ENDANGERED MEANS STILL WE

HAVE TIME
TEAM

 PAVAN ROHIT
 KARTHIGHA
 SHIVAM
 SUKHJEET
 SAURABH
 NAVYA KRISHNA
INTRODUCTION

Organisms whose number have

declined rapidly and species might be
wiped off from the earth in near future
are called Endangered Species
 In 2012, the IUCN Red List featured 3079 animal and 2655 plant species as
Endangered (EN) worldwide . The figures for 1998 were, respectively, 1102
and 1197.
 The RED DATA BOOK symbolizes a warning signal for those species
which are endangered and have to be protected. Otherwise they are
likely to become extinct in the near future.

 Ref:
 IUCNREDLIST.ORG
 THE LIVING PLANET IN CRISIS-author Joel cracraft
 WIN- WIN ECOLOGY------------- Michael rosenzweig
World Wildlife Federation (WWF) published a book containing
the details of endangered and threatened species of Flora and
Fauna called as RED DATA BOOK or RED LIST BOOK
News article
 Critically Endangered Animal Species of India

 Among the classification of threatened species, the category Critically Endangered

corresponds to the greatest risk. In India, there are 70+ critically endangered animals and
60+ critically endangered plants. 300+ animals fall under the category of endangered while
140+ plants fall under the category of endangered.  This post is a detailed list of the
critically endangered animal species in India. These include mammals, reptiles, birds,
amphibians, fishes, corals and so on. 
 When is a species considered critically endangered?
 Critically endangered is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN (International  Union
for Conservation of Nature) Red List to wild species. There are five quantitative criteria to
determine whether a taxon is threatened. A taxon is critically endangered when the best
available evidence indicates that it meets any of the following criteria:
 Populations have declined or will decrease, by greater than 80% over the last 10 years or
three generations.
 Have a restricted geographical range.
 Small population size of less than 250 individuals and continuing decline at 25% in 3 years
or one generation.
 Very small or restricted population of fewer than 50 mature individuals.
 High probability of extinction in the wild.
The Critically Endangered list includes 10 mammals,
15 birds, 6 reptiles, 19 species of amphibians, 14
fishes etc.
 Critically Endangered Mammals
 Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania).
 Andaman White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura andamanensis)
 Jenkin’s Andaman Spiny Shrew (Crocidura jenkinsi)
 Nicobar White-tailed Shrew (Crocidura nicobarica)
 Kondana Rat (Millardia kondana)
 Large Rock Rat or Elvira Rat (Cremnomys elvira)
 Namdapha Flying Squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi)
 Malabar Civet (Viverra civettina)
 Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)
 Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)
Critically Endangered Birds
According   to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of birds, the
information contained in the IUCN Red list version 2013.2 indicates that 15 species of birds
from India are critically endangered.

No Common Name Scientific Name

1 Baer’s Pochard Aythyabaeri

2 Forest Owlet Heteroglauxblewitti

3 Great Indian Bustard Ardeotisnigriceps

4 Bengal Florican Houbaropsisbengalensis

5 Siberian Crane Grusleucogeranus

6 Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchuspygmeus

7 Sociable Lapwing Vanellusgregarius

8 Jerdon’s Courser Rhinoptilusbitorquatus

9 White backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis

10 Red-headed Vulture Sarcogypscalvus

11 White-bellied Heron Ardeainsignis

12 Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris

13 Indian Vulture Gyps indicus

14 Himalayan Quail Ophrysiasuperciliosa

15 Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessacaryophyllacea

 Critically Endangered Reptiles
 Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
 Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys
imbricata)
 Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys
coriacea)
 Four-toed River Terrapin or River
Terrapin (Batagur baska)
  Red-crowned Roofed Turtle or the
Bengal Roof Turtle (Batagur
kachuga)
 Sispara day gecko (Cnemaspis
sisparensis)
 Critically Endangered Amphibians
 Anamalai Flying Frog (Rhacophorus
pseudomalabaricus)
 Gundia Indian Frog (Indirana
gundia)
 Kerala Indian Frog (Indirana
phrynoderma)
 Charles Darwin’s Frog (Ingerana
charlesdarwini)
 Kottigehar Bubble-nest Frog
(Micrixalus kottigeharensis)
 Amboli Bush Frog (Pseudophilautus
amboli)
 Chalazodes Bubble-Nest Frog
(Raorchestes chalazodes
 Critically Endangered Fishes
 Pondicherry Shark (Carcharhinus hemiodon)
 Ganges Shark (Glyphis gangeticus)
 Knife-tooth Sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata)
 Large-tooth Sawfish (Pristis microdon)
 Long-comb Sawfish or Narrow-snout Sawfish (Pristis zijsron
INDIAN CHEETAH

