India is home to a vast selection of fauna and flora. The country has a remarkably vast number of plant and animal species spread out in the regions with diverse landscape. From the large but peaceful Asiatic elephants to the fearsome Bengal tiger, these species are found in the nation’s 400 wildlife sanctuaries, 18 bio-reserves, and 89 national parks.

3.  India is home to a vast selection of fauna and flora.
The country has a remarkably vast number of plant
and animal species spread out in the regions with
diverse landscape. From the large but peaceful Asiatic
elephants to the fearsome Bengal tiger, these species
are found in the nation’s 400 wildlife sanctuaries, 18
bio-reserves, and 89 national parks.

4.  The Indo Burma region, the Western Ghats and
Eastern Himalayas are some of the most biodiverse
regions in the world. The Indian landmass supports
several large mammals such as the Bengal tiger,
Indochinese tigers and Indian rhinoceros Asian
elephant, the Indian sloth bear and Indian leopard.
Some other popular wild animals are the domestic
water buffalo, Asian water buffalo, gaur and Gail. The
dhole, golden jackal, and Indian wolf are also found in
this region. Let’s take a look at some of them.

6.  Opened in 1936, Jim Corbett national park is
the first national park opened in India that
was converted to a tiger reserve in the late
1970s. It is now home to the royal Bengal tiger
conservation project. The park is popular
among Eco-tourists and is also one of the best
wild animal sanctuaries in India.
Jim Corbett National Park

7.  The name of this place was given after the
famous hunter Jim Corbett shot a leopard
which was mentioned in the famous book
‘The man Eater of Rudraprayag’. This place is
a hotspot for the international tourists too.
You might be a lucky one if you get a glimpse
of any big cats setting out for its predatory
hunt.

8.  The sunder bans national park located in
eastern India covers 54 islands across India
and the Republic of Bangladesh. This park
was designated as a world heritage site by
UNESCO and currently holds the country's
largest number of tigers. The Sundarbans
national park is also a biosphere and tiger
reserve.

11.  This area crossed by numerous rivers and covered
by dense mangrove vegetation. However, you can
also plan a boat ride and the trip costs are really
reasonable. The packages for a boat ride in
Sundarbans include the meal for one day +
breakfast, depending upon the package selection
that you do. Definitely it is going to be an amazing
experience for you when you see the dense forest
nearby while moving through the tributaries
pretty close to the Bay of Bengal.

12.  Sunderbans is famous for reptiles too. Ever
heard about famous Bengal’s Ghariyal? You will
find one here, so don’t wait for the next season.
Use this time of February and pack your trip to
Sunderbans.

13.  Located in Gujarat, the Gir National Park (also known as
Sansan Gir) is a noted wild animal sanctuary and forest
reserve near Talala Gir provides refuge to over 200
leopards and 300 Asiatic lions. Apart from preserving
those endangered Asiatic lions, it is also a home to 37
reptile species, 2000 insect species, and 300 bird
species. This region is considered to be the most
important areas in Asia because of the species it
sustains. October June is the best time to visit this
place, as there are maximum chances for you to see the
majestic beasts strolling.
Gir National Park

15.  Besides these, India is also home to several
critically endangered species such as the
striped hyena and Himalayan wolf.
Unfortunately, climate change and human
interference through activities such as
deforestation and poaching have caused the
extinction of several species of wild animals.
Now the one-horned rhinoceros is also a rare
animal to found.

17.  Recently the authority of Kaziranga National Park has
taken the initiatives for conserve the rhinos which are
left. Desperate decreases in the population of the
rhinos were also a serious problem that the authorities
were facing. Right after that the government of Assam
took the decision to start strict patrolling at night,
particularly within the core areas of the forest and take
the control on poaching. Now this has become a wild
animal sanctuary too which throngs lot of tourist every
year. They include foreign visitors too.