Biosphere Reserves Facts –
Biosphere is the large area of bio-diversity where flora and fauna are protected. It include one or more national parks or sanctuaries.
List of Biosphere Reserves and their locations have been presented here with –
Serial No Year Name State Fauna Type
01 1986 Nilgiri Reserve Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka Nilgiri Tahr, Lion tailed Macaque Western Ghats
02 1988 Nokrek Meghalaya Red Panda Eastern Himalayas
03 1988 Nanda Devi Uttarakhand Not Available(NA) Western Himalayas
04 1989 Sundarbans West Bengal Royal Bengal Tiger Gangetic Delta
05 1989 Gulf of Mannar Tamilnadu Dugong or Sea Cow Coasts
06 1989 Manas Assam Golden Langur, Red Panda Eastern Himalayas
07 1989 Great Nicobar Andaman and Nicobar Islands Salt water Crocodile Islands
08 1994 Simplipal Odisha Gaur , Royal Bengal Tiger, Wild Elephant Deccan Peninsula
09 1997 Dibru- Saikhowa Assam Golden Langur East Himalayas
10 1998 Dihang Dibang Arunachal Pradesh NA East Himalaya
11 1999 Pachmarhi Madhya Pradesh Giant and Flying Squirrel Semi Arid
12 12 2000 Khangchendzonga Sikkim Snow Leopard East Himalaya
13 2001 Agasthyamalai Kerala, Tamilnadu Nilgiri Tahr, Elephants Western Ghat
14 2005 Achanakamar Amarkantak MP and Chattisgarh NA Maikala Hills
15 2008 Great Rann of Kuch Gujarat Indian Wild Ass Desert
16 2009 Cold Desert Himachal Pradesh Snow Leopard Western Himalayas
17 2010 Seshachalam Hills Andhra Pradesh NA Eastern Ghat
18 2011 Panna MP Tiger, Chital, Chinkara, Sambharand Sloth Bear Ken River