ENDANGERED ANIMALS IN INDIA

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

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

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.