Wildlife sanctuaries, national parks & biodiversity conservation of Rajasthan

Key Points at a Glance

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   Official 2026 CET anchor: in Geography of Rajasthan, this topic is tied directly to the syllabus bullets “Natural vegetation” and “Wildlife and sanctuaries.”

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   Rajasthan’s five National Parks are Ranthambhore, Sariska, Keoladeo (Ghana), Desert National Park (Jaisalmer) and Mukundra Hills.

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   Sariska must be read explicitly as a National Park and Tiger Reserve in the Alwar-Aravalli tiger landscape, not merely as a wildlife sanctuary.

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   Desert National Park in Jaisalmer protects the Thar ecosystem and Great Indian Bustard habitat; read it with open arid grassland-desert conservation.

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   The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is the base law for national parks, sanctuaries, conservation reserves, community reserves and protected species.

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   For tiger-reserve recall, use this Rajasthan set: Ranthambhore, Sariska, Mukundra Hills, Ramgarh Vishdhari and Dholpur-Karauli (newest).

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   Keoladeo in Bharatpur is Rajasthan’s high-yield wetland-bird site: Ramsar-listed, UNESCO World Heritage, and dependent on active water management.

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   Keoladeo and Sambhar are the long-standing Ramsar sites; Menar and Khichan were added in 2025.

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   National Chambal/Gharial Sanctuary should be linked with the Chambal river system, gharial, riverine habitat and Kota-Bundi-Sawai Madhopur-Karauli-Dholpur belt in Rajasthan.

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    Khejri, orans, Bishnoi ethics and the Khejarli memory show that Rajasthan conservation includes community practice, not only government notification.

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    Biodiversity governance runs through the Biological Diversity Act, Rajasthan Biological Diversity Rules, the State Biodiversity Board, Biodiversity Management Committees and People’s Biodiversity Registers.