Wildlife in India - one of the 17 megadiverse countries on Planet Earth

[Cherokee]

Serai , Bandipur

 

[Cherokee]

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[ranjeet]

Thank you @Cherokee and everyone else for starting and contributing in this beautiful thread.

 

[Aka123]

 

[CHARGER]

Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sugarcane]

Beautiful.......

 

[FCPX]

Good info and beautiful pics, great thread!

 

[Jade]

Striped Hyena

Saltwater Crocodile

Indian Crested Porcupine

Shikra

I think India's wild life is second only to Africa. @Cherokee What are the other 16 Mega diverse countries? I really doubt whether any single country could rival India in wildlife

 

[Cherokee]

Striped Hyena

I think India's wild life is second only to Africa. @Cherokee What are the other 16 Mega diverse countries? I really doubt whether any single country could rival India in wildlife

Australia
Brazil
China
Colombia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuador
Indonesia
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mexico
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
United States
South Africa
Venezuela

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Striped Hyena

Saltwater Crocodile

Indian Crested Porcupine

Shikra

I think India's wild life is second only to Africa. @Cherokee What are the other 16 Mega diverse countries? I really doubt whether any single country could rival India in wildlife

Brazil or China ?

 

[Jade]

Australia
Brazil
China
Colombia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuador
Indonesia
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mexico
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
United States
South Africa
Venezuela

Yes, they have great wildlife, but variety is quite low. Ex: Austarlia is rich in reptiles but poor in other variety;

India will beat hands down all the above countries in variety. Where else we can find three of the four big cats (Lions,Tigers, Leopards) existing in the world. Only Cheetah is missing. We have elephants, Rhinoceros, King Cobras, Bisons, Crocodiles....

No single country can beat India in wild life diversity

Brazil or China ?

India

 

[Dandpatta]

Jade - the biggest fear for Indian wildlife is IF and a big IF, wild life sanctuaries are intruded / reduced in size due to huge population growth and commercial projects (mining etc).

 

[Jade]

Jade - the biggest fear for Indian wildlife is IF and a big IF, wild life sanctuaries are intruded / reduced in size due to huge population growth and commercial projects (mining etc).

True...there are efforts to conserve wildlife, but most has been for Tigers, Lions or elephants. We are forgetting the others. My father used say, he used to see so many King Cobras while walking to his school. Now it is very very rare to spot one.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

yes. Its range includes southern Tibet, Sikkim and Assam in India.

Arunachal Pradesh, you meant.

Yes, they have great wildlife, but variety is quite low. Ex: Austarlia is rich in reptiles but poor in other variety;

India will beat hands down all the above countries in variety. Where else we can find three of the four big cats (Lions,Tigers, Leopards) existing in the world. Only Cheetah is missing. We have elephants, Rhinoceros, King Cobras, Bisons, Crocodiles....

No single country can beat India in wild life diversity



India

I would like it to be India too, but how are you sure it is India ? I think China and Brazil would be contenders too.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Wildlife Extra News - What countries have the most different species?

Top 10 most biodiverse countries.
1 Brazil (no surprise there)
2 Colombia
3 Indonesia
4 Peru
5 Mexico
6 Ecuador
7 China
8 India
9 Venezuela
10 Australia

We are at Number 8 buddies. Still great.