The 73 species include nine species of mammals, 18 birds, 26 reptiles and 20 amphibians, according to IUCN criteria.
Seventy-three species in India are critically endangered, the Union environment ministry informed the Rajya Sabha citing a report of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), up from 47 in 2011.
The 73 species include nine species of mammals, 18 birds, 26 reptiles and 20 amphibians, according to IUCN criteria.
IUCN, which monitors health and status of biodiversity globally, declares a species as critically endangered when it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
In September 2011, 47 species in India were identified as “critically endangered” in the class of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians, according to information provided by the ministry in Lok Sabha.
The government is now considering the inclusion of most critically endangered species in the Schedule-I of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, to provide the highest level of protection, minister of state, environment, Ashwini Kumar Choubey told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday in response to a question by Congress MP Mukul Wasnik.
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Seventy-three species in India are critically endangered, the Union environment ministry informed the Rajya Sabha citing a report of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), up from 47 in 2011.
The 73 species include nine species of mammals, 18 birds, 26 reptiles and 20 amphibians, according to IUCN criteria.
IUCN, which monitors health and status of biodiversity globally, declares a species as critically endangered when it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
In September 2011, 47 species in India were identified as “critically endangered” in the class of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians, according to information provided by the ministry in Lok Sabha.
The government is now considering the inclusion of most critically endangered species in the Schedule-I of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, to provide the highest level of protection, minister of state, environment, Ashwini Kumar Choubey told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday in response to a question by Congress MP Mukul Wasnik.
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