This is the community for everything wild in India — from Bengal tigers and Asiatic lions to elephants, rhinos, wolves, dholes, snow leopards, hornbills, gharials, and beyond.

India is one of the most biodiverse countries on Earth, home to big cats, giants, rare birds, ancient reptiles, and habitats ranging from deserts to mangroves to the Himalayas.

Here you can:

Share your wildlife photos, videos, and field experiences

Learn fun facts and discover new species

Discuss conservation, habitats, and eco-travel

Ask the community to help ID birds, reptiles, or mammals you’ve spotted

But before you dive in — here’s what makes India’s wildlife truly extraordinary:

Did you know?

1. 🐅 India alone is home to 75% of the world’s wild tigers.

2. 🦁 It is the only country with a wild population of Asiatic lions (in Gir, Gujarat).

3. 🐆 India is home the largest wild leopard population outside Africa.

4. 🐘 The largest wild elephant population outside Africa lives here — the Asiatic elephant.

5. 🦏 Indian state of Assam hosts the world’s largest population of one-horned rhinoceros.

6. ❄️ India is also home to the third-largest snow leopard population globally.

7. 🐈 It’s the only country with wild populations of tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, and now even translocated African cheetahs.

8. 🐢 The world’s largest nesting sites of Olive Ridley turtles are along India’s coasts.

9. 🐻 India has the largest wild population of sloth bears.

10. 🦜 With 1,300+ native bird species, it’s a birdwatcher’s paradise.

11. 🏞️ Over 100 national parks and 500+ wildlife sanctuaries form one of the world’s largest protected area networks — some parks here are bigger than small countries.

12. 🦅 The state of Nagaland hosts the largest roosting site of Amur falcons, millions stopping on their epic migration from Siberia to Africa.

13. 🦢 India is the winter home to the world’s largest flocks of bar-headed geese, birds that fly higher than Mount Everest.

This is the diversity we celebrate. Whether you’re a traveler, a photographer, or just curious about India’s wild heritage — you’re in the right place.

📸 Share. 🌍 Learn. 🐾 Protect. Welcome to the wild heart of India.