Characteristics of Wildlife Sanctuary:1. It is natural area which is reserve by a GOVERNMENTAL or PRIVATE agency for the protection of particular SPECIES.2. Area is designated for the protection of wild animals.3. Only animals are conserved, Could be private property also, outside activities allowed4. It came under the category called “Protected Areas”. The Protected Areas are declared under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.5. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has defined its Category IV type.Characteristics of National Park1. Reserve area of land, owned by the government.2. Area is protected from HUMAN EXPLOITATION, industrialization and pollution.3. No cutting, Grazing allowed, Outside Species Allowed4. It came under the category called “Protected Areas”. The Protected Areas are declared under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.5. Conservation of 'wild nature' for posterity and as a symbol of national pride.6. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and its World Commission on Protected Areas, has defined its Category II type of protected areas. of protected areas