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The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.[1][2][3] Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species.[4] The Indian wolf is an endangered subspecies of gray wolf.[5] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years.[6][7]
India is home to 75% of the world's tiger population[8] as well as 60% of Asian elephant population.[9]