Question raised in Lok Sabha on Endangered Species, 09/08/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Endangered Species, 09/08/2016. Towards conservation of threatened (including endangered and vulnerable) species, the Government of India has established a Protected Area (PA) Network (730 PAs including 103 National Parks, 535Wildlife Sanctuaries, 26 Community Reserves, and 66 Conservation Reserves in different biogeographic regions), which primarily covers habitats of threatened megafauna such as tiger, rhino, elephant, etc.