Besides the real-life drama, these forests offer a great sight of the adventure. These dense green jungles offer flourishing grounds for chirping birds, roaring tigers, mischievous langurs and elephants in their natural habitats. For a wildlife enthusiast, the 'Wild side of India' depicts a colorful and rich mix of species including mammals, birds and aquatic species, etc. With a surprising 89,451 species of various animals, India is a popular haven for the dwelling of wildlife. Beyond the conventional wildlife reserves and zoos, Indian Wildlife Tours boast of many rare and unique wildlife hubs dotting the entire landscape.
Encompassing the area of 32,029.18 sq km approx, Indian wildlife covers around 1% of the country's territory and provides grounds for wildlife to flourish. A home to diverse, rare and rich wildlife, India has around 89 national parks, 13 Bio reserves and 400+ wildlife sanctuaries across the country. Such a wild side of India can be explored through India Wildlife Tours to various preserved national parks, Zoos, wildlife sanctuaries and natural jungles. More than an excursion, these trips are meant for those who want to observe the organisms close to nature.
If one has come to India for wildlife and missed out on Royal Bengal Tiger, then it is only a loss of opportunity. There are 42 special Project Tiger reserves in Indian dense jungles which exclusively go through the undiscovered natural tiger terrains. In these reserves, an enthusiast can follow the paws of these tigers and observe their ways in the dense wild jungles. Famous and flourishing among them are in Pench, Kanha, Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh, Periyar in Kerala, Sariska in Rajasthan, Sundarbans in West Bengal and Kaziranga in Assam, etc.
Around 99 wildlife national parks in India safeguard and conserve the natural habitats of dependant wild species including animals, birds and insects. Ranthambore, Jim Corbett, Nandan Kanan, Manas, etc are famous amongst national parks in India.
Biosphere reserves in India are a step ahead to bring Man and Biosphere on the same grounds and sensitize the need to maintain the ecological balance of the earth. An extension of ecological tours, these natural habitats inspire a traveler that Man and Wild can coexist and flourish together, without disturbing the environmental balance. Consisting of one or more national parks, these bio reserves also contain the buffer zones that are open to some economic uses and protect the flora, fauna and human communities who inhabit these regions. Nanda Devi, Sundarbans, Kanchendzonga, Simlipal and Pachmarhi are some of the declared Bio-Reserves of India.
India is also an ornithologist's delight. With a number of bird sanctuaries in a country, India forms a perfect opportunity for bird watchers to observe around 1200 indigenous birds in their natural habitats. Keoladeo or Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is a great way to find many rare bird species in addition to a number of migratory birds like the Siberian Crane touring the country in its salubrious season.
Besides these, there are other exotic members of the Indian wildlife family including a one horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga, Asiatic Lions in Gir, and Elephants in Kerala, contributing to the virgin, vivid and colorful natural Wildlife of India.
