The
National Wildlife Database Cell of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has
been developing a National Wildlife Information System (NWIS) on the
Protected Areas of the country. India has a network of 660 Protected
Areas including 99 National Parks,
514
Wildlife Sanctuaries,
43
Conservation Reserves and 4Community Reserves
covering a total of 158,373
km2 of geographical
area of the country which is approximately 4.82%. National Wildlife
Database (NWD) is providing information on the conservation status of animal
species, biogeographic regions, administrative units, habitat types and the
network of protected areas in India, in a variety of formats and also
providing an extensive bibliographic support for wildlife research.
Last updated : April 7, 2010
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