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Asiatic lion is an endangered species only found in Gir National Park of India. [5] The Indian wolf is an endangered subspecies of gray wolf. [6] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years. [7] [8] India is home to 75% of the world's tiger population [9] as well as 60% of Asian elephant population. [10]
Human-elephant conflict (HEC) [1] [2] is a major threat to both species in some rural forest areas of Kerala, India. Every year, about 50 elephants, 50 people and property are killed. Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department estimates that there are 6,000 elephants in the state. [3]
Project Elephant, though less known, started in 1992 and works for elephant protection. [9] Most of India's rhinos today survive in the Kaziranga National Park. Some other well-known large Indian mammals are ungulates such as the water buffalo, nilgai, gaur and several species of deer and antelope.
The movement and habitat utilization patterns of an elephant population were studied in southern India during 1981–83 within a 1,130 km 2 (440 sq mi) study area. The vegetation types of this area encompasses dry thorn forest at 250 to 400 m (820 to 1,310 ft), deciduous forest at 400 to 1,400 m (1,300 to 4,600 ft), stunted evergreen forest and ...
In March 2024, there were estimated 55 elephants in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. [10] A herd of 40-45 migrant elephants made their way into the Bandhavgarh from the neighboring state of Chhattisgarh in the summer of 2018. Madhya Pradesh did not have a resident elephant population for over a century till 2018.
As of 2017, the estimated wild population in India account for nearly three-fourths of the extant population, at 27,312 individuals. [45] In 2019, the Asian elephant population in India increased to an estimated 27,000–29,000 individuals. [46] [47] As of 2019, the global wild population was estimated at 48,323–51,680 individuals. [48]
In Thailand, due to the tourism and logging industry, the elephant population has severely dropped, and those who still are around endure severe cruelty. Such is the story of Mare Noi, an elephant ...
The Zoological Survey of India has recorded a total of 753 species within the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve, comprising 365 invertebrates and 388 vertebrates. The invertebrate population is predominantly made up of insects , while the vertebrate population features 230 bird species and 55 mammal species , including several that are ...