List of protected areas of Gujarat


The Gujarat state of western India has four National Parks and twenty-three wildlife sanctuaries which are managed by the Forest Department of the Government of Gujarat.

Wildlife sanctuaries

The wildlife sanctuaries are listed in descending order of area.
Name of SanctuaryArea km2DistrictMajor wildlife supportedNotified
Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary7506.22KutchChinkara, hyena, fox, flamingo, pelicans and other waterfowl and herpetofauna1986
Wild Ass Sanctuary4953.70KutchChinkara, nilgai, blackbuck, onager wolf, fox, MacQueen's bustard, waterfowl, herpetofauna1973
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary & National Parks1213.42Junagadh, Gir Somnath, AmreliLion, leopard, chausinga, chital, hyena, sambar, chinkara, herpetofauna, crocodiles and birds1965
Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary607.70NarmadaSloth bear, leopard, rhesus macaque, chausinga, barking deer, pangolin, herpetofauna, birds including Alexandrian parakeet1982
Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary542.08BanaskanthaSloth bear, leopard, blue bull, hyena, wolf, wild cat, birds, herpetofauna1989
Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary444.23KutchChinkara, green day, desert cat, hyena, desert fox, jackal, birds, herpetofauna1981
Marine Sanctuary295.03Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gulf of KutchSponges, corals, jellyfish, sea horse, octopus, oyster, pearl oyster, starfish, dolphin, dugong, waterfowl1980
Barda Wildlife Sanctuary192.31PorbandarLeopard, blue bull, hyena, wild boar, jackal, birds, herpetofauna1979
Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary180.66BanaskanthaSloth bear, leopard, hyena, birds, herpetofauna1978
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary160.84DangsLeopard, barking deer, macaques, four horned antelope, sambhar, hyena, herpetofauna, birds1990
Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary130.38PanchmahalSloth bear, leopard, jungle cat, hyena, wolf, four horned antelope, herpetofauna, birds1990
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary120.82Ahmedabad, SurendranagarFlamingos, pelicans, coot, ducks, waders, storks, herons and other waterfowl, herpetofauna1969
Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary55.65DahodSloth bear, leopard, hyena, jackal, chausinga, civet cat, jungle cat, birds, herpetofauna1982
Pania Sanctuary39.63AmreliLion, chinkara, leopard, chital, hyena, wild boar, four horned antelope, pangolin, blue bull, birds1989
Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary15.01MorbiBlue bull, chinkara, wolf, fox, jackal, birds, herpetofauna1988
Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary6.99MehsanaCranes, geese, flamingos, sarus and about 125 other waterfowl species1988
Hingolgadh Sanctuary6.54RajkotChinkara, blue bull, wolf, hyena, fox, birds, herpetofauna1980
Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary6.05JamnagarIndian skimmer, ibises, painted stork, cormorants, etc.
About 220 bird species, herpetofauna		1981
Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary3.33Devbhumi Dwarka districtGreat Indian bustard, wolf, jackal, birds, herpetofauna1988
Kutch Bustard Sanctuary2.03KutchGreat Indian bustard, lesser florican, MacQueen's bustard, chinkara, blue bull, herpetofauna1992
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary0.09PorbandarFlamingos, pelicans, spoonbill and various bird spp.1988
Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary18.22AmreliLion, Blue bull, Chittal, Chinkara, Panther2004
Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary178.87JunagadhLion, leopard, chital, sambar and birds2008