about wild life

3.  Wild life includes all non-domesticated plants
animals and other organisms.
 More than 89,000 animal species.
 More than 1,200 species of birds.
 About 2,500 species of fish.
 5-8 percent of the world’s amphibians,reptiles and
mammals.
WILD LIFE PROTECTION ACT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 1972 IN INDIA.

5.  Indian elephants are the most majestic
animals among mammals.
 Found in the hot wet forests of Assam
, Karnataka & Kerala.
ONE HORNED
 RHINOCEROSES swampy and
These animals live in the
marshy lands of Assam and west Bengal.

7.  Arid areas of the Rann of Kachchh and the Thar desert are
the habitat for wild ass and camels.

11.  Indian lion is found in the Gir forest in Gujarat.
 Tigers are found in the forests of Madhya Pradesh.
 Leopards also are included in the cat family.
 The Gir forest is the last remaining habitat of the
Asiatic Lions.

12.  Bird life in india is
colourful.
 Birds like
peacocks,cranes,
peasants,ducks,paakeets
and
pigeons are some of the
birds
inhabiting the forest
and
wetlands of the
country.