Apart from her enormous natural beauty, India's wildlife is her most magnificent natural heritage. It has a virtually unmatched diversity of Flora Fauna. India has over 400 parks and sanctuaries which are declared as protected areas. Of these very few are visited by the tourists due to lack of basic infrastructure, location and climatic conditions. Many parks and sanctuaries are of outstanding natural beauty, with a fairly healthy population of wild animals and rare species of birds, mammals. Wildlife watching in India is more of an adventure than fun. At times, the sightseeing of endangered animals may take days, while for very lucky ones, one visit to the Park can be a chance of a life time to view the rare and the elusive tiger and other endangered species. Unlike wild life sanctuaries in other countries where wild life can be viewed easily, Game viewing in India can be an exciting or a disappointing experience.

    Under Project Tiger and with the support of International Organisations, the population growth of Tiger reached has seen a positive growth in the past decade. But poaching still continues although the government is taking steps to prevent it. The other endangered species which are seen at these parks are - leopard, chital, sambar, nilgai, wild bull, wild boar, chinkara, 12 horned antelope, wild elephants, wild dog, barking deer, jackal, wild cat, Asiatic Lions (Sasangir only), dhol, black faced langur, rhesus monkey, gharial, crorodiles and the great one horned Indian rhino (only in Kaziranga and Manas).

    Besides these there are rare species of migratory as well as local birds found in most of the parks. The famous among them are pelicans, cranes, multicolored macaques, eagles, king fisher, the great Indian Bustard, osprey, peacocks, jungle fowls, heron, wild ducks, mynah, hornbill, humming birds, fly catcher. These birds nest here during winter months when they come from upper colder regions to breed and spend the winters in India.

    A visit ot these parks will give you a deep insight into our wild life heritage. Some of our most pouplar wild life parks are: