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The following table is a non-exhaustive list of forests found in India.
| Name
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Image
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Location
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Area
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Comments
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| Abujmarh forest
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Chhattisgarh
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| Annekal Reserved Forest
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Western Ghats
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| Baikunthapur Forest
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Dooars, West Bengal
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This is a terai forest
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| Bandipur National Park
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Karnataka
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874 km²
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| Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park
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Sanguem taluk, Goa
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650 km²
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| Bhitarkanika Mangroves
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Odisha
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650 km²
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| Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary
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Ponda taluk, Goa
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8 km²
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Provides sanctuary to leopards who have been injured in human-wildlife conflict.
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| Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary
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Canacona taluk, Goa
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It is known for its dense forest of tall trees, some of which reach 30 metres in height.
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| Gir National Park
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Talala taluk, Gir Somnath district, Gujarat
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1412 km²
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| Jakanari reserve forest
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Coimbatore
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| Jim Corbett National Park
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Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand
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520.8 km²
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| Kanha National Park
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Madhya Pradesh
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650 km²
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The present-day Kanha area is divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km² respectively.
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| Keibul Lamjao National Park
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Bishnupur district, Manipur
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40 km²
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The national park is characterized by many floating decomposed plant materials locally called phumdis.
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| Kukrail Reserve Forest
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Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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| Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary
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Sattari taluk, Goa
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208.5 km²
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Bengal tigers can be found here.
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| Molai forest
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Majuli island on the Brahmaputra River
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5.5 km²
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| Nagarhole National Park
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Kodagu district and Mysore district, Karnataka
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642 km²
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One of India's premier Tiger Reserves
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| Nallamala Hills
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Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh (South of River Krishna)[1]
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| Namdapha National Park
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Arunachal Pradesh
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1985 km²
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Fourth largest national park in India.
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| Nanmangalam forest
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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24 km²
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The reserve forest area is 3.2 km²
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| Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary
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Goa
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211 km²
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| New Amarambalam Reserved Forest
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Nilambur, Malappuram district, Kerala
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| Pichavaram Mangrove Forest
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Pichavaram, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu
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11 km²
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World's second biggest mangrove forest
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| Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
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Chorão (island) on Mandovi river, Goa
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1.8 km²
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Mangrove habitat
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| Saranda forest
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West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
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820 km²
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| Shettihalli
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Karnataka (Tunga River)
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395.6 km²
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| Sundarbans
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West Bengal
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3260 km²
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Dense mangrove forest, one of the largest reserves for the Bengal Tiger and a UNESCO world heritage site
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| Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve
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Chandrapur district, Maharashtra
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| Vandalur Reserve Forest
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Vandalur, Tamil Nadu
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| Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
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Wayanad, Kerala
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344 km²
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