Wildlife Sanctuaries Andaman Islands

Andaman and Nicobar Islands have unique marine eco-system with very high degree of biodiversity and wide range of fauna and flora.

The coral reefs of Andamans are considered the richest in the Indian Sub-continent.

They protect the seacoast from erosion and also serves as the harbor for host of animal communities like fishes, molluscs, sponges, echinoderms and other organisms

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In the Andaman and Nicobar islands , a total of 733.12 sq. km. of area have been brought under protected areas under Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. and 6 National Parks, whose area is 361.79 sq km, and also 94 Sanctuaries . Of the National Parks 2/3 rd area is marine water area.

The Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andamans provides the perfect destination for wild life enthusiasts and nature lovers.

Some of the Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andamans are
•  Saddle peak National Park : Which covers an area of 33 sq km, and is near Diglipur.
Luxuriant tropical rain forest is found here and here you will get to see
Andaman wild pig, Water monitor lizard, Salt water crocodile, Birdslike Andaman hill mynah and imperial pigeon:
Best time to visit is November-March

•  North Button National Park: :
This park is located 60 km away from Long Island, here you will find animals like Dugong,Water Monitor,Lizard etcVisit this park between December-March.

•  Middle Button National Park: :
This extends over an area of 64 sq km and consists of mostly deciduous forests. You will find here , Spotted Deer, Monitor,Water Lizard and marine species. :
You can visit this park between December-April

•  South Button Island National Park: :
It covers an area of 2sq.km. The nearest town is Long Island .Here also you will get to see dugong, dolphin, water monitor,  lizard etc. The best time for visiting the park are December-April

•  Mount Harriet National Park :
This covers a larger area of around 47 sq km and is at the distance of 20km from Port Blair. Here you can find the Andaman Wild Pig .Best months to visit are January-March.

South India Tour Travel describes in detail about the two famous National Park In Andamans , click on the links below to know more of them.

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andamans
Wandoor National Park	Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park