India is a country with diverse culture and festivals. It majorly attracts tourist for the variety of culture. It has huge history and historical monuments. It has many natural sites like beaches, waterfalls and snow capped mountains. There are pilgrim places and temples which has been tourist attractions for years. Along with that India also has wild life and forest which can attract tourist that like travelling to unusual locations.
There are sanctuaries like Bannerghatta in Banglore, Kaziranga which are developed sites for tourism. There are other forest like Sunderban in West Bengal which are unexplored and rich in flora, fauna and wild life. Western Ghats is one such unexplored location of India. They are spread across 8,000 km spanning across the states Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. They have been nominated by UNESCO as world heritage site for the various flora and fauna it has homed.
Western Ghats is the range of mountains older than the Himalayan ranges. It has huge significance. It is located in western parts of India, extending from Central to South Western regions. It is not just home to various species but has also influential for monsoons in India. The stretch has at least 325 scarcely visible floras, fauna, birds, animals and also fishes. These endangered species needs to protected and preserved. Adding Western Ghats to world heritage site will help in preserve and adding statutory warning to avoid any further harm.
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