The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has identified 778 new species of fauna in the last five years announced by former director of the organization K Venkataraman. ZSI conducted by Indian rainforests and deserts are teeming with life and a treasurehouse of biological diversity.
- Scientists have brought to light about 778 fauna species in the last five years, thanks to the annual surveys ZSI conducts in protected areas in forests, wetlands, deserts and coral reefs.
- As a result, they have identified more than 5,000 fauna species new to scientific world till date.
Highlights :
- India is one of the 17 megadiversity countries in the world and has 6.77% of faunal diversity. So far, out of the 10 million estimated in the world, 1.8 million species have been named.
- Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas are the two important biodiversity hotspots in the country due to which, India tops the rank in the availability of most number of endemics in the region.
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