a short ppt on wildlife of india.

1. WILDLIFE
By Group D

2. INTRODUCTIONN

3. India is one of the seventeen megadiverse countries.
According to one study, India along with other 16 mega
diverse countries is home to about 60-70 % of the world's
biodiversity.
The wildlife in India comprises a mix of species of
different types of organisms. Apart from a handful of the
major farm animals such as cows, buffaloes, goats,
poultry, pigs and sheep, India has an amazingly wide
variety of animals native to the country.
It is home to a variety species. The region's rich and
diverse wildlife is preserved in 89 national parks, 18 Bio-
reserves and 400+ wildlife sanctuaries across the
country.it is also home to 89,000 of animal species and
1,200 of bird species.

4. RULERS OF THE
WOODS

5. India is the only country in the world that has both
tigers and lions. the natural habitat of the Indian
lion is the gir forest in Gujarat.
Adult male Indian lion at Gir Forest. Gir forest
in India has the only surviving population of
Asiatic lions in the world.
Tigers are found in the forests of M.P, the
sundarbans of west Bengal and the Himalayan
region. Leopards too are members of the cat
family. They are important among animals of
prey.

6. WILDLIFE IN THE HIMALAYAS

7. The Himalayas are home to a variety of hard range of
animals which survive in extreme cold. ladakh’s freezing
high altitudes are a home to yak, the shaggy horned wild
ox weighing around one tonne, the Tibetan antelope, the
bharal and the wild sheep. furthermore the snow leopard
and very rare red panda are found in certain pockets
The Himalayas is very popular for tourists because it
has a lot of wild life. The types of plants and trees,
which are common in the place,
are Oak, Pine, Fir, Rhododendron, Birch, Juniper,
and Deodar.
The Yak is mostly seen in the cold desert. They are like
wild ox and they are the largest animals in this region.
In regions of Ladakh animals like Nyan, the wild and
the most largest sheep are found.

8. EYES OF THE
SKY

9. Bird life in India is colourful. Peacocks, pheasants
and pigeons are some of the birds inhabiting the
forests and wetlands of the country

10. The Indian government has established 18 Biosphere Reserves in
India,(categories roughly corresponding to IUCN Category
V Protected areas), which protect larger areas of natural habitat
(than a National Park or Animal Sanctuary), and often include one
or more National Parks and/or preserves, along buffer zones that
are open to some economic uses. Protection is granted not only to
the flora and fauna of the protected region, but also to the human
communities who inhabit these regions, and their ways of life.
Animals are protected and saved here.
Biosphere Reserves

11. National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas. India's
first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now
known as Jim Corbett National Park. By 1970, India only had five national
parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger
to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species. Further federal
legislation strengthening protections for wildlife was introduced in the
1980s. As of April 2012, there were 112 national parks. All national park
lands then encompassed a total 39,919 km2 (15,413 sq. mi) km²,
comprising 1.21% of India's total surface area.
National parks

12. DEATHS