Indian Cheetah: Indian Cheetah

also known as Asiatic Cheetah have
been known to exist in India for a
very long time. Due to access
hunting, Deforestation and habitat
loss ,the lastest land animal on
earth become extinct in India. The
Asiatic Cheetah is a rare and
critically endangered species of Big
Cats family ,now found today only in
Iran so also known as the Iranian
Cheetah, world’s last few are
occasional sightings in neighbor
countries of India. Indian Cheetah
was found in semi-desert areas of
Rajasthan and Gujarat and other
open habitats where prey is
available.
INDIAN AUROCHS

The Indian Aurochs once lived in

the hot and dry areas of India. The
huge wild cattle was larger than
most modern domestic cattle with
height of 6.6 ft and weight of 1,000
kilograms. The Indian bison or The
gaur is the largest species of wild
cattle found in India.zebu and gaur
are the Indian cattle, who are
quite similar to the extinct wild
Indian Aurochs. Extinct type of
cattle was the most challenging
hunting wild animal like the wild
water buffalo
SIVATHERIUM
Sivatherium: Sivatherium was a
very large approximately 7ft tall
extinct animal found in India. The
giant beasts was first discovered
in India, where it was called as
“Sivatherium” due to the Hindu
God Lord Shiva. The Sivatheres
were the tallest and fastest
monsters found in India ever.
SUMATRAN RHINOCEROUS

Sumatran Rhinoceros: The

Sumatran Rhinoceros has been
declared as one of the extinct
animal in India. The sumatran
rhinoceros is the smallest
rhinoceros with two horns and only
extant species of the genus
Dicerorhinus. The extinct sumatran
rhinoceros,once roamed and
inhabited rainforests of India and
neighbor north east Asian
countries. They are now critically
endangered species and estimated
to number fewer than 275 only and
found in neighbor
PINK HEAD DUCK

Pink-Headed Duck: Pink-headed
Duck was a large diving blackish-
brown duck,It was one of the most
beautiful bird in India. The long-
necked duck once found in
throughout India,But it’s beautiful
appearance made it most hunted
birds in India, Due to access of
hunting this beautiful bird is fall in
the category of extinct birds in
India. There is hope that the
critically endangered species could
still survive in some part of India
our neighbor countries.
ENDANGERED:
BENGAL TIGER

The Bengal tiger's coat is yellow to

light orange, with stripes ranging
from dark brown to black; the belly
and the interior parts of the limbs
are white, and the tail is orange
with black rings. The white tiger is
a recessive mutant of the Bengal
tiger, which is reported in the wild
from time to time
in Assam, Bengal, Bihar and
especially from the former State of
Rewa. However, it is not to be
mistaken as an occurrence
of albinism. In fact, there is only
one fully authenticated case of a
true albino tiger, and none of black
tigers, with the possible exception
of one dead specimen examined
in Chittagong in 1846.
ENDANGERED:
RED PANDA

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also

called lesser panda, red bear-cat and red
cat-bear, is a
small arboreal mammal native to the
eastern Himalayas and south
western China that has been classified
as vulnerable by IUCN as its wild population
is estimated at less than 10,000 mature
individuals. The population continues to
decline and is threatened by habital
loss and fragmentation, poaching, and in
breeding depression, although red pandas
are protected by national laws in their
range countries.
The red panda is slightly larger than
a domestic cat. It has reddish-brown fur, a
long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due
to its shorter front legs. It feeds mainly
on bamboo, but is omnivorous and also eats
eggs, birds, insects, and small mammals. It
is a solitary animal, mainly active from dusk
to dawn, and is largely sedentary during the
day.
ENDANGERED:
NILGIRI LANGUR

