Question

Give an account on ” Wildlife” in India.

Answer 1

1. The term wildlife includes animals of any habitat in nature.
2. India has rich and diversified wildlife.
3. The Indian fauna consists of about 81,251 species of animals out of the world’s total of about 1.5 million species.
4. The faunal diversity of the country consists of about 6500 invertebrates, 5000 mollusks, 2546 fishes, 1228 birds, 458 mammals, 446 reptiles, 204 amphibians, 4 Panthers, and about 60,000 species of insects.
5. Our country is the home to tigers, leopards, snow leopards, pythons, foxes, crocodiles, rhinoceroses, camels, monkeys, elephants, antelopes, deer, bison, etc.
6. At present situation, deforestation and other anthropogenic interferences in the natural habitats have caused the extinction of some species and many are facing the danger of extinction.
7. Wildlife maintains ecological balance, so, conservation and management of biodiversity of India is necessary.