Indian Park Survey Records 374 Faunal Species

A faunal diversity survey conducted within the Chandoli National Park and Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary in India identified the presence of 374 species within these areas over the three-year survey period.

The survey was conducted in three phases, pre-monsoon, monsoon, and post-monsoon to identify different species as insect life and plant species change according to these phases. Over the course of this three year survey, which began in 2007, scientists identified a total of 374 species, including:

• 35 species of zooplankton (organisms)
• 40 species of dragon flies
• 10 species of moluscs (invertebrates)
• 10 species of grasshoppers
• 88 species of butterflies
• 40 species of freshwater fish
• 82 species of birds
• 69 species of mammals