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India is one of the richest nations in terms of biodiversity. Many initiatives have been undertaken at the international level which provides for biodiversity conservation in a holistic manner as well as for the protection of wildlife (flora and fauna). India is amongst the 17 mega-diversity countries. It comprises of 4 biodiversity hotspots (zones of high endemism and requiring conservation, according to the Conservation International): Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats, Indo-Burma region and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands. ). The biosphere is dependent upon the proper functioning of food cycles and food webs, and any imbalance in these chains would result in disastrous consequences, as all the species on the planet are interconnected to each other, despite huge differences in the mode of living, nutrition, etc.