GUJARAT: The westernmost state of India has many species unique to it. It is the last home of the Asiatic lion and Indian wild ass.Gujarat has little forest but 40 species of animals and over 450 species of birds— some ...

GOA, DAMAN AND DIU: Neither Daman or Diu have any protected area although the flats and narrow channel separating Diu from the mainland have plenty of shore birds. Goa’s protected areas are all in the foothills of the Western Ghats. ...

BIHAR: Lying at the eastern end of the Gangetic plain, Bihar is a state of extremes. Subject to drought and flood, of great natural wealth but having some of India’s poorest villagers, the state has some important and interesting sanctuaries. ...

ASSAM: Today’s state of Assam follows the course of the Brahmaputra river from the point where it leaves the Eastern Himalaya in Arunachal Pradesh until it turns south into Bangladesh. Traditionally known for its tea, its forests and its wildlife, ...

ARUNACHAL PRADESH: Being close to the Chinese border, this area is sensitive and most of the region is closed to tourism. Permits for the “open areas” can be applied through Indian embassies and high commissions abroad or from the Ministry ...

ANDHRA PRADESH: The largest of the four South Indian states, Andhra Pradesh, has a varied terrain with a rich and interesting population of birds and animals. a with national park status. While most of the sanctuaries have accommodation, the tourist ...

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS: These islands lying in the Bay of Bengal were once a hill range stretching from Sumatra (Indonesia), 75 miles (120 km) to the south, to Burma. Many of the islands are still covered with rich tropical ...

Two of Sri Lanka’s most precious and purest gems do not lie hidden in that primeval gravel called llama that lies beneath the island’s layer of alluvial clay; they are found on the surface, spreading over a fair area of ...

The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, now one of the 16 Project Tiger Reserves in India, is an interesting example of how development need not be incompatible with the requirements of wildlife. A hundred years ago, a British engineer, Colonel J. Pennycuick, ...

The large area originally known as Wynad on the northeastern slopes of the Nilgiri mountains now holds three parks in three states. The Wynad sanctuary in Kerala to the west; Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka to the north; and Mudumalai ...