Describe main features of the wild life in India.
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The main features of wildlife in India are: India is famous for its great Bengal tiger. India has about 12000 species of birds.
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To protect the flora & fauna of the country, the government has taken many steps.
- Righten luosphere reserves have been set up in the country to protect flora and fauna. Ten out of these, the Sundarbans, Nanda Devi, the Gulf og Mannas, the Nilgiri, Nokrek, Great Nicobar, Manas, Simlipal, Pachmarhi & Achaanakmar-Amarkantak have been included in the world network of biosphere reserve.
- Financial & technical assistance is provided to many botanical gardens by the government since 1992
- Kachch
- Cold Dessert
- Seshachalam
- Panna
- Project Tiger, Project Rhino, Project Great Indian Bustard & many other eco-developmental projects have been introduced.
- 103 National Parks, 535 Wildlife Sanctuaries & zoological gardens are set up to take care of natural heritage.
- CITES is an international agreement to prevent the illegal trade of endangered species.
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