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Static GK is an important part of any General Studies section of any Tamil Nadu State exam.  Questions on Environment commonly contain the topic of Protected Areas in Tamil Nadu. To help you answer any question on this topic, we have come up with a blog on Protected Areas in Tamil Nadu.

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Tamil Nadu has 5 National parks, 14 Wildlife sanctuaries, 16 bird sanctuaries and one conservation reserve besides five Tiger Reserves and four elephant sanctuaries and three biospheres.

Biosphere Reserves in Tamil Nadu

Sr no	Biosphere Reserves	Location	Year of Est	Important Species	Special characteristics
01	Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve	Between the southeastern tip of India and the west coast of Sri Lanka, in the Coromandel Coast region	2001	Sea turtles, Sharks, Dugongs, Dolphins	This habitat is the feeding grounds for the largest endangered marine mammal Dugong   This area is also the last refuge of an invertebrate, the unique ‘living fossil’ Balanoglossus that links vertebrates and invertebrates
02	Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and Elephant Reserve	Nilgiri mountains of Western Ghats	2000	Asian Elephant, Bengal Tiger, Indian Leopard, Gaur, Sambar, Indian Peacock, Nilgiri flycatcher, Grey jungefowl
03	Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve	Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts	2016	Bengal Tiger, Asian Elephant, Nilgiri Tahr

National Parks in Tamil Nadu

Sr no	National Park	Location	Year of Est	Important Species	Special characteristics
01	Mudumalai National Park	Nilgiri district	1990	Indian leopards, Bengal tigers, Jungle cat, Golden jackals, Striped hyens
02	Mukurthi National Park	Nilgiri district	1982	Nilgiri tahr, Royal Bengal tiger,
03	Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park	Away from the east coast between Thoothukudi and Dhanushkodi	1980	Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, finless porpoise, spinner dolphin, Dugong, Green turtles
04	Guindy National Park	Chennai	1976	Blackbuck, Spotted deers, Jackals

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu

Sr no	Wildlife Sanctuary	Location	Year of Est	Important Species	Special characteristics
01	Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary	Virudhunagar, Srivilliputtur, Madurai districts	1988	Grizzled giant squirrel, Bengal tiger, Niligiri Tahr, Lion-tailed macaques, Oriental white-backed vulture, Long-billed vulture, Nilgiri woodpigeon, broad-tailed grass warbler	Recognised as Important Bird Area
02	Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary	Kanyakumari district	2002	Indian bison, Elephant, Indian rock python, Niligiri tahr, Sambar deer
03	Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary	Vallanadu Village of Srivaikundam Taluk		Blackbuck, Spotted deer, Jungle cat, Black naped hare	It is the southernmost place in India where a natural population of blackbuck exists
04	Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary	Palk Strait where it meets the Bay of Bengal at Point Calimere	1967	Blackbuck, Bottlenose dolphin, Olive Ridley turtle Spotted deer, Jackal, Short-nosed fruit bear, Small Indian civet, Feral pony	It is recognized as a Ramsar Wetland
05	Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary	Theni district	1980s	Nilgiri Tahr, Lion-tailed Macaque, Great Indian Hornbill,
06	Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary	Dindigul district	2008	Black Panther, giant malabar squirrels, civet cats, Porcupines, Wild Boar, Bison, Wood snake	The Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park is a proposed protected area. The park will be an upgrade and expansion of the Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary
07	Gangaikondan Spotted Deer Sanctuary	Tirunelveli district	2013	Spotted deer, peafowls, mongoose,
08	Cauvery North Wildlife sanctuary	Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts	2014	Gaurs, spotted deer, Blackbucks, Sambar deer, Barking deer	Vital link to the MM Hills, BR Hills, Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary and Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
09	Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary	Tirunelveli district		Painted stokes, flamingoes

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