World Elephant Day: 9 wildlife sanctuaries to sight giant tuskers 

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, the Bandipur Tiger Reserve and the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary make up the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It hosts the largest Asian elephant population in India with more than 6,000 individuals.

Kaziranga National Park Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has close to 1940 elephants. The park has four zones for safaris and the eastern zone (Agoratoli) is where the chances of spotting the tuskers are the highest.

Manas National Park  Manas National Park, also in Assam, is a tiger and elephant reserve and an UNESCO Natural World Heritage site. The months of March to June are the best time for wildlife sightings here. According to the 2017 census, the park reported 1,034 elephants.

Singhbhum Elephant Reserve Founded in Jharkhand in 2001, this was India’s first elephant reserve with focus on conversing the gentle giants. Wildlife enthusiasts can also spot sloth bears, barking deer and some reptiles here.

Garo Hills Elephant Reserve Located in Meghalaya, the wild inhabitants of the Garo Hills Elephant Reserve share space with tribals. Spread over 3500 sq km, it is home to 800 to 1,000 elephants.

Anamudi Elephant Reserve With over 275 various species of flora in the area, this reserve is a beautiful spot In Kerala for any nature lover. Apart from elephants, the reserve also has tigers, leopards, bison, Nilgiri tahr, deer, sambar, and langurs.

Mahanadi Elephant Reserve Lying along the banks of the Mahanadi River, this reserve in Odisha is the perfect place to catch a glimpse of elephants. You can also find crocodiles, aquatic birds and beautiful birds.

Corbett National Park Corbett is famous for sighting the Royal Bengal tiger, but elephant sightings are not uncommon in this forest. The park, located in the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, nurtures a large breeding population of elephants. 

Bandhavgarh National Park The Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh has a population of roughly 50 elephants. It was more than a century ago that tuskers roamed in this jungle but then disappeared. Now they have returned, mostly coming from Chhattisgarh, with the first herd spotted in 2018.

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