Archive for 'Wildlife'
Wildlife Tourism in India
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.
Approximately 4% of the total Indian land is forests in which 90 forests are national parks and 482 Wildlife Sanctuaries. According to statistics, India has 60-70% world’s bio diversity. In these forests you will find a variety of Indian Wildlife. From Asian Elephants to Asiatic Lion, Bengal Tiger, Sloth Bear, Indian Rhinoceros [...]
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Destruction of Corals with time
Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by Vikram.
Coral reefs are aragonite structures produced by living organisms. They are homes to a variety of organisms including the coral fish and the algae that resides inside them giving them the beautiful colors. We human beings have become the main reason because of which the corals are either getting destroyed or bleached. The main reasons [...]
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Disturbance to wildlife due to increased tourism in national parks
Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by Vikram.
How will you feel if all of a sudden a group of people barge into your house and start looking at what you are doing? To add to this unpleasant situation, they start talking in loud decibels and throw things here and there and after some time they leave. If this continues for a few [...]
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Are Tigers on the verge of getting extinct?
Posted on 20. Jun, 2009 by Abhishek Daga.
The Herculean tiger is on the brink of extinction. Tigers are one of the largest of the big cats. 60% of world’s tigers live in India. The rest are spread all across Africa, China and Siberia. Facts reveal that their population has decreased from 100,000 in the 19th century to a shocking 3600 now! But [...]
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