Spanning an area of about 3,42,000 sq km, located in north-west India, Rajasthan is among the largest of the country’s states anda is remarkably rich in wildlife, its vast size and latitudinal variations (sea level to over 1,700 m) have provided it with varied vegetation- from the semi-evergreen forests of Mt Abu to the almost barren or dry scrub grasslands of the desert and from the dry deciduous thorn forests of the Aravalli hills to the wet marshes of Bharatpur.ert and from the dry deciduous thorn forests of the Aravalli hills to the wet marshes of Bharatpur.