In force · As amended up to 2026-08
66. Repeal and savings .—(1) As from the commencement of this Act, every other Act relating to any matter contained in this Act and in force in a State shall, to the extent to which that Act or any provision contained therein corresponds, or is repugnant, to this Act or any provision contained in this Act, stand repealed:
Provided that such repeal shall not,—
(i) affect the previous operation of the Act so repealed, or anything duly done or suffered thereunder;
(ii) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability, acquired, accrued or incurred under the Act so repealed;
(iii) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the Act so repealed; or
(iv) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment as aforesaid,
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture and punishment may be imposed, as if the aforesaid Act had not been repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal,—
(a) anything done or any action taken under the Act so repealed (including any notification, order, certificate, notice or receipt issued, application made, or permit granted) which is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act as if this Act were in force at the time such thing was done or action was taken, and shall continue to be in force, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act;
(b) every licence granted under any Act so repealed and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been granted under the corresponding provisions of this Act and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, continue to be in force for the unexpired portion. of the period for which such licence had been granted.
(3) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that any sanctuary or National Park declared by a State Government under any Act repealed under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a sanctuary or National Park, as the case may be, declared by the State Government under this Act and where any right in or over any land in any such National Park which had not been extinguished under the said Act, at or before the commencement of this Act, the extinguishment of such rights shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
1. Ins. by Act 16 of 2003, s. 38 (w.e.f. 1-4-2003).
1[(4) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby further declared that where any proceeding under any provision of section 19 to 25 (both inclusive) is pending on the date of commencement of the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 1991 (44 of 1991), any reserve forest or a part of territorial waters comprised within a sanctuary declared under section 18 to be a sanctuary before the date of such commencement shall be deemed to be a sanctuary declared under section. 26A.]
|11.|Leafletted Leaf-nosed Bat/Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat|Hipposideros|
|---|---|---|
|||hypophyllus|
|12.|Nicobar Flying Fox|Pteropus faunulus|
