Rajasthan has a large number of sanctuaries that are either smaller, more inaccessible or less well known than its more popular counterparts. Some of these are listed below.

Bhensrodgarh :

Close to Kote (53 km), it consists of scrub and dry deciduous forest and is home to leopard, sloth bear and Ankara.

Darrah :

Once the hunting preserve for the royal family of Kota, this sanctuary, 50 km from Kota, is home to sloth bears bear and chinkaras the leopard and the wolf.

Jaisamand :

Located on the fringes of a vast man-made lake of the same name, the small sanctuary is picturesque and houses leopard, wild boar and a variety of deer, while Its waters are home to a population of crocodiles. 50 km- from Udaipur.

Kumbalgarh :

A large sanctuary in the Aravattis, 120 km from Udaipur, it has a formidable collection of wildlife that includes leopards and sloth bear, a variety of deer inctudina the chousinaa or four-homed antetope, and the ratel as well as the flying squirrel.

Mount Abu Sanctuary :

Located on the fringes of the town of the same name, this small sanctuary is thickly forested. Wildlife includes leopard, chinkara, sloth bear, sambhar and wild boar. The slopes of the hilts provide some of the state's most interesting topography, especially since the height of this hill station keeps it cool even in the summer months.

Chambal :

Just beyond Kota, along the banks of ie river Chambal all the way to its confluence with the Jamuna, this is where the waters are rich with gharial crocodiles for which it is a breeding centre. Species are migratory visitors, journeying to the park in the winters from distances as far as Siberia. Other wildlife includes caracal, wolf, blackbuck and chinkara.

Sitamata :

In forests of bamboo and dry deciduous vegetation, 108 km from Udaipur, this forested sanctuary provides rich foraging pastures for a variety of deer that include the chousingha, and for caracal, wild boar, pangolin and leopard.

Talchappar :

Avery small sanctuary, 210 km from Jaipur and in the Shekhawati region, this is home to a large population of graceful blackbuck. Desert fox and desert cat can also be spotted along with typical avifauna such as partridge and sandgrouse.