The Biodiversity of India

This time we are going to talk about the biodiversity of india. India is within the Indomalaya ecozone, and is considered a megadiverse country, with the presence of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and plant species.

India has diverse forests and rainforests, many of them, located in the Andaman Islands, in the western Ghats, and to the northeast of India.

Among some endemic species From India we find the Nilgiri monkey, the Beddome toad, the Asiatic lion, the Bengal tiger, and the Indian white-rump vulture, to name a few. It is also very common to see cows, buffaloes, goats, lions, leopards, Asian elephants, etc. in India.

You will be interested to know that India has more than 500 wildlife sanctuaries as well as 13 biosphere reserves, and 25 wetlands.

The devastating human invasion of the past decades has critically endangered India's wildlife. In response to this, the system of national parks and protected areas was established in 1935 and expanded considerably. In 1972, India enacted the Nature Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the environment.

India's rich and varied fauna has had a profound impact on the popular culture of the region. The wildlife of India has been the subject of numerous other tales and fables such as the Panchatantra, the Jataka Tales, and the Jungle Book.