Term+4+Indian+Animals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9yEFrhlEBU This quiz will test what you know about animals in India Himalayan Hike Game http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/india/html/hike.html
 * == Games Online  == A video about indian Rainforests in Western Ghat.

Click on a section of the map to learn about different Indian Animals. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/india/html/tour2.html Animal Info: List of threatened and endangered species in India @http://www.animalinfo.org/country/india.htm

12 Animals from India
 Indian Elephant or Asian Elephant, Asiatic Lion , Lion Tailed Macaque , Great Indian Rhinoceros , Leopard , Neelgai , Royal Bengal Tiger , Wild Ass , Pangolin or Scaly Anteater , Chinkara , Nilgiri Tahr , Indian Flying Fox == ** Indian Elephant or the Asian Elephant ** == Top
 * Habitat:** Tropical forest habitats from moist, evergreen lowland forest to dry semi-deciduous teak forests to cooler mountain forests up to 3,000 meters. They also frequent adjacent grasslands and farm areas.
 * National Parks:** Bennarghatta National Park, Karnataka, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, Periyar National Park, Kerala
 * Status in the Wild:** Endangered
 * Asiatic Lion **[[image:http://www.teachindiaproject.org/images/Asiatic_lion.jpg width="175" height="150" caption="Ruchi, parent of two children has used the lessons here since 2007."]]
 * Habitat:** Grasslands and plains
 * National Parks:** Found only at the Gir National Forest, Gujarat
 * Status in the Wild:** Endangered
 * More Facts At:** @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic_Lion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka

Top == ** Lion Tailed Macaque  ** == Habitat: Lion-tailed macaques live in southwest India in pockets of evergreen forests, called sholas, in the Western Ghats range. They live at elevations between 2,000 and 3,500 feet. Lion-tailed macaques are unique to India. In the early 1970s, they still ranged through the southern third of the country. Today, they only live in mountain forests scattered across three Indian states: Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Top == Great Indian Rhinoceros  == Habitat: Found only in the tall grasslands and forests in the foothills of the Himalayas. Top
 * National Parks:** Kalakkadu Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, Mundanthuri Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu
 * Status in the Wild:** Endangered
 * More Facts At: ** @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-tailed_Macaque
 * National Parks:** Kaziranga National Park, Assam; Manas National Park, Assam
 * Status in the Wild:** Endangered
 * More Facts At:** Canadian Museum of Nature @http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/indrhino.htm

**Leopard [[image:http://www.teachindiaproject.org/images/Indian_Leopard.jpg width="204" height="144" caption="Baby Indian elephant at Kabini Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka"]] **
Habitat: The leopard lives in all types of habitats from open country to thick forest. Top == ** Neelgai  ** == Habitat: They live on a variety of land types from hillsides to level ground with scattered grass steppes, trees, and cultivated areas, but not in thick forests. Top == ** Royal Bengal Tiger  ** == Habitat: Habitats include dense thickets, long grass, or tamarisk shrubs along river banks. Top == ** Wild Ass  ** == Habitat: Flat grassland covered expanse known as bets (islands where coarse grasses springs up during the monsoon). Top == ** Pangolin or Scaly Anteater  ** == Top == **  Chinkara ** == Habitat: Grasslands and dessert Top == ** Nilgiri Tahr  ** == Habitat: Hills of southern India at elevations of about 1,800m (6,00 ft.) Top == ** Indian Flying Fox  ** == Habitat: This species roosts in large colonies of hundreds to thousands of individuals on large trees in rural and urban areas, close to agricultural fields, ponds and by the side of roads It feeds on a wide variety of fruits and flowers, both wild and cultivated. A single young is born between April to early June. It travels long distances, up to 150 km to and from its roost, a night in search of fleshy berries.
 * National Parks:** Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan; Sariska National Park, Rajasthan
 * Status in the Wild:** Near Threatened
 * More Facts At:** @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Leopard
 * National Parks:** Sultanpur National Park, Haryana
 * Status in the Wild:** Secure
 * More Facts At:** Haryana Online @http://www.haryana-online.com/Fauna/neelgai.htm
 * National Parks:** Kanha National Park, MP; Bandavgarh National Park, MP
 * Status in the Wild:** Endangered
 * More Facts At:** Tiger Facts
 * National Park**s: Little Rann Of Kutch, Gujarat
 * Status in the Wild:** Endangered
 * More Facts At:** Indian Wildlife @http://www.indian-wildlife.com/wildasssanctuary.htm
 * Habitat: ** Variety of habitats - forests, hills, cultivated land, rocky crevices. Found in much of Eastern and Northern India and in Tamil Nadu and Kerala also.
 * National Parks:** Found in many National Parks
 * Status in the Wild:** Near Threatened
 * More Facts At:** @http://www.ecoindia.com/animals/mammals/indian-pangolin.html
 * National Parks:** Kutch Dessert Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat, Gir National Forest, Gujarat
 * Status in the Wild:** Least concern
 * More Facts At:** @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Gazelle
 * National Parks:** Eravikulam National Park, Kerala
 * Status in the Wild:** Endangered
 * More Facts At: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ** @http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/9917/0
 * National Parks:** Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, Palamau Tiger Reserve and Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand, Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh, Molem National Park in Goa, Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, Chilka (Nalaban) Wildlife Sanctuary in Orissa and Indravati National Park in Chattisgarh.
 * Status in the Wild:** Least concern


 * More Facts At: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species @http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/18725/0 **



**What is an Endangered species? **

**Endangered means danger of the species becoming extinct or dying out. **

Tigers are facing major population losses & extinction. Tigers are killed for sport, skins & body parts. In the 1950s the Caspian tiger became extinct. The Bali and Java tiger are also extinct. The last Bali tiger was killed in 1937; the last Javan tiger was seen in 1972. India today has the largest number of tigers, with between 3,600 to 4,000. The South China tiger (20-30 are remaining), is nearly extinct in the wild.

**Reasons for the Endangered Status **

The Bengal tiger is endangered because it is poached for its body parts to cater to an illegal market. Another reason is habitat loss due to the cutting down of forests and humans building houses in the tiger's habitat.  100 years ago there were almost 40,000 tigers in India, but now only around 4,000 remain in the wild.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Why Save Tigers?**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Tiger is a symbol of wilderness and well-being of the ecosystem. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">By conserving and saving tigers the entire wilderness ecosystem is protected or conserved. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Saving wilderness is important to a healthy ecosystem. ||