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Son Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary (Sidhi) 41.80 km 2 (16.14 sq mi) Sardarpur Sanctuary (Dhar) 348.12 km 2 (134.41 sq mi) Sailana Sanctuary (Ratlam) 12.96 km 2 (5.00 sq mi) Ralamandal wildlife Sanctuary (Indore) 5 km 2 (1.9 sq mi) Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary (Niwari) 46 km 2 (18 sq mi) Gangau Sanctuary (Panna) 69 km 2 (27 sq mi)
Neyyar, Peppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and their adjoining areas: Kerala, Tamil Nadu: Western Ghats: Nilgiri tahr, Asian elephant: 3500.08 14 2005: Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve: Part of Annupur, Dindori and Bilaspur districts: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh: Maikal Hills
[9] [10] India is home to several well-known large animals, including the Indian elephant, [11] Indian rhinoceros, [12] and Gaur. [4] India is the only country where the big cats tiger and lion exist in the wild. Members of the cat family include Bengal tiger, [13] Asiatic lion, [14] Indian leopard, [15] snow leopard, [16] and clouded leopard. [17]
The Tibetan antelope is the sole species in the genus Pantholops, named after the Greek for "all antelope".It was formerly classified in the then-subfamily Antilopinae (now thought to be the tribe Antilopini), but morphological and molecular evidence led to it being placed in its own subfamily, Pantholopinae, closely allied to goat-antelopes of the then-subfamily Caprinae. [7]
ENVIS Centre: Wildlife & Protected Areas (Secondary Database); Wildlife Institute of India (WII) ENVIS Centre on Conservation of Ecological Heritage and Sacred Sights of India Archived 12 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine ; ENVIS; C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre is a Centre of Excellence of the Ministry of Environment and Forests ...
The natural cover of India varies with altitude; these evergreen forests are bounded with high alpine meadows nearer to the snowline and temperate forests of short stout trees at lower elevations. In the Himalayan foothills are deciduous trees, with shrubs, bamboo, ferns and grass .The trees here are tall with harwood and broad leaves.
Simlipal Elephant Reserve is an ecosystem complete with forest vegetation (mainly sal trees), fauna and the adjoining Ho / Santhal tribal settlements. [2] The high hills surround Meghasani/Tunkiburu, the highest peak in the park. [9] At an altitude of 1,165 metres (3,822 ft), followed by Khairiburu at above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) elevation. [3]
Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Baliguda subdivision of Kandhamal district of Odisha state in India. It is classified as an Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forest . Around 52 tribal villages such as Kutia Kondh and Desia Kondh inhabit the sanctuary.