|13.|Salim Ali's Fruit Bat|Latidens salimalii|
|14.|Wroughton's Free tailed Bat|Otomops wroughtoni|
||BEARS||
|15.|Asiatic Black Bear|Ursus thibetanus|
|16.|Brown Bear|Ursus arctos|
|17.|Sun Bear|Helarctos malayanus|
|18.|Sloth Bear|Melursus ursinus|
||BINTURONG||
|19.|Binturong|Arctictis binturong|
||CANIDS||
|20.|Asiatic Wild Dog/Dhole|Cuon alpinus|
|21.|Grey Wolf|Canis lupus|
|22.|Jackal|Canis aureus|
||CAPRINES||
|23.|Argali/Nayan/Great Tibetan Sheep|Ovis ammon|
|24.|Bharal/Blue Sheep|Pseudois nayaur|
|25.|Chinese Goral|Naemorhedus griseus|
|26.|Himalayan Goral|Naemorhedus goral|
|27.|Himalayan Serow|Capricornis sumatrenis|
|28.|Markhor|Copra falconeri|
|29.|Red Goral|Naemorhedus baileyi|
|30.|Red Serow|Capricornis rubidus|
|31.|Siberian/Asiatic/Himalayan Ibex|Copra sibirica|
|32.|Takin|Budorcas taxicolor|
|33.|Urial|Ovis vignei|
||CATS||
|34.|Asiatic Golden Cat|Catopuma temminckii|
|35.|Asiatic Lion|Panthera leo persica|
|36.|Caracal|
|---|---|
|37.|Cheetah|
|38.|Clouded Leopard|
|39.|Desert Cat|
|40.|Eurasian Lynx|
|41.|Fishing Cat|
|42.|Jungle Cat|
|43.|Leopard|
|44.|Leopard Cat|
|45.|Marbled Cat|
|46.|Pallas's Cat|
|47.|Rusty Spotted Cat|
|48.|Snow Leopard|
|49.|Tiger|
||CIVETS|
|50.|Asian Palm Civet|
|51.|Jerdon's Palm Civet|
|52.|Large Indian Civet|
|53.|Malabar Large-spotted Civet|
|54.|Masked Palm Civet|
|55.|Small Indian Civet|
|56.|Small-toothed Palm Civet|
||DEER|
|57.|Alpine Musk Deer|
|58.|Black Musk Deer|
|59.|Himalayan Musk Deer|
|60.|Hog Deer|
|61.|Indian Chevrotain/Mouse Deer|
|62.|Kashmir Musk Deer|
|63.|Kashmir Red Deer/Hangul|
|64.|Manipur Brow-antlered Deer/Thamin|
|65.|Sambar|
|66.|Swamp Deer/Barasingha|
|67.|Northern Red Muntjak|
|68.|Leaf Muntjak|
|69.|Malabar Red Muntjak|
Caracal caracal Acinonyx jubatus Neofelis nebulosa Felis silvestris Lynx lynx Prionailurus viverrinus Felis chaus Panthera pardus Prionailurus bengalensis Pardofelis marmorata Otocolobus manul Prionailurus rubiginosus Panthera uncia Panthera tigris
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Paradoxurus jerdoni Viverra zibetha Viverra civettina Paguma larvata Viverricula indica Arctogalidia trivirgata
Moschus chrysogaster Moschus fuscus Moschus leucogaster Axis porcinus Moschiola indica Moschus cupreus Cervus hangul Rucervus eldii eldii Rusa unicolor Rucervus duvaucelii Muntiacus vaginalis Muntiacus putaoensis Muntiacus malabaricus
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DOLPHINS
|70.|Fraser's Dolphin|Lagenodelphis hosei|
|---|---|---|
|71.|Gangetic/South Asian River Dolphin|Platanista gangetica|
|72.|Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin|Tursiops aduncus|
|73|Indo-Pacific hump-back Dolphin|Sousa chinensis|
|74.|Indus River Dolphin|Platanista minor|
|75.|Irrawady Dolphin|Orcaella brevirostris|
|76.|Pantropical Spinner Dolphin|Stenella longirostris|
|77.|Pantropical Spotted Dolphin|Stenella attenuata|
|78.|Risso's Dolphin|Grampus griseus|
|79.|Rough-toothed Dolphin|Steno bredanensis|
