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    This document discusses endangered species in India, providing information on their habitats, the national parks where they can be found, and their status in the wild. It covers the Royal Bengal Tiger, Great Indian Rhinoceros, Elephants, Nilgiri Tahr, Indian Flying Fox, Wild Ass, and Lion-tailed Macaque. All species listed are classified as endangered in the wild, with the exception of the Indian Flying Fox which has a status of least concern. The habitats include forests, grasslands, river banks, and hills across different regions of India.

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    This document discusses endangered species in India, providing information on their habitats, the national parks where they can be found, and their status in the wild. It covers the Royal Bengal Tiger, Great Indian Rhinoceros, Elephants, Nilgiri Tahr, Indian Flying Fox, Wild Ass, and Lion-tailed Macaque. All species listed are classified as endangered in the wild, with the exception of the Indian Flying Fox which has a status of least concern. The habitats include forests, grasslands, river banks, and hills across different regions of India.

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    This document discusses endangered species in India, providing information on their habitats, the national parks where they can be found, and their status in the wild. It covers the Royal Bengal Tiger, Great Indian Rhinoceros, Elephants, Nilgiri Tahr, Indian Flying Fox, Wild Ass, and Lion-tailed Macaque. All species listed are classified as endangered in the wild, with the exception of the Indian Flying Fox which has a status of least concern. The habitats include forests, grasslands, river banks, and hills across different regions of India.

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    COMPUTER SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT

    ENDANGERED SPECIES
    Name - B.HEMA
    Class - 6th STD A Section

    ROYAL BENGAL TIGER

    Habitat: Habitats include dense thickets, long grass, or tamarisk


    shrubs along river banks.
    National Parks: Kanha National Park, MP; Bandavgarh National
    Park, MP
    Status in the Wild: Endangered

    GREAT INDIAN RHINOCEROS

    Habitat: Found only in the tall grasslands and forests in the


    foothills of the Himalayas.
    National Parks: Kaziranga National Park, Assam; Manas
    National Park, Assam
    Status in the Wild: Endangered

    ELEPHANTS

    Habitat: Tropical forest habitats from moist, evergreen lowland forest


    to dry semi-deciduous teak forests to cooler mountain forests up to
    10,000 feet. 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

    Nilgiri Tahr

    Habitat: Hills of southern India at elevations of about 1,800m


    (6,00 ft.)
    National Parks: Eravikulam National Park, Kerala
    Status in the Wild: Endangered

    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: 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

    Wild Ass

    Habitat: Flat grassland covered expanse known as bets (islands where


    coarse grasses springs up during the monsoon).
    National Parks: Little Rann Of Kutch, Gujarat
    Status in the Wild: Endangered

    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.
    National Parks: Kalakkadu Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu,
    Mundanthuri Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu
    Status in the Wild: Endangered

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