
Extinction 52:
Jerdon’s Courser
BEST SEEN AT: Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh
Extinction 51:
Tibetan Antelope (Chiru)
BEST SEEN AT: Chang Chenmo Valley, Ladakh
Extinction 50:
Green Avadavat (Munia)
BEST SEEN AT: Mount Abu, Rajasthan
Extinction 49:
Bengal Florican
BEST SEEN AT: Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, Manas Tiger Reserve, Assam
Extinction 48:
Blackbuck
BEST SEEN AT: Velavadar National Park, Point Calimere, Tamil Nadu
Extinction 47:
Tiger
BEST SEEN AT: Ranthambhor, Rajasthan; Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Extinction 46:
White-Winged Wood Duck
BEST SEEN AT: Pakhui-Nameri Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Padesh-Assam
Extinction 45:
Gharial
BEST SEEN AT: Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh
Extinction 44:
Indian Pangolin
BEST SEEN AT: Gir National Park, Ranthambhore
Extinction 43:
Sloth Bear
BEST SEEN AT: Daroji Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka
Extinction 42:
Olive Ridley Turtle
BEST SEEN AT: Rushikulya Beach, Orissa
Extinction 41:
Red Panda
BEST SEEN AT: Sangalila Park, West Bengal
Extinction 40:
Sangai
BEST SEEN AT: Loktak Lake Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur
Extinction 39:
Smooth-Coated Otter
BEST SEEN AT: Kaziranga, Assam; Corbett, Uttarakhand; Periyar, Kerala
Extinction 38:
Pygmy Hog
BEST SEEN AT: Manas Tiger Reserve, Assam
Extinction 37:
Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros
BEST SEEN AT: Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, Assam
Extinction 36:
Purple Frog
BEST SEEN AT: The Sahyadri range in Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Extinction 35:
Western Tragopan
BEST SEEN AT: Dharanghati Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh
Extinction 34:
Whale Shark
BEST SEEN AT: Off Veraval coast, Saurashtra
Extinction 33:
Grizzled Giant Squirrel
BEST SEEN AT: Chinnar wildlife Sanctuary, TN, Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
Extinction 32:
Asiatic Wild Dog
BEST SEEN AT: Bhadra & Nagarhole, Karnataka; Kanha & Kuno, Madhya Pradesh
Extinction 31:
Great Pied Hornbill
BEST SEEN AT: Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh; Silent Valley, Kerala; Corbett, Uttarakhand
Extinction 30:
Honey Bee
BEST SEEN AT: Most forests or big trees in your garden. They are known to prefer mango trees
Extinction 29:
Slender Loris
BEST SEEN AT: Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, Mhadei Sanctuary, Goa
Extinction 28:
Greater Adjutant
BEST SEEN AT: Guwahati
Extinction 27:
Snow Leopard
BEST SEEN AT: Hemis National Park, Ladakh
Extinction 26:
Hangul
BEST SEEN AT: Dachigam National Park
Extinction 25:
King Cobra
BEST SEEN AT: Agumbe, Karnataka (entire southern Western Ghats from Kanyakumari to Goa); Bhitarkanika, Orissa; the Andamans
Extinction 24:
Asiatic Wild Ass
BEST SEEN AT: Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann, Gujarat
Extinction 23:
Arunachal Macaque
BEST SEEN AT: Tawang and West Kameng districts, Arunachal Pradesh
Extinction 22:
Rusty Spotted Cat
BEST SEEN AT: Gir National Park, Gujarat; Mundanthurai, Tamil Nadu
Extinction 21:
Sarus Crane
BEST SEEN AT: Ettawa-Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
Extinction 20:
Snow Orchid
BEST SEEN AT: Mahananda Sanctuary, North Bengal
Extinction 19:
Asiatic Lion
BEST SEEN AT: Gir National Park, Gujarat
Extinction 18:
Asiatic Elephant
BEST SEEN AT: Corbett National Park, Nagarhole National Park
Extinction 17:
Gangetic Dolphin
BEST SEEN AT: Vikramshila Sanctuary, Bihar; Garmukhteshwar, UP
Extinction 16:
Hoolock Gibbon
BEST SEEN AT: Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh
Extinction 15:
Malabar Banded Peacock
BEST SEEN AT: Western Ghats, mainly from South Goa to North Kerala
Extinction 14:
Nilgiri Tahr
BEST SEEN AT: Eravikulam National Park
Extinction 13:
Great Indian Bustard
BEST SEEN AT: Desert National Park, Rajasthan
Extinction 12:
Kurinji
BEST SEEN AT: Eravikulum National Park, Kerala
Extinction 11:
Horse-Shoe Crab
BEST SEEN AT: Bhitarkanika National Park, Orissa; Sundarbans, West Bengal
Extinction 10:
Lion-Tailed Macaque
BEST SEEN AT: Silent Valley, Kerala, Indira Gandhi Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu
Extinction 09:
House Sparrow
BEST SEEN AT: In your garden
Extinction 08:
Leopard
BEST SEEN AT: Gir National Park, Gujarat; Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka
Extinction 07:
Dugong
WHERE: Gulf of Munnar, Andamans
Extinction 06:
Medo Pit Viper
WHERE: North-eastern tip of Arunachal
Extinction 05:
Himalayan Yew
BEST SEEN AT: Nanda Devi National Park, Uttarakhand
Extinction 04:
Rameshwaram Parachute Spider
BEST SEEN AT: Rameshwaram
Extinction 03:
Coral Reefs
BEST SEEN AT: Lakshadweep Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Extinction 02:
The Forest Owlet
Best seen at: Withheld, tourism is a threat
Extinction 01:
Indian Wolf
Best seen at: Velvadar National Park, Gujarat
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