Wildlife in India- Explore the Rich Diversity of Flora and Fauna

India is the large country with diverse landscapesSiberian Crane are the endangered species in India.
with extremes on the land limits. India lies on theThese conservation efforts are paying off as
southern hemisphere with surrounded by almostthere is regular increase in population of wild
on three sides. On the north of India, it has oneElephant, tiger and leopard.
of the mightiest mountain range, The Himalayas.Jim Corbett national Park in the foothills of
On the other hand, India has a long coastlineHimalayas is the first national park of India having
ranging up to 7000km. This diversity in landformsgreat variety of mammals and over 585 bird
is also blessed with diversity of flora and fauna inspecies. You can explore in their natural habitat big
India.mammals like elephant, sambhar, swamp deer,
India is characterized with unique richness andcheetal, wild boar, tiger, panther, hyena, black
diversity of its vegetation and wildlife. India'sbear, sloth bear, Great Indian one horned
dense forest reserves are the perfect abode forrhinoceros, golden langur, wolf, cats in foothills of
its equally dense wildlife which includes about 350Himalayas and western Himalayas.
mammal species, more than 1200 species of birdsThe most reputed are the Kanha national park
in nearly 2100 forms and more than 30,000and Bandhavgarh national park in central India
species of insects. Besides this, there is richhaving dense forests and dense population of
wealth of marine life having number of species ofwildlife. Kanha houses the largest original tiger
fish, amphibian and reptiles. More than 75 nationalreserves. Species of swamp deer are found in
parks, 425 sanctuaries cover over 4.5% of India'sKanha National Park and Dudhwa national park in
geographical area. Indian wildlife has got importantUttar Pradesh. Most of the national parks and
place in its rich heritage and culture. Many animalssanctuaries are found in northern part of India but
and plants are worshipped and are regarded asSouth India too has its portion e.g. Madumalai in
the companions in India.Tamil Nadu and Bandipur Tiger reserves,
Number of national parks and bird sanctuariesNagarhole National Park in Karnataka. Each
mark the India terrain from Ladakh in Himalayassanctuary and national park supports several
to Southern tip of Tamil Nadu. In India, thesespecies of wildlife, while at the same time, some
parks and sanctuaries are reserved areas whereare well known for one particular species. In some
no human activity can take place, regularizedwildlife sanctuaries in India you can even see rare
under the special act. These special areas areor endangered species.
maintained for the conservation of endangeredTo explore Wildlife in India, one can take
species of wildlife in India. Bengal Tigers, theadvantage of various wildlife tour packages
Asiatic Elephant, Lion, the Snow Leopard andoffered by many tour operators in India.