India and its wildlife conservation efforts

India is one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, hosting about 7-8 % of all known species, including over 45,000 types of plants and 91,000 types of animals, despite covering a mere 2.4% of the Earth's land. The extraordinary richness of wildlife is due to the country’s diverse geography and climate which in turn have paved way for different ecosystems ranging from the snow capped Himalayas to forests, grasslands, wetlands, deserts and coastal mangroves like the Sunderbans. India also has four of the world’s 34 major biodiversity hotspots- the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, the Northeast region, and the Nicobar Islands, making it important for global conservation.