Wild life of INDIA -

Wild life protection act 1972

schedule -1 high risk
schedule -2 low risk
schedule -3 lower risk
schedule -4 least risk
schedule -5 vermin animal
schedule -6 plant ( sandal wood, black turmeric, red sander)
1. Great Indian Bustard- critically endangered ( 50-249) and schedule 1
- state bird of
Rajasthan
Listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection)Act, 1972, in the CMS
Convention and in Appendix I of CITES, as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red
List and the National Wildlife Action Plan (2002-2016). It has also been identified
as one of the species for the recovery programme under the Integrated Development
of Wildlife Habitats of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of
India

2.Great Indian Hornbill - vulnerable ( NT to VU)

- T.N, Kerala,
Karnataka

3. Himalayan Quail - CR and schedule 1

-1-49
- Lower and middle
Himalayan range ( Nainital)

4. Vultures -Gyps species( Indian vulture ,

long billed )- CR
-Himalayan Griffon- NT
-Red headed Vulture- CR
-Egyption Vulture -
Endangered

5.Gharial - Critically endangered and

schedule 1
- Gharial were common
and abundant in the main rivers and tributaries of the Indus, Gangetic and
Brahmaputra drainages, and also inhabited the
Mahanadi-Brahmini system in north central India

6. Gangetic Dolphin - Endangered and schedule 1

national aquatic animal of
India
-Guwahati in Assam - city
animal
- Tigers of Ganga

7.Lion-
tailed macaque - Endangered
t.n, Kerala
,Karnataka
Habitat degradation seems to the biggest threat to the conservation of lion-tailed
macaques and hunting is second threat.

8. Snow leopard -Vulnerable

India (Himachal Pradesh,
Sikkim, Jammu-Kashmir, Uttaranchal, Arunachal Pradesh)
Snow leopards play a key role as both top predator and as an indicator of the
health of their high-
altitude habitat. Hunting, habitat loss and retaliatory killings are the main
reasons this big cat is under threat.
RETALIATORY KILLINGS
Snow leopards are often killed by local farmers because they prey on livestock such
as sheep, goats, horses, and yak calves. The animals which snow leopards would
typically hunt�such as the Argali sheep�are also hunted by local communities. As
their natural prey becomes harder to find, snow leopards are forced to kill
livestock for survival.

9. Red Panda - Endangered and schedule 1

In India, it is found in
Sikkim, western Arunachal Pradesh, Darjeeling district of West Bengal and parts of
Meghalaya. It is also the state animal of Sikkim, the red panda has the highest
legal protection at par with other threatened species.

The red panda has an extra thumb for feeding and climbing

10. Kashmir musk deer - Endangered

- Himachal-U.k

11. Dugong - vulnerable

-sea-cow or angel of sea
- Andaman islands , gulf
of mannar,

12. Swamp Deer - Vulnerable and schedule 1

or
Barasingha - M.P ( Kanha N.P) ,

-barasingha is called dolhorina; dol meaning swamp

13. Kashmir Stag( Hangul) - Critical endangered and schedule 1 ( 3000

to 100-150)
- Dachigam national park
 - state animal of Jammu and Kashmir
These deer once numbered from about 5,000 animals in the beginning of the 20th
century. Unfortunately, they were threatened, due to habitat destruction, over-
grazing by domestic livestock, and poaching. This dwindled to as low as 150 animals
by 1970. However, the state of Jammu & Kashmir, along with the IUCN and the WWF
prepared a project for the protection of these animals. It became known as Project
Hangul. This brought great results and the population increased to over 340 by
1980.

14. Manipur Brow-

- Endangered and schedule 1
OR

Antlered Deer ( sangai) - State animal of Manipur

-Loktak lake
( Keibul lamjao NP)
It is largely seen over the floating biomass, locally called �phumdi� in the South
Eastern part of Loktak Lake inside the park. The park covers an area of 40 km� and
the home range of the deer in the park is confined to 15�20 km�.

15. One - horned Rhino- Vulnerable

- In India, rhinos are mainly found in Kaziranga NP, Pobitara WLS, Orang NP, Manas
NP in Assam, Jaldapara NP and Garumara NP in West Bengal
The rhino is the fourth largest land animal
For years, rhinos have been widely slaughtered for their horn, an ingredient in
traditional Asian medicines. This, coupled with destruction of their habitat over
the years, has brought rhinos to the brink of extinction.