Dugong

Ramanathapuram forest range officer S Sathish has worked for over five years to mitigate poaching, saving the Olive Ridley Turtle, carrying out underwater plastic waste clean ups, and more to protect the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park in Tamil Nadu.

With its gorgeous beaches, underwater wonders and primeval location, Andaman and Nicobar islands are still the ideal place to get away from it all.

For many of India’s magnificent creatures, time is running out. Climate change, deforestation, unhindered poaching and other man-made problems have all resulted in fewer of these species. Here's a look at 16 of them.