|80.|Short-beaked Saddleback Dolphin/Common Dolphin|Delphinus delphis|
|81.|Striped Dolphin|Stenella coeruleoalba|
||DUGONG||
|82.|Dugong/Sea Cow|Dugong dugon|
||ELEPHANT||
|83.|Asiatic Elephant|Elephas maximus|
||FOXES||
|84.|Bengal Fox|Vulpes bengalensis|
|85.|Red Fox|Vulpes vulpes|
|86.|Tibetan Sand Fox|Vulpes ferrilata|
||HARES||
|87.|Hispid Hare|Caprolagus hispidus|
||HOGS||
|88.|Pygmy Hog|Porcula salvania|
||HYAENA||
|89.|Striped Hyaena|Hyaena hyaena|
LINSANG
|90.|Spotted Linsang|
|---|---|
||MARMOTS|
|91.|Himalayan Marmot|
|92.|Long-tailed Marmot|
||MARTENS|
|93.|Nilgiri Marten|
|94.|Stone/Beech Marten|
|95.|Himalayan Yellow-throated Marten|
||MONGOOSES|
|96.|Small Indian Mongoose|
|97.|Grey Mongoose|
|98.|Brown Mongoose|
|99.|Javan Mongoose|
|100.|Ruddy Mongoose|
|101.|Crab-eating Mongoose|
|102.|Stripe-necked Mongoose<br>OTTERS|
|103.|Eurasian Otter|
|104.|Oriental Small-clawed Otter|
|105.|Smooth-coated Otter|
||OTHER RODENTS|
|106.|Bonhote's Mouse|
|107.|Nilgiri Vandeleuria/Nilgiri Long-tailed Tree Mouse|
|108.|Large Rock Rat/Elvira Rat|
|109.|Hume's Hadromys/Hume's Rat|
|110.|Large Metad/Kondana Rat|
|111.|Miller's Nicobar Rat|
Prionodon pardicolor Marmota himalayana Marmota caudata
Martes gwatkinsii Martes foina Martes flavigula
Urva auropunctata Urva edwardsii Urva fuscu Urva javanica Urva smithii Urva urva Urva vitticolla
Lutra lutra Aonyx cinereal Lutrogale perspicillata
Mus famulus Vandeleuria nilagirica Cremnomys Elvira Hadromys humei Millardia kondana Rattus burrus
|112.|Ranjini's Rat|Rattus ranjiniae|
|---|---|---|
||PANGOLINS||
|113.|Indian Pangolin|Manis crassicaudata|
|114.|Chinese Pangolin|Manis pentadactyla|
||PIG||
|115.|Andaman Wild Pig|Sus scrofa|
|||andamanensis|
||PIKA||
|116.|Royle's Pika|Ochotona roylei|
||PORPOISE||
|117.|Finless Porpoise|Neophocaena|
|||phocaenoides|
||PORCUPINES||
|118.|Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine|Atherurus macrourus|
|119.|Himalayan Crestless Porcupine|Hystrix brachyura|
|120.|Indian Porcupine|Hystrix indica|
||PRIMATES||
|121.|Arunachal Macaque|Macaca munzala|
|122.|Assamese Macaque|Macaca assamensis|
|123.|Bengal Slow Loris|Nycticebus bengalensis|
|124.|Black-footed Gray Langur|Semnopithecus|
|||hypoleucos|
|125.|Bonnet Macaque|Macaca radiata|
|126.|Capped Langur|Trachypithecus pileatus|
|127.|Gee's Golden Langur|Trachypithecus geei|
|128.|Gray Slender Loris|Loris lydekkerianus|
|129.|Hoolock Gibbon|Hoolock hoolock|
|130.|Kashmir Gray Langur|Semnopithecus ajax|
|131.|Lion-Tailed Macaque|Macaca Silenus|
|132.|Nepal Gray Langur|Semnopithecus|
|||schistaceus|
|133.|Nicobar Long-tailed Macaque|Macaca fascicularis|
|||umbrosus|
|134.|Nilgiri Langur|Semnopithecus johnii|
|135.|Northern Pig-tailed Macaque|
|---|---|
|136.|Phayre's Leaf Monkey|
|137.|Sela macaque|
|138.|Stump-tailed macaque|
|139.|Tarai Gray Langur|
|140.|Tufted Gray Langur|
|141.|White-cheeked Macaque|
||RED PANDA|
|142.|Himalaya Red Panda|
|143.|Chinese Red Panda|
||RHINOCEROS|
