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Corbett National Park is located at the foothills of Himalayas in the state of Uttarakhand

Dachigam National Park is located in the union territory of Jammu-Kashmir

Bandipur National Park is located in Karnataka.

Keoladeo sanctuary is located in Bharatpur - Rajasthan.

The Velavadar Kaliar National Park is located in Gujarat.

Gir National Park is located in Gujarat state.

The Kanha National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh.

The Kaziranga National Park is located In Assam.

There are 22 sanctuaries. 4 national parks and 1 bio-reserve zone in Gujarat.

During the regime of Great Maurya king Ashoka, laws were made to protect the wild animals.

Porbandar bird sanctuary has the smallest area in Gujarat.

Kachchh desert sanctuary is the largest sanctuary in Gujarat.

Asiatic lion, Ghudkhar (wild ass) and stripped lizards are found only in Gujarat in India.

Lion is the state animal and flamingo is the state bird of Gujarat.

The varieties of reptiles found in India are King cobra, snakes, pythons, Iguana (patlagho), etc.

Rare species of corals are found in the Gulf of Kachchh and in the Lakshadweep archipelago.

Nicobari dove is the rare bird found in Nicobar Islands.

Flying squirrels are found in the dense forests of Western Ghats.

The tigers are found in the forests of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal in India.

The wild buffalo (Indian bison) is found in the forests of South India.

The wild goats and the musk deer are found in Ladakh and Jammu-Kashmir.

The snow leopards live in higher altitudes in Himalayas..

The one-horned rhinos live in the marshy regions of Brahmaputra river in India.

Asiatic elephants are found in the forests of peninsular India.

There are about 15 lakh species of wild-life in the world. Of them, about 81.251 species are found in India

the Government of India has implemented Project Tiger considering the decreasing number of tigers and hunting them.

the wildlife animals are in danger in India because of deforestation, hunting of animals and birds for hobby, anti-animal human activities, vanishing water resources at many places in forests, etc.

major birds in India are peacock, swan, flamingo, ghorad, chilotro etc. Thousands of flamingo come to the Rann of Kachchh during winter. There are a large number of birds like kabar, crow, dove, sparrow, parrot etc. in India.

Considering the decreasing number of the national animal tiger and its hunting, the Government of India implemented the Project Tiger in 1973.

Wild buffalo (Indian bison), elephant, leopard, large Indian squirrel, tiger, etc. are not found in the forests of Gujarat.

The animals are killed for their meat. hides, horns, teeth, feathers, etc. or for hobby or to show the adventurous spirit.

Animals like fox. wolf, nilgai, deer, mongoose, rabbits, wild hog, hedgehog, etc. and birds like cuckoo, parrot, peacock, weaver-bird, owl, chibri, kite, kabar, dhor bagala, etc. are found in the agricultural land, pasture land and waste land in India.

Sea snake, dolphin, shark, dugong (sea cow), octopus (rangara), mackerel, bumla. pomfret. herring, salmon, whale, etc. are marine animals found along the seacoasts and other water bodies in India.

Migratory birds like Siberian crane. pelican. Tibetian duck, kunj, karkara, etc. come to India during winter.

Ghudkhar (wild ass) are found in the Little Rann of Kachchh and the flamingos in the wetlands of Greater Rann of Kachchh.

Hangool Project

Ashoka

Corbett

Dachigam

Bandipur

Velavadar Kaliar

Gir

Kanha

Thar desert

Kaziranga

Chilotro

Shyam Garud

Cranes

Gir forests

Cheetah