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IndianTiger

The All members of Felide family,which includes three great cats Asiatic
Lion,Bengal Tigers,wild cats and leopard, found in India are not in the so
good population, Because of the excessive poaching, big cats in India are on
the verge of extinction. There is only 1411 Royal Bengal Tiger left in India,
Asiatic or great India lion only found in Gir national park. One of the most
endangered species of felide family is snow leopard, found only in Himalaya
Ranges. Snow leopard along with another felide member clouded leopard are
the two highly endangered species of big cats found now only with great
range of Himalayas.

IndianDolphin
The Ganges River Dolphin is member of Cetacea family,which includes
marine mammals porpoises and whales. Dolphins primarily found in the
Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers and their tributaries in India. They share
their habitat with crocodiles, fresh water turtles. The blind Dolphin of holy
river Ganges is the National Aquatic Animal of India.The India Rive shark is
also listed as one of the endangered Species in India.

Gharial
The gharial is one of the three crocodilians found in India the longest of all
living crocodilians. The holy river Ganage is one the most habitat of the
Gharial in India,the king of rivers also found in Chambal,Irrawady and
Brahmaputra rivers. The gharial is listed as a most critically endangered

species in India. Mass Gharial Deaths in Chambal river is still a mystery, one
of the major cause is polluted river water.

IndianBustard
The Great Indian bustard is one of the worlds heaviest flying birds is one of
such rarest birds of Indian Sub continent. The Bird is found only in some
parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. Less than a thousand survive
today and the species is threatened by hunting and loss of its habitat. Indian
Vulture is another Endangered birds of India,vultures were being found dead
and dying throughout India. Indian King Vulture found sharply in Gujarat,

Rajasthan and Uttar pradesh.

IndianRhinoceros
The Great Indian Rhinoceros also called as One Horned Rhinoceros found in
India. The Indian Rhinoceros has a single black horn which is present in both
male and female species. The Great Indian Rhinoceros is the fourth largest
animal in the world. The large endangered mammal is primarily found in
parts of north-eastern India, Today about 3,000 rhinos live in the wild, 2,000
of which are found in Manas and Kaziranga National Park Assam. Excessive
hunting for its horn, reduced their natural habitat drastically.

BlackBuck
Black buck also known as Kala Hiran is a species of antelope found mainly in
India. It is one of the most beautiful and graceful animals of antelope species
in India. Due to extensive poaching and habitat loss, black buck populations
have been reduced drastically. The Antelopes of India can be seen in a a few
protected areas like the Guindy National park Tamil Nadu, Rollapadu Andhra
Pradesh and Chilka (Orissa) other than few parts of Rajasthan and Hariyana,
Punjab is declared Black buck as state animal.

IndianWildAss
Indian wild ass also called khur is a subspecies of Asiatic wild ass found only
in Rann of Kutch. Its last refuge lies in the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little
Rann of Kutch and its surrounding areas of the greater Rann of Kutch in the
Gujarat. The figure is 362, hence it was classified as a highly endangered
species in India.

IndianWildDog
Indian Wild Dog or Dhole is one of the top predators of wild forest,living in
packs, hunting cooperatively and highly social animals. Asiatic wild dogs is
also called the whistling hunter, because it has an extraordinary vocal call.
Dhole is found in national parks of Assam, Bengal, Gujarat, Kashmir, Madhya
Pradesh, and Nilgiri Biosphere reserve of south India. It is estimated that only
2500 Dholes are left in the wild. Threats to the dhole species include habitat
destruction and loss of its main prey. There is a documentary available in Nat
Geo as The PACK, which was one of the best documentary ever made on
Asiatic wild dogs.

NilgiriLangur

The Nilgiri Langur found in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats in South
India. Its range also includes Kodagu in Karnataka, Palani Hills in Tamil Nadu
and many other hilly areas in Kerala. The Nilgiri Black Langur is a member of
one of the 13 species of monkeys found in India,which is endangered due to
deforestation and poaching for its fur and flesh. Indian golden langur is also
falls in the same category of endangered animals of India.

RedPanda
The beautiful and endangered species,Indian Red Panda is also known by the
name of Red Fox. From the two kinds of Red Pandas in the world, only one
variety is found in India. India has 20 protected areas with Sikkim, Arunachal
Pradesh and West Bengals Khangchendzonga and Namdapha National Park.
The endangered Red Panda live in temperate climates, in deciduous and
coniferous forests, usually with an understorey of bamboo and hollow trees.

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