Most of the previous answers include animals that are not actually extinct yet: there are still tigers and lions and elephants and bears in India, although many of them are critically endangered.
There are only a few hundred Asian lions left in the wild, and they were killed off primarily through indiscriminate hunting.
There are several species that have gone extinct in India in historical times.
The Dang's Giant Squirrel in 1940, the Long-horned Indian Buffalo (1850), and the Burmese Sumatran rhinocerous (1990 - actually a subspecies that went extinct) are some of them.
There are also species which have been extirpated from India (they are no longer found in India, but still exist elsewhere in the world), such as the cheetah.
There were also members of what has been dubbed the Pleistocene Megafauna, that lived in India and went extinct along with many other species at the end of the last ice age, such as the Stegodons, which were once found out as far as the Indonesian islands.Which animal has become extinct in India as a result of indiscriminate hunting?
the dodo birdWhich animal has become extinct in India as a result of indiscriminate hunting?
The anteater? There are also baby seals being slaughtered for their skins. They are being clubbed and some are skinned while they are still alive. www.Care2.com if you would like to help put an end to it.
the ant eater and the black panther
tiger
Cheetah has become extinct in India due to indiscriminate hunting.The Cheetah became extinct in India due to hunting by shikaris(Hunters), Rajas(Kings) and kisans(Farmers).
Asian elephants. They have been killed for their tusks so they could be used as weapons, to eat their meat, to make blankets and clothing, and they died because they were used for transportation(a.k.a. they were treated badly and died from lack of food)
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