List of Indian states by wildlife population

The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.[1][2][3] Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species.[4] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years.[5][6]

India is home to 75% of the world's tiger population[7] as well as 60% of Asian elephant population.[8]

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  2. ^ "Project Tiger". projecttiger.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "About Project Elephant". Government of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ Farrows. "Indian Leopard: Species in World Land Trust reserves". World Land Trust. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Tiger population grows". CNN IBN. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Tiger numbers grow by 30". Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Tiger no. Up 33% in 4 years, India has 75% of global population | India News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ^ Koshy, Jacob (12 August 2021). "Common survey to count India's elephant and tiger populations". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

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