|144.|Indian/Greater One-horned Rhinoceros|
||SQUIRRELS|
|145.|Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel|
|146.|Namdhapa Flying Squirrel|
|147.|Woolly Flying Squirrels|
|148.|Giant Flying Squirrels|
|149.|Malabar/Indian Giant Squirrel|
|150.|Malayan Giant Squirrel|
|151.|Grizzled Giant Squirrel|
|152.|Travancore Flying Squirrel|
||SHREWS|
|153.|Andaman Shrew|
|154.|Day's Shrew|
|155.|Himalayan Tahr|
|156.|NilgiriTahr|
Macaca leonina
Trachypithecus phayrei Macaca selai
Macaca arctoides Semnopithecus hector Semnopithecus priam Macaca leucogenys
Ailurus fulgens Ailurus styani
Rhinoceros unicornis
Belomys pearsonii Biswamoyopterus biswasi
All species of the Genus Eupetaurus
All species of the Genus Petaurista
Ratufa indica Ratufa bicolor Ratufa macroura
Petinomys fuscocapillus
Crocidura andamanensis
Suncus dayi
Hemitragus jemlahicus Nilgiritragus hylocrius
||TREESHREWS||
|---|---|---|
|157.|Nicobar Treeshrew|Tupaia nicobarica|
||WHALES||
|158.|Common Minke Whale|Balaenoptera|
|||acutorostrata|
|159.|Sei Whale|Balaenoptera borealis|
|160.|Bryde's Whale|Balaenoptera edeni|
|161.|Blue Whale|Balaenoptera musculus|
|162.|Fin Whale|Balaenoptera physalus|
|163.|Humpback Whale|Megaptera|
|||novaeangliae|
|164.|Pygmy Killer Whale|Feresa attenuata|
|165.|Short-finned Pilot Whale|Globicephala|
|||macrorhynchus|
|166.|Killer Whale|Orcinus orca|
|167.|Melon-headed Whale|Peponocephala electra|
|168.|False Killer Whale|Pseudorca crassidens|
|169.|Sperm Whale/Cachalot|Physeter|
|||macrocephalus|
|170.|Pygmy Sperm Whale|Kogia breviceps|
|171.|Dwarf Sperm Whale|Kogia sima|
|172.|Blainville's Beaked Whale|Mesoplodon|
|||densirostris|
|173.|Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale|Mesoplodon|
|||ginkgodens|
|174.|Cuvier's Beaked Whale|Ziphius cavirostris|
||WILD CATTLE||
|175.|Gaur/Indian Bison|Bos gaurus|
|176.|Wild Yak|Bos mutus|
|177.|Wild Water Buffalo|Bubalus arnee|
||WILD ASS||
|178.|Indian Wild Ass|Equus hemionus|
|179.|Tibetan Wild Ass|Equus kiang|
||WEASELS||
|180.|Mountain Weasel|Mustela altaica|
|181.|Siberian Weasel|Mustela sibirica|
|182.|Yellow-bellied Weasel|Mustela kathiah|
|183.|Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel|Mustela erminea|
PART B: BIRDS
|Sl. No.|Common name|Scientific name|
|---|---|---|
||BARN OWLS||
|1.|Andaman Barn Owl|Tyto deroepstorffi|
|2.|Common Barn Owl|Tyto alba|
||BITTERNS, HERONS AND EGRETS||
|3.|Cinnamon Bittern|Ixobrychus|
|||cinnamomeus|
|4.|White-bellied Heron|Ardea insignis|
|5.|White-eared Night Heron|Gorsachius magnificus|
||BUNTINGS||
|6.|Yellow-breasted Bunting|Emberiza aureola|
||BUSTARDS||
|7.|Bengal Florican|Houbaropsis|
|||bengalensis|
|8.|Great Indian Bustard|Ardeotis nigriceps|
|9.|Lesser Florican|Sypheotides indicus|
|10.|Little Bustard|Tetrax tetrax|
|11.|Macqueen's Bustard|Chlamydotis|
|||macqueenii|
||CISTICOLAS, PRINIAS, AND ALLIES||
|12.|Grey-crowned Prinia|Prinia cinereocapilla|
|13.|Rufous-fronted Prinia|Prinia buchanani|
||COURSERS AND PRATINCOLES||
|14.|Indian Courser|Cursorius|
