List_of_Indian_states_by_wildlife_population

List of Indian states by wildlife population

List of Indian states by wildlife population

Project tiger


The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.[1][2][3] Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species.[4] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years.[5][6]

India is home to 75% of the world's tiger population[7] as well as 60% of Asian elephant population.[8]

State-wise data

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See also


References

  1. "Project Elephant". wildlifeofindia.org. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. "Project Tiger". projecttiger.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. "About Project Elephant". Government of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. Farrows. "Indian Leopard: Species in World Land Trust reserves". World Land Trust. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. "Tiger population grows". CNN IBN. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  6. "Tiger numbers grow by 30". Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. Koshy, Jacob (12 August 2021). "Common survey to count India's elephant and tiger populations". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  8. Kaushik, Himanshu (4 August 2017). "Gir National Park: Lion population roars to 650 in Gujarat forests". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

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