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WILDLIFE IN INDIA
 India
is home to many wildlife sanctuaries and national parks
which are the natural habitat of many animals and rare
species. It has the second largest wildlife base in the
world. In India you can find tropical wet evergreen jungles
of the Ghats in the Indian Peninsula to the alpine forests
of the Himalayas. Areas like the Deccan Peninsula, the
Indian coasts, the Western Ghats, the Gangetic plain, the
Northeastern Region and the Trans Himalayan region form the
main wildlife zones in India. The climate and vegetation of
these areas, range from the tropical to the temperate, and
is home to tigers, snow leopards, elephants, antelopes,
deer, bears, jackals, hyena, wild buffalo, etc.
India's exotic wildlife reserves are home to the largest
number of tigers and one-horned rhinoceros in the world, as
well as the almost extinct Asiatic Lion, and a large
percentage of the total Asian elephant population.
The tiger is the most sought after wild animal by tourists
in India. The Ranthambore National Park, Corbett National
Park, and Kanha and Bandhavgarh national parks are the best
known sanctuaries to see tigers in India.
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