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The Amazing Wildlife of India

India has a very rich variety of flora and fauna. Different parts of India have different species of animals and plants. Some species of animals like the Asiatic lions and the royal Bengal tigers are exclusive to India. This is a matter of immense pride for India. India also has a vast number of valuable medicinal plants. With about 90,000 species of animals, 45,000 types of plants and 2000 species of birds there are 104 national parks, 566 wildlife sanctuaries and 72 bird sanctuaries in India.

  • Gir national park also known as Sasan Gir is a very significant place when we talk about the wildlife of India.
  • It is located in Gujarat and is the last remaining habitat of the Asiatic Lions.
  • There are currently 600 lions in the forests of Gir.
  • The carnivores group mainly comprises the Asiatic lion, Indian leopard, jungle cat, striped hyena , golden jackal, Bengal fox, Indian gray mongoose and ruddy mongoose, and honey badger.
  • The main herbivores of Gir are chital, nilgai, sambar, four-horned antelope, chinkara and wild boar.
  • There are more than 500 plant species and nearly 2400 distinct fauna species in Gir.
  • The forest is an important biological research area with considerable scientific, educational, aesthetic and recreational values.
  • Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the state of Assam.
  • It hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses.
  • According to a 2018 census, the rhino population in Kaziranga National Park is 2,413.
  • Kaziranga is home to one of the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world, and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006.
  • The park is also home to large populations of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer.
  • The park was established as a reserve forest over a hundred years ago in 1905.
  • Some historians believe, that the name Kaziranga was derived from the Karbi word Kajir-a-rong, which means "the village of Kajir".
  • Jim Corbett National Park is a national park in India located in Uttarakhand.
  • The first national park in India, it was established in 1936 during the British Rule.
  • The park was the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
  • A total of 488 different species of plants have been recorded in the park.
  • More than 586 species of resident and migratory birds have been categorised, including the crested serpent eagle, blossom-headed parakeet and the red junglefowl.
  • 33 species of reptiles, 7 species of amphibians and 7 species of fish have also been recorded.
  • Other mammals include barking deer, sambar deer, hog deer, chital, sloth, Himalayan black bears, Indian mongoose, otters, Himalayan goral, Pangolins, langur and rhesus macaques.
  • Indian elephants can be seen in herds of several hundred.
  • Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the districts of Idukki and Pathanamthitta in Kerala.
  • The park is a repository of rare, endemic, and endangered flora and fauna.
  • The park is made up of tropical evergreen and moist deciduous forests, grasslands and stands of eucalyptus.
  • There are 35 species of mammals recorded in the park.
  • It is an important tiger and elephant reserve. It also houses a few white tigers.
  • Other mammals include the gaur, sambar, wild pig, Indian giant squirrel, Travancore flying squirrel, jungle cat, Dhole, sloth bear, Nilgiri tahr, lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Fruit bat, stripe-necked mongoose, and Nilgiri marten.
  • About 266 species of birds can be seen in the park, including migrants.
  • There are 45 species of reptiles.