|||coromandelicus|
|15.|Jerdon's Courser|Rhinoptilus|
|||bitorquatus|
||CRANES||
|16.|Black-necked Crane|Grus nigricollis|
|17.|Common Crane|
|---|---|
|18.|Demoiselle Crane|
|19.|Hooded Crane|
|20.|Sarus Crane|
|21.|Siberian Crane|
||CROWS AND ALLIES|
|22.|Andaman Treepie|
||DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS|
|23.|Andaman Teal|
|24.|Baer's Pochard|
|25.|Common Pochard|
|26.|Cotton Pygmy Goose|
|27.|Fulvous Whistling Duck|
|28.|Marbled Teal|
|29.|Pink-headed Duck|
|30.|White-headed Duck|
|31.|White-winged Wood Duck|
||FALCONS|
|32.|Amur Falcon|
|33.|Laggar Falcon|
|34.|Peregrine Falcon|
|35.|Red-necked Falcon|
|36.|Saker Falcon|
||FINFOOTS|
|37.|Masked Finfoot|
||FLYCATCHERS, CHATS AND ALLIES|
|38.|Chinese Rubythroat|
|39.|Hodgson's Bushchat|
|40.|Kashmir Flycatcher|
|41.|Large Blue Flycatcher|
|42.|Nilgiri Sholakili|
Grus grus Grus virgo Grus monacha Antigone antigone Leucogeranus leucogeranus Dendrocitta bayleii
Anas albogularis Aythya baeri Aythya ferina Nettapus coromandelianus Dendrocygna bicolor Marmaronetta angustirostris Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Oxyura leucocephala Asarcornis scutulata
Falco amurensis Falco jugger Falco peregrinus Falco chicquera Falco cherrug
Heliopais personatus
Calliope tschebaiewi Sa.xicola insignis Ficedula subrubra Cyornis magnirostris Sholicola major
|43.|White-bellied Sholakili|Sholicola albiventris|
|---|---|---|
||FRIGATEBIRDS||
|44.|Christmas Island Frigatebird|Fregata andrewsi|
||FROGMOUTHS||
|45.|Hodgson's Frogmouth|Batrachostomus|
|||hodgsoni|
|46.|Sri Lanka Frogmouth|Batrachostomus|
|||moniliger|
||GULLS AND TERNS||
|47.|Black-bellied Tern|Sterna acuticauda|
|48.|Gull-billed Tern|Gelochelidon nilotica|
|49.|Indian Skimmer|Rynchops albicollis|
|50.|River Tern|Sterna aurantia|
||HORNBILLS||
|51.|Austen's Brown Hornbill|Anorrhinus austeni|
|52.|Great Hornbill|Buceros bicornis|
|53.|Malabar Grey Hornbill|Ocyceros griseus|
|54.|Malabar Pied Hornbill|Anthracoceros|
|||coronatus|
|55.|Narcondam Hornbill|Rhyticeros narcondami|
|56.|Oriental Pied Hornbill|Anthracoceros|
|||albirostris|
|57.|Rufous-necked Hornbill|Aceros nipalensis|
|58.|Wreathed Hornbill|Rhyticeros undulatus|
||IBISBILL||
|59.|Eurasian Spoonbill|Platalea leucorodia|
|60.|Ibisbill|Ibidorhyncha|
|||struthersii|
||KINGFISHERS||
|61.|Blyth's Kingfisher|Alcedo hercules|
||KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES AND VULTURES||
|62.|Andaman Serpent Eagle|Spilornis elgini|
Spilornis elgini
|63.|Bearded Vulture|Gypaetus barbatus|
|---|---|---|
|64.|Besra|Accipiter virgatus|
|65.|Black Baza|Aviceda leuphotes|
|66.|Black Eagle|Ictinaetus malaiensis|
|67.|Bonelli's Eagle|Aquila fasciata|
|68.|Booted Eagle|Hieraaetus pennatus|
|69.|Brahminy Kite|Haliastur indus|
|70.|Changeable Hawk Eagle|Nisaetus cirrhatus|
|71.|Chinese Sparrowhawk|Accipiter soloensis|
|72.|Cinereous Vulture|Aegypius monachus|
|73.|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo|
