Answer the following.
Write the names of biodiversity hot spots.
The Western Ghat spread over the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamilnadu and Kerala, Habitats of Asiatic lion and wild bison of this region have been under threat.
Manas sanctuary of the Assam Tiger, Sunderband sanctuary of West Bengal is reserved for tigers.
34 highly sensitive biodiversity spots are found all over the world. Such areas had once occupied 15.7% area of the Earth. 86% of the sensitive areas are already destroyed. Presently, only 2.3% area of the Earth has been left over with sensitive spots. It includes 1, 50,000 plant species which are 50% of the world count. As far as India is considered, out of 135 species of animals, 85 species are found in the jungles of eastern region. About 1,500 endemic plant species are found in western ghat. Out of the total plant species in the entire world, 50,000 are endemic.
