Wildlife of Indian Continent:

India is also rich in its fauna. It has approximately 90,000 animal species. The country has about 2,000 species of birds. They constitute 13% of the world’s total. There are 2,546 species of fish, which account for nearly 12% of the world’s stock. It also shares between 5 and 8 per cent of the world’s amphibians, reptiles and mammals.
- There are over 14 Bio-sphere, 89 National parks and 490 Wildlife sanctuaries and Zoological parks are setup to take care of Natural Wildlife of Indian Continent.
- The elephants are found in Assam, Kerala and Karnataka, whereas, one-horned rhinoceroses are found in Assam and West Bengal regions.
Thar desert and Rann of Kuchchh also habitated with wildlife. Camels and Wild ass are found respectively.
Indian bison, nilgai (blue bull), chousingha (four horned antelope), gazel and different species of deer and monkeys
are also found.
Gir is the home of Asiatic Lions and There are many tiger reserves. The present population of tigers in India is 2224.
- The Himalayas ranges are also home of animals, which survive in extreme cold at high altitudes such as yak, the shaggy horned wild ox weighing around one tonne, the Tibetan antelope, the bharal (blue sheep), wild sheep, and the kiang (Tibetan wild ass). Furhtermore, the ibex, bear, snow-leopard and very rare red panda are found in certain areas.
- In the rivers, lakes and coastal areas, turtles, crocodiles and gharials are found.