show the in the the form of fraction and percentage total area of state vs number of national park Wildlife sanctuaries
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National parks Edit
Main article: National parks of India
National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.
Wildlife sanctuaries Edit
Main article: Wildlife sanctuaries of India
Wildlife sanctuaries of India are classified as IUCN Category IV protected areas. Between 1936 and 2016, 551 wildlife sanctuaries were established in the country that cover 118,918 km2 (45,914 sq mi) as of 2020.[1] Among these, the 51 tiger reserves are governed by Project Tiger, and are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger.
The fraction is and the percentage is 5.26%.
- India has a total of 987 Green Areas including 106 National Parks, 564 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 99 Conservation Reserves and 218 Social Reserves covering a total of 1,73,053.69 of the total area of the country.
- While the total land area of India is 3,287,263 square kilometres.
- The fraction will become .
- In simplified form it will be .
- In percentage, it will be 5.26% approximately.
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