|74.|Crested Goshawk|Accipiter trivirgatus|
|75.|Crested Serpent Eagle|Spilornis cheela|
|76.|Eastern Imperial Eagle|Aquila heliaca|
|77.|Eastern Marsh Harrier|Circus spilonotus|
|78.|Egyptian Vulture|Neophron percnopterus|
|79.|Eurasian Sparrowhawk|Accipiter nisus|
|80.|Golden Eagle|Aquila chrysaetos|
|81.|Greater Spotted Eagle|Clanga clanga|
|82.|Grey-faced Buzzard|Butastur indicus|
|83.|Grey-headed Fish Eagle|Haliaeetus ichthyaetus|
|84.|Griffon Vulture|Gyps fulvus|
|85.|Hen Harrier|Circus cyaneus|
|86.|Himalayan Buzzard|Buteo refectus|
|87.|Himalayan Vulture|Gyps himalayensis|
|88.|Indian Spotted Eagle|Clanga hastata|
|89.|Indian Vulture|Gyps indicus|
|90.|Japanese Sparrowhawk|Accipiter gularis|
|91.|Jerdon's Baza|Aviceda jerdoni|
|92.|Lesser Fish Eagle|Icthyophaga humilis|
|93.|Long-legged Buzzard|Buteo rufinus|
|94.|Montagu's Harrier|Circuspygargus|
|95.|Mountain Hawk Eagle|Nisaetus nipalensis|
|96.|Nicobar Serpent Eagle|Spilomis klossi|
|97.|Nicobar Sparrowhawk|Accipiter butleri|
|98.|Northern Goshawk|Accipiter gentilis|
|99.|Pallas's Fish Eagle|Haliaeetus leucoryphus|
|100.|Pallid Harrier|Circus macrourus|
|101.|Pied Harrier|Circus melanoleucos|
|102.|Red Kite|Milvus milvus|
|103.|Red-headed Vulture|Sarcogyps calvus|
Lophotriorchis kienerii Accipiter badius Circaetus gallicus Gyps tenuirostris Aquila nipalensis Aquila rapax Buteo hemilasius Circus aeruginosus Haliaeetus leucogaster Butastur teesa Gyps bengalensis Haliaeetus albicilla
|104.|Rufous-bellied Eagle|L|
|---|---|---|
|105.|Shikra|A|
|106.|Short-toed Snake Eagle|C|
|107.|Slender-billed Vulture|G|
|108.|Steppe Eagle|A|
|109.|Tawny Eagle|A|
|110.|Upland Buzzard|B|
|111.|Western Marsh Harrier|C|
|112.|White-bellied Sea Eagle|H|
|113.|White-eyed Buzzard|B|
|114.|White-rumped Vulture|G|
|115.|White-tailei Sea Eagle|H|
||LAUGHINGTHRUSHES AND LARGE BABBLERS||
|116.|Ashambu Laughingthrush||
|||m|
|117.|Banasura Laughingthrush||
|118.|Bar-winged Wren Babbler|S|
|||t|
|119.|Brown-capped Laughingthrush|T|
|120.|Bugun Liocichla|L|
|121.|Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush|P|
|122.|Grey-sided Laughingthrush|P|
|123.|Jerdon's Babbler|C|
|124.|Moustached Laughingthrush|I|
|125.|Nilgiri Laughingthrush||
|||c|
|126.|Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler|S|
|127.|Slender-billed Babbler|A|
|128.|Snowy-throated Babbler|S|
|129.|Tawny-breasted Wren Babbler|S|
|||l|
||LOCUSTELLA WARBLERS AND ALLIES||
|130.|Bristled Grassbird||
|131.|Broad-tailed Grassbird|S|
|132.|West Himalayan Bush Warbler|L|
|||k|
||MEGAPODES||
|133.|Nicobar Megapode||
Montecincla meridionalis Montecincla jerdoni Spelaeornis troglodytoides Trochalopteron austeni Liocichla bugunorum Pterorhinus nuchalis Pterorhinus caerulatus Chrysomma altirostre Ianthocincla cineracea Montecincla cachinnans Stachyris humei Argya longirostris Stachyris oglei Spelaeornis longicaudatus
Schoenicola striatus Schoenicola platyurus Locustella kashmirensis
Megapodius nicobariensis
MINIVETS AND CUCKOOSHRIKES
Source: India Code