SDG-15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

India's national animal, the Royal Bengal Tiger, is an endangered species facing significant threats of poaching and habitat destruction.

Over the last 30 years, the world's tiger population has seen a 50 percent decline, with less than 4,000 living in the world

Poaching for the illegal trade in rhino horn remains the biggest threat to the greater one-horned rhino. Although there is no scientific proof of its medical value, the horn is used in traditional Asian medicines, primarily for the treatment of a variety of ailments including epilepsy, fevers, and cancer.