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Complete List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of West Bengal

Below is the complete list of all wildlife sanctuaries & national parks including bird sanctuaries, forest reserves of West Bengal, India

Download Wildtrails of India app (iOS and Android) to get complete details of each of the sanctuary, kind of animals, birds and reptiles you get to see there, reviews & ratings, near by attractions, how to get there, to navigate there on your mobile, safari details, who to contact, attached accommodations, best time to visit, when closed & when open, all gates/zones info and lot more.

1 Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary
2 Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary
3 Bibhuti Bhusan (Parmadan) Wildlife Sanctuary
4 Buxa (Tiger Reserve) Wildlife Sanctuary  National Park
5 Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
6 “Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary (CKBS) (Kayaler Bagan)”
7 Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary
8 “Jore Pokhri Salamander Wildlife Sanctuary”
9 Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary
10 Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary
11 Raiganj Wildlife Bird Sanctuary
12 Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary
13 Sajnekhali Wildlife Bird Sanctuary
14 Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary
15 West Sunderban Wildlife Sanctuary
16 Gorumara National Park
17 Neora Valley National Park
18 Singalila National Park
19 Sunderban National Park (STR) Tiger Reserve
20 Jaldapara National Park

State Animal of West Bengal is:  Fishing cat

The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized wild cat of South and Southeast Asia. Fishing cats live foremost in the vicinity of wetlands, along rivers, streams, oxbow lakes, in swamps and mangroves. 

Fishing cats are the largest of the Prionailurus cats. They are about twice the size of a domestic cat and have a stocky, muscular build with medium to short legs. The coarse fur is olive-grey with dark spots arranged in horizontal streaks running along the length of the body. The face is elongated with a distinctly flat nose and ears set far back on the head. The underside is white, and the back of the ears are black with central white spots. There are a pair of dark stripes around the throat, and a number of black rings on the tail. Their head-to-body length typically ranges from 57–78 cm (22–31 in), with a short tail of 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in), which is one half to one third the length of the rest of the animal. They weigh from 5–16 kg (11–35 lb). The face is spotted and the ears are short and rounded. Black spots run longitudinally across the body, and six to eight dark stripes run from behind the eyes to the nape. The underside fur is longer and often overlaid with spots.

Their feet are less completely webbed than those of leopard cats, their claws incompletely sheathed. Webbed feet have often been noted as a characteristic of the fishing cat, but the webbing beneath the toes is not much more developed than that of a bobcat.

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