India has a rich diversity of flora and fauna, with over 89,000 animal species, including 1,200 bird species which make up 13% of the world's birds. The country is also home to 2,500 fish species comprising 12% of the global total. It shares between 5-8% of the world's amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. Several national parks and wildlife sanctuaries have been established to protect rare and endangered species such as the Himalayan brown bear, wild asiatic buffalo, desert fox, and hornbill. The document also lists five extinct animal species from India's past, including the Indian aurochs, Gigantopithecus, Ex

1. Prepared by,
VYASA GROUP
VII ‘B’

2. Introduction
 Like its flora, India is also rich in its fauna. It has more
than 89000 of animal species.
 This country has more than 1200 species of birds.
They constitute 13% of the world’s total.
 There are 2500 species of fish, which account for
nearly 12% of the world’s stock.
 It also shares between 5 and 8 % of the world’s
amphibians, reptiles and mammels.

4. Wildlife
Reserves
map of
India

5. Gallery….
LION ELEPHANT
PEACOCK
TIGER
CROCODILE

7. Some national parks
and wildlife
sancturies in India

16. Rare species
 Species with small population, may move into the
endangered category if the negative factors affecting
them to continue to operate. The examples of such
species are the Himalayan brown bear, wild asiatic
buffalo , desert fox and hornbill etc.

18. EXTINT SPECIES
 The extinction of species has always been a natural
part of evolution. The fossil record shows that since
life originated about four billion years ago the vast
majority of species that have existed are now extinct.
Extinct species outnumber living ones by a factor of
perhaps a thousand to one.

19.  This is a list of extinct animals of India.
 Bharattherium
 Exaeretodon
 Gigantopithecus
 Hyperodapedon
 Indian aurochs

20. Pictures
Indian aurochs Gigantopithecus Exaeretodon
Hyperodapedon Bharattherium

21. The End