The
wildlife of India is varied and one of the richest
wildlife of the world. The wildlife of India is
having the several endangered species that are
living critically in India that too in the verge
of extinction.
The endangered species
of the Indian Wildlife are identified by the different
international organizations like World Wildlife
Fund (WWF), International Union for Conservation
of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the
Wildlife Institute of India (WII). There are many
reasons that caused extinction in India. The reasons
are:
the loss of the species in the biological entity
destabilization of an ecosystem
endangerment of other species
loss of irreplaceable genetic material and associated
bio-chemicals
Poaching
India is so varied and rich in the wildlife as
it holds 400 species of mammals and 1200 species
of birds. There are about 80 National Park and
400 Wildlife Sanctuaries. The National Parks in
India are giving their best support in the conservation
of these endangered species such as Royal Bengal
Tigers, Indian Elephants, Indian Rhinos, Siberian
Crane, leopards and lions.
The lists of endangered species are categorized
into certain categories like: Critically
Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), Vulnerable (VU)
and Threatened. This classification of
animals is done by the International Union for
the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
(IUCN) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
in the year 2004.
There are many such
unique varieties of the animals that have been
kept in the National Parks and the Wildlife Sanctuaries
The animals which
are listed under the Critically
Endangered are
• Jenkin's Shrew
• Malabar Large Spotted Civet
• Namdapha Flying Squirrel
• Pygmy Hog
• Salim Ali's Fruit Bat
• Sumatran Rhinoceros
• Wroughton's Free Tailed Bat
The animals which
are listed under the Endangered
Species are
• Asiatic Lion
• Asiatic Black Bear
• Desert Cat
• Great Indian Rhinoceros
• Indian Elephant or Asian Elephant
• Blue Whale
• Capped Leaf Monkey
• Fin Whale
• Chiru (Tibetan Antelope)
• Ganges River Dolphin
• Hispid Hare
• Indus River Dolphin
• Red Panda
• Tiger
• Snow Leopard
• Asiatic Wild Dog
• Hispid Hare
• Hoolock Gibbon
• Kashmir Stag/ Hangul
• Lion-tailed Macaque
• Markhor
• Golden Leaf Monkey
• Asian arowana
• Loggerhead Sea Turtle
• Kondana Soft-furred Rat (Endemic to
India)
• Marsh Mongoose (Endemic to India.)
• Nilgiri Tahr (Endemic to India)
• Peter's Tube-nosed Bat (Endemic to India).
• Snow Leopard
• Wild Water Buffalo
• Narcondam Hornbill
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