Indian Gaur(Indian bison)

- It is native to South and Southeast Asia.

- largest in the family of wild cattle and is a grazing animal

- Protected under the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, Schedule I

- IUCN status - Vulnerable

- Habitat - evergreen forests / semi-evergreen/moist deciduous forests

- Found mainly in  Western Ghats and surroundings in southern India , in particular in the Wayanad – Nagarhole – Mudumalai – Bandipur complex.