Some protected areas have been made to conserve wildlife. National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuary and Biosphere Reserve are main examples of protected areas. National Park is a natural area where wildlife, natural remains and environment are given protection. Grazing is completely prohibited in a national park. Private agencies cannot enter a national park for private work. Some portion of national park is developed with an aim of promoting tourism. The control, management and policy making of national parks is under the central government.
A sanctuary is a protected area where there is complete ban on hunting of animals. A private agency is given a permission to enter a sanctuary only when its activity is creative and is not going to have negative effect on wildlife. Some of the wildlife sanctuaries in India are as follows. A biosphere reserve is an area which is declared as peaceful areas for scientific research. There are 669 biosphere reserves in 128 countries; out of which 18 biosphere reserves are in India. The first biosphere reserve came into existence in 1986 in Nilgiri.
