2. ENDANGERED ANIMALS IN INDIA
The world is filled with endangered species of animals, many of which
can be found in India. While some of these species are critically endangered,
some are near threatened and some are even extinct. There are some species
that are left in such few numbers that your next generation may not be able to
ever see them, if nothing is done for their conservation. While we hope that
more efforts are taken to conserve these species, here’s a list of some
endangered animals that you can find in different parts of India.
1. Bengal Tiger
The Bengal Tiger is the national animal of both, India and Bangladesh. The
tiger’s coat is yellow to light orange, with stripes ranging from dark brown to
3. black. The number of tigers has reduced dramatically in the past few years, due
to poaching and human-tiger conflict.
Can be spotted at: Tadoba National Park, Ranthambore National
Park, Sundarbans National Park, Sariska Tiger Reserve, Jim Corbett National
Park, Bandhavgarh National Park.
2. Asiatic Lion
Asiatic Lion aka the Indian Lion or Persian Lion is a lion subspecies
which is endangered. It differs from the African lion by less inflated auditory
bullae, a larger tail tuft and a less developed mane.
Can be spotted at: Gir Forest National Park, Gujarat
4. 3. Snow Leopard
The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges in Central
and South Asia. Snow leopards have long, thick fur, and their base color varies
from smoky gray to yellowish tan, with whitish under parts.
Can be spotted at: Hemis National Park, Ladakh, Nanda Devi National
Park, Uttarakhand, Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, Kibber
Wildlife Sanctuary, Lahaul Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Pin Valley National Park,
Lahaul Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Great Himalayan National Park, Kullu,
Himachal Pradesh.
