India is the home for education, tradition culture and to the most beautiful creatures on Earth. There are more than 80 national parks and around 400+ wildlife sanctuaries which give shelter to endangered wild animals.
India is losing the precious wild animals to due to deforestation, human interference, poaching, and hunting. Animals which are endangered are mostly rated on a specific scale such as Critically Endangered (ER), Endangered (EN), or Vulnerable (VU).
The big cats are the most endangered animals in India which are Snow Leopard, Bengal tiger, and Asiatic Lion. Purple Frog or Pig nose Frog, Great Indian Vulture, Indian giant squirrel,Asiatic Cheetah, Pink-headed duck and Indian aurochs are a few of the extinct animals.
Royal Bengal Tiger
The Royal Bengal Tiger is a member of the Felidae family. The excessive poaching is one of the reasons that these big cats are on the verge of extinction. There are about 1411 Royal Bengal Tigers left in India which is a very small population. Most of these are found in Gir National Park.
Dolphin
Gharial
One of the three crocodilians found in India is the Gharial. The river Ganges has an extensive population of Gharials. The gharial is
Great Indian Bustard
Indian Rhinoceros
The one Horned Rhino found in India is the fourth largest animal in the world. It’s found mostly in North Eastern India. The excessive hunting reduced the rhino’s natural habitat. Today, while 3,000 rhinos are living in the wild, 2,000 of them are found in Manas and
Black Buck
Indian Wild Ass
The Indian Wild Ass is one of the subspecies of the Asiatic Wildass which is only found in Rann of Kutch. There are approximately 362
We are losing our precious animals because of the various activities humans participate in. The human interference is one of the primary reasons for why we lose these precious animals. Protect the environment and its species.