Wildlife includes non-domesticated plants, animals, reptiles and other organisms. It can be found in all areas-forests, deserts, plains etc.
India is rich in wildlife. With more than 4% of its land under the forest-cover, India houses more than 90 national parks and 482 wildlife sanctuaries. People from all over the world come to explore the wild life of Indi which includes the rarest of the rare species. The richness and diversity in the wildlife woo tourists from near and far. Tigers mainly Bengal Tigers and White Tigers, Apes, Monkeys and Lemur, Cat, Crocodiles, Tortoise and Lizards, Elephants, Buffaloes Wild Ass, Rhinoceros, snakes, bears, Hyenas, sheep, deers, etc are main wildlife attractions of India. Wildlife of India is so popular that various types of wildlife tours in India are being organized for the adventure and wildlife loving people.
Visit to the Bird Sanctuary at Bahartpur, Rajasthan is an amazing experience for the wildlife lovers as it gives an opportunity to see Siberian Cranes along with the native water birds and Siberian Cranes. The Bird Sanctuary is the second habitat in the world visited by the Siberian Cranes in winters.
A trip to western Himalayas offers the tourists an opportunity to see the birds like Himalayan monal pheasant, white crested Khalij pheasant, griffon vultures, koklass, ravens while the Adman and Nicobar region in India is a house to 250species of the rare birds like Nicobar pigeon, Narcondum Horn Bill etc.
Wildlife lovers do not leave even a small region of Indian Territory behind to explore the unique wildlife of India. From the famous national parks and sanctuaries like Jim Corbett, Bhandahavgarh in the north to the Madumalai in Tamil Naidu and Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka all the wildlife reserves in India are unique in themselves and breathtaking. Just imagine the diversity in the sanctuaries which are located just poles apart- one in the lap of Himalayas like Chail Wildlife Sanctuary and the other in the tropical region like Kerala Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary. Even the wildlife of India a unique example of Unity in Diversity of the country.
A tour to the wildlife sanctuaries and national parks of India will be a lifetime memory. One will get an opportunity to view from near the unparalleled variety of flora and fauna which makes India inimitable. Wildlife of India contributes a lot to the Tourism Industry in India. With the growing popularity of wildlife of India, many Safari Tour Packages are being offered by the tourism departments and the tours and travel agencies which facilitate seeing tigers, elephants, rhinoceros, bears etc. Just imagine yourself in a cage and the tiger roaming in free air. Isn't it a great experience!!!!