Wildlife in India
India is a bio-diverse country, with nearly 6.5% of the world's known wildlife species. Approximately, 7.6% of the world's mammals and 12.6% of the world's birds are found in India.
- In 2019, a total of 368 new species with 294 invertebrates and 74 vertebrates (including four subspecies and four fossil species) and 116 new records of faunal communities were documented from India.
- India’sProtected Areas (PA) network comprising Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Parks, Conservation Reserves, Community Reserves, and Marine Protected Areas, occupies just 5.02 percent of the total area. Consequently, a large percentage of India’s wildlife live outside protected boundaries.
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