Conservation in India

The Bengal tiger, primarily found in India and Bangladesh, is an endangered species.

Conservation in India

Protected areas

Main article: Protected areas of India

As of May 2004, the protected areas of India cover 156,700 km², roughly 4.95% of the total surface area.

Endangered species

List of endangered species in India

Legislation

Notable conservation organisations

Notable conservationists

References

Conservation of species

Conservation biology	Conservation behavior Conservation dependent species Conservation ethic Conservation genetics Conservation status Ex-situ conservation Extinction threshold In-situ conservation Latent extinction risk Marine conservation Species translocation Threatened species

Conservation areas	Conservation designation Conservation development Conservation district Conservation easement Ecoregion conservation status Environmental protection Gap analysis Habitat conservation High conservation value area Landscape-scale conservation Marine protected area National conservation area Open space reserve Riparian buffer Roadless area conservation Roadside conservation Site-based conservation Special Area of Conservation

Restoration	Assisted natural regeneration Ecosystem restoration Island restoration Reforestation afforestation Rewilding

By taxa	Amphibians and reptiles Birds burrowing owls raptors Insects bumblebees butterflies Land mammals bats bats 2 bears cheetahs cheetahs 2 gorillas painted dogs slow lorises small cats tigers tigers 2 wolves Marine Antarctic seals cetaceans cetaceans 2 manatees migratory sharks salmon sea otters sea turtles sturgeons Plants forests fungi medicinal plants orchids

By country	Australia Belize Brazil Hong Kong Iceland India Bhopal Ireland Italy New Zealand Papua New Guinea Uganda United Kingdom United States

Other	Biodiversity Conservation agriculture Conservation finance Conservation grazing Conservation management system Conservation movement Conservation officer Conservation organisations Conservation photography Conservation psychology Conservation refugee Conspicuous conservation De-extinction Myth of superabundance NatureServe conservation status Planetary boundaries

Index of conservation articles List of conservation issues Category

Social issues in India

Economy	Brain drain Communications Famine Farmers' suicides Labour Land reforms Debt bondage National Pension Scheme Poverty BPL Public Distribution System Remittances Reverse brain drain Slums Standard of living Street vendors Transport Urbanisation Unemployment Widening income gap

Education	Literacy Ragging Right to Education Act School corporal punishment

Environment	Conservation Global warming Manual scavenging Natural disasters Pollution Water supply and sanitation

Family	Cohabitation Divorce Domestic violence Dowry system Family planning Hindu joint family Infertility Nuclear family Polyandry Polygamy

Children	Abortion Child labour Child marriage Child prostitution Child trafficking Female foeticide Female infanticide Street children

Women	Acid throwing Bride burning Devadasi Dowry death Eve teasing Women's health Feminism Menstrual taboo Prostitution Rape Sati Sexism Widows

Caste system	Caste politics Caste-related violence Dalit Reservation

Communalism	Proposed states and territories Ethnic relations Religious conflicts Religious violence Secularism Separatist movements

Crime	Corruption Groom kidnapping Human trafficking Illegal housing Illegal immigration Illegal mining Organised crime Terrorism Vigilantism

Health	Epidemics HIV/AIDS Leprosy Malnutrition Obesity Suicide

Media	Censorship Internet Films about social issues Freedom of expression Social impact of Indian soap opera

Other issues	Feudalism Gambling Hijra Homosexuality Human rights Prohibition Religious and spiritual use of cannabis Superstitions

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