India along with Africa boasts
one of the largest and the last remaining concentrations of wildlife on this
planet. Gifted with a diverse wildlife cover, these two regions are best known
as wildlife destinations of the world. India alone features over 80 National
Parks and 400 Sanctuaries covering across 4.5% of this large country. This has
clearly differentiated the country from the rest of the world, as no single
nation has so many protected parks and sanctuaries especially for wildlife.
The widespread wild cover across
the nation is one of its greatest wealth and natural heritage. And the highly
concentrated buffer zones here form a plentiful abode for the wildlife. The
country supports over 500 mammal species and 1200 kinds of birds. This rich
wild family here is also an interesting reason why tourists avail the Indian
Jungle Safari. This is a sensitized way to understand the wild animals without
disturbing them or their habitats. A kind of an eco friendly tour, such a journey
is an experiential one, allowing tourists to garner the elusive sightings of
the rare wild animals. And if luck and light are on their side, they can even
capture them and the rare moment of life in the form of photographs.
The majestic tigers can be spotted
in the wild lands of the Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in abundance. But that
doesn’t mean the tigers are rare in other wild forests. There are many wildlife
sanctuaries and project tiger reserves throughout the country that easily
accommodate the tigers in their periphery. So, it can be said that a wildlife
tour package in this country will surely guarantee tiger sightings. If not
tiger sightings, a wildlife enthusiast can spot the footprints of the wild cat.
Besides tigers, there are a
number of fascinating animals which thrive in the Indian jungles. These include
many kinds of antelopes and deer like black bucks present in the forests of the
west, Chinkara in the deserts of Rajasthan, swamp deer in the east India, etc.
Also, there are spotted deer or ‘Chital’ present in the country, adding on to
the lucrative wild cover of the country.
In the cool mountainous forest
zones of the country, one can find mountain goats in the form of the Himalayan
Tahr in the Himalayas, Nilgiri Tahr in the Western Ghats and Yak in Eastern
Himalayan belt. Elephants can also be spotted throughout the country, but
their largest concentration can be seen in the green forests of Western Ghats
in South India.
There is more to wildlife in the
country than just the few of the above mentioned species. To find more about
the country’s rich wildlife, a wildlife enthusiast needs to know about a number
of national parks and
wildlife sanctuaries in the country. Only then, a wildlife tourist can actually
select the national parks to be included during their India Jungle tour.
