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WILDLIFE SANCTUARY                  NATIONAL PARK                      BIOSPHER RESERVE
        Its an area in which animals        It protects plants, animals,       It protects the entire biodiversity
        are  only protected in their        historical objects and entire      (plants and animals living in the
        natural habitat.                    ecosystem-(flora, fauna and        area are kept under controlled
        (Only fauna)                        non-living things)                 conditions). Also used for
                                                                               economic development of
                                                                               tribals.
        Boundaries are not fixed            Boundaries are fixed as per        Boundaries are fixed.
                                            law of government.
        There are less restrictions and     Human activities are not           Maximum restrictions imposed
        human activities are allowed        allowed.                           and no human activity is allowed
        like grazing of cattle, collecting                                     in core zone.
        of firewood, medicinal plants;
        but hunting is prohibited.
         May be government/privately        Owned by Government only.          Owned by government only
        owned
        They are of small area              Are of small area                  Extremely very large area and
                                                                               can have national park and
                                                                               wildlife sanctuary inside it.
        Sanjay Gandhi Wildlife              Corbet National Park               Panchmarhi Biosphere Reserve.
        sanctuary;
        Tourism, research and                                                  The plan is to
        education.                                                             promote management, research
                                                                               and education in
                                                                               ecosystem conservation.



                                                        A Zoo
        Its an area where animals are kept for public exhibition.
        Its an artificial habitat
        Contain animals brought from different parts of the country and other countries for exhibition












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