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    This document discusses endangered and endemic species in India. It notes that the International Union for Conservation of Nature publishes a Red Data Book that lists endangered plant and animal species. In India, nearly 450 plant species and around 300 animal species such as the gharial crocodile, great Indian bustard, and tiger are endangered or threatened. Some species like the pink-headed duck have gone extinct. India has high biodiversity and endemism due to its location and habitats like the Western Ghats region, with thousands of plant and animal species found only within India. Conservation efforts are needed to protect these endangered and endemic species.

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    This document discusses endangered and endemic species in India. It notes that the International Union for Conservation of Nature publishes a Red Data Book that lists endangered plant and animal species. In India, nearly 450 plant species and around 300 animal species such as the gharial crocodile, great Indian bustard, and tiger are endangered or threatened. Some species like the pink-headed duck have gone extinct. India has high biodiversity and endemism due to its location and habitats like the Western Ghats region, with thousands of plant and animal species found only within India. Conservation efforts are needed to protect these endangered and endemic species.

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    ENDANGERED AND ENDEMIC

    SPECIES OF INDIA

    Submitted by-
    Nishad kp
    Rajeev pk
    Endangered species of India

    • The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural


    Resources (IUCN) publishes the Red Data Book which includes the
    list of endangered species of plants and animals.

    • The red data symbolizes the warning signal for those species which are
    endangered and if not protected are likely to become extinct in near
    future.

    • In India, nearly 450 plant species have been identified in the categories
    of endangered, threatened or rare. Existence of about 150 mammals
    and 150 species of birds is estimated to be threatened while an
    unknown number of species of insects are endangered.
    • A few species of endangered reptiles, birds, mammals and plants are
    given below:

    (a) Reptiles : Gharial, green sea turtle, tortoise, python

    (b) Birds : Great Indian bustard, Peacock, Pelican, Great Indian Hornbill,
    Siberian White Crane

    (c) Carnivorous : Indian wolf, red fox, Sloth bear, red panda, Mammals
    tiger, leopard, striped hyena, Indian lion, golden cat, desert cat,
    dugong

    (d) Primates : Hoolock gibbon, lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur,


    Capped monkey, golden monkey

    (e) Plants : A large number of species of orchids, Rhododendrons,


    medicinal plants like Rauvolfia serpentina, the sandal wood tree
    Santalum, Cycas beddonei etc.
    The Zoological Survey of India reported that Cheetah, Pink
    headed duck and mountain quail have already become extinct from
    India.

    • A species is said to be extinct when it is not seen in the wild for 50


    years at a stretch e.g. Dodo, passenger pigeon.

    • A species is said to be endangered when its number has been


    reduced to a critical level or whose habitats, have been drastically
    reduced and if such a species is not protected and conserved, it is in
    immediate danger of extinction.

    • A species is said to be in vulnerable category if its population is


    facing continuous decline due to overexploitation or habitat
    destruction.

    •Species which are not endangered or vulnerable at present, but are


    at a risk are categorized as rare species.
    Some important endangered and extinct species are shown below
    Endangered species of India

    • India has two biodiversity hot spots and thus possesses a large
    number of endemic species. Out of about 47,000 species of plants in
    our country 7000 are endemic.

    • Thus, Indian subcontinent has about 62% endemic flora, restricted


    mainly to Himalayas, Khasi Hills and Western Ghats. Some of the
    important endemic flora include orchids and species like Sapria
    himalayana, Uvaria lurida, Nepenthes khasiana, Pedicularis perroter
    etc.
    • A large number out of a total
    of 81,000 species of animals in
    our country is endemic.

    • The western ghats are


    particularly rich in amphibians
    (frogs, toads etc.) and reptiles
    (lizards, crocodiles etc.). About
    62% amphibians and 50%
    lizards are endemic to Western
    Ghats.
    Thank You!!!!

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