India has one of
the world's largest ranges of species. From Northern Himalayan
Mountains to far Southern Lakshwadeep's corals and from
Kuttch's Deserts in Western India to Eastern India's rain
forests, there are plenty of the rarest of rare species
that you will find only in India. However, due to over
population and other factors, India's natural wealth is
being wasted. Some of the species are on the brink of
extinction and some of them are critically endangered.
This section has updates on the rarest species so that
you can do something to save them.
Tiger
Would
you like it if someone came with big machines and
destroyed tiger house? more
Asiatic
Lion
With
the entire wild population of Asiatic lions confined
to just one area, that population is highly vulnerable... more
Leopard
Leopards
are threatened by illegal commercial hunting, for
pelts and bones for traditional... more
Inidian
Rhineceros
By
the early 1900's, the Indian rhino was already thought
to be a "vanishing race." more
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Asian
Elephant
Poaching
elephants for ivory and meat is a widespread phenomenon
in many Asian countries including India... more
Snow
Leopard
Few
animals match the atypical beauty and mysterious
distinctiveness of the snow leopard… more
Chiru
(Tibetan Antelope)
The
principal threat to the survival of the Tibetan
antelope is organized, illegal poaching... more
Wild
Ass
Despite
the fact that areas in the Rann of Kutch remain
largely intact, it is considered vulnerable ... more
Red
Panda
The
major threats confronting red pandas are loss and
fragmentation of habitat due to deforestation… more
Indian
Black Buck
Constant
persecution by man has sadly reduced their number
and the main problem for Black buck habitat… more
Musk
Deer
Deforestation
and habitat destruction are huge threats to this
species. Hunters and poachers will get money… more
Great
Indian Bustard
Not
many people know that the Great Indian Bustard is
now on the brink of extinction… more
Olive
Ridley Turtle
Within
the past thirty years the Olive Ridley Turtle has
experienced population loss... more
Gengatic
Dolphin
Construction
of at least 50 dams within the known or suspected
historic range of the Ganges River dolphin... more
Cheetah
Cheetahs
were once widely distributed across the region now
remaining only two main populations… more
Indian
Giant Squirrel
Commonly
known as 'Shekhru', the Indian giant squirrel is
the State animal of Maharashtra... more
Wild
Buffaloes
The wild
buffalo is one such species that is extremely threatened
and yet no efforts have been made ... more
