Protected Animals of India

Contents: 1. Mammals. 2. Reptiles and amphibians. 3. Birds. 4. Insects, crustacean and coral. 5. Conservation success stories. Glossary.

India’s wildlife is facing innumerable threats. The last surviving population of the Asiatic lion an animal once widespread in the country—is concentrated today in a small pocket in Gujarat. The unfortunate Indian bullfrog finds itself on the menu card in many restaurants in Goa, while the Himalayan monal-the state bird of Uttarakhand—has been hunted for its colourful crest. This book features some of the known, and a few less-familiar, mammals, birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and other animals that are now protected in India. It also relates several successful conservation initiatives, and focuses on a number of organizations involved in wildlife protection in the country.