cold Desert | Pin Valley National Park and surroundings;Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife Sancturary | Himachal Pradesh | Western Himalayas | Snow leopard |
Khangchendzonga | Parts of Kangchenjunga | Sikkim | East Himalayas | Snow leopard, red panda |
Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve | Neyyar, Peppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary and their adjoining areas | Kerala, Tamil Nadu | Western Ghats | Nilgiri tahr, elephants |
Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve | Southern most islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Islands | Saltwater crocodile |
Dibru-Saikhowa | Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts | Assam | East Himalayas | Golden langur |
Seshachalam Hills | Seshachalam Hill Ranges covering parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts | Andhra Pradesh | Eastern Ghats | Slender Loris |
Panna | Part of Panna District and Chhatarpur District | Madhya Pradesh | Catchment Area of the Ken River | Tiger, chital, chinkara, sambhar and sloth bear |
List of Biosphere Reserves in India
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