The Nilgiri langur
 (Trachypithecus johnii) found in
the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats
in South India. Its range also
includes Kodagu in Karnataka, Kodayar
Hills in Tamil Nadu, and many other
hilly areas in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
This primate has glossy black fur on its
body and golden brown fur on its head.
It is similar in size and long-tailed like
the gray langurs. Females have a white
patch of fur on the inner thigh. It
typically lives in troops of nine to ten
monkeys. The animal is often seen
encroaching into agricultural lands. Its
diet consists of fruits, shoots and
leaves. The species is endangered due
to deforestation and poaching for its
fur and flesh, the latter believed to
have aphrodisiac properties.
 ENDANGERED:
JAVAN
RHINOCEROUS
The Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros
sondaicus), also known as the Sunda
rhinoceros, is a very rare member of the
family Rhinocerotidae and one of five
extant rhinocerous. smaller than those of the
other rhino species. Only adult males have
horns; females lack them altogether.
Once the most widespread of Asian
rhinoceroses, the Javan rhinoceros ranged
from the islands of Java and Sumatra,
throughout Southeast Asia, and into India and
China. The species is critically endangered,
with only one known population in the wild,
and no individuals in captivity. It is possibly
the rarest large mammal on earth, with a
population of as few as 58 to 61 in Ujung
Kulon National Park .  The decline of the
Javan rhinoceros is attributed to poaching,
primarily for their horns, which are highly
valued intraditional Chinese medicine,
fetching as much as US$30,000 per kg on the
black market. Loss of habitat, especially as
the result of wars, such as the Vietnam War,
in Southeast Asia, has also contributed to the
species' decline and hindered recovery.
ENDANGERED:
INDIAN VULTURE

The Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) is

an Old World vulture and is closely
related to the griffon vulture, G.
fulvus. It breeds mainly on hilly crags in
central and peninsular India. The birds
in the northern part of its range once
considered a subspecies are now
treated as a separate species,
the slender-billed vulture Gyps
tenuirostris. These were lumped
together under the name long-billed
vulture.
ENDANGERED:
HIMALAYAN QUAIL
The Himalayan quail (Ophrysia
superciliosa) or mountain quail is a
medium-sized quai belonging to
the pheasant family. It was last
reported in 1876 and is feared extinct.
This species was known from only 2
locations (and 12 specimens) in the
western Himalayas in Uttarakhand,
north-west India. The last verifiable
record was in 1876 near the hill station
of Mussoorie.
The red bill and legs of this small dark
quail and white spots before and after
the eye make it distinctive. The male is
dark grey with bleak streaks and a
white forehead and supercilium. The
female is brownish with dark streaks
and greyish brow.
ENDANGERED:
INDIAN BUSTARD
The Great Indian Bustard
 (Ardeotis nigriceps) or Indian
bustard is a bustard found in India and
the adjoining regions of Pakistan. A
large bird with a horizontal body and
long bare legs giving it an ostrich like
appearance, this bird is among the
heaviest of the flying birds. Once
common on the dry plains of the Indian
subcontinent, as few as 250 individuals
were estimated in 2011 to survive and
the species is critically endangered by
hunting and loss of its habitat, which
consists of large expanses of dry
grassland and scrub. These birds are
often found associated in the same
habitat as blackbuck.
ENDANGERED:
INDIRANA

Indirana is a genus of frogs, the sole

member of
the Ranixalidae family. These frogs
are endemic to the Western
Ghats of India. They are sometimes
known under the common name Indian
frogs, whereas the family may go under
the name leaping frogs.
Indirana represent an ancient radiation
of frogs that diverged from all other
frogs almost 50 million years ago. This
has credited Indirana gundia as a status
of one of the "Top 100 Evolutionarily
Distinct and Globally Endangered
Amphibians".
 ENDANGERED:
PONDICHERY SHARK

The Pondicherry shark 

(Carcharhinus hemiodon) is an
extremely rare,
possibly extinct, species of requiem
shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. A
small and stocky gray shark, it grows
not much longer than 1 m (3.3 ft), and
it has a fairly long, pointed snout. This
species can be identified by the shape
of its upper teeth, which are strongly
serrated near the base and smooth-
edged near the tip, and by its
first dorsal fin, which is large with a
long free rear tip. Furthermore, this
shark has prominent black tips on
