Sentinel Digital Desk
Kaziranga National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site - Natural, in 1985. India has seven natural UNESCO World Heritage Sites
The erstwhile Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, home to over 360 species of birds, was declared a World Heritage site in 1985
Manas National Park, also a declared UNESCO World Heritage Site (1985) is home to the rare Assam Roofed Turtle, Hispid Hare and Golden Langur
Initially, in 1988, Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Later in 2005, the area was renamed as Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park
Shared by India and Bangladesh, the Sundarbans is the world's largest mangrove forests, and a very important tiger habitat too. The Sundarbans made it to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1987
Did you know that the Western Ghats is older than Himalaya? The Western Ghats was declared a World Heritage site in 2012. It goes through Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat
The Great Himalayan National Park was declared a World Heritage site in 2014. It is a protected site for more than 375 fauna species
India's first Marine National Park is in the Gulf of Kutch, an important home for a large number of marine species of plants and animals