National Parks in India : Preserving Biodiversity and Natural Beauty

Exploring the Vast Wilderness of India's Largest Reserve

Pench National Park Madhya Pradesh -Pench National Park, covering 758 sq km in India, is renowned for its tiger reserve and most popular national park.

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Hemis National Park, Ladakh- With an area of 4,400 sq km, Hemis is the largest national park in India, known for its significant snow leopard population.

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Jim Corbett National Park Uttarakhand - spanning 520 sq km in India, is famed for its Bengal tigers and it is the 2nd most popular national park

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Desert National Park, Rajasthan - Spanning 3,162 sq km, this park is situated in the Thar Desert and is notable for the endangered Great Indian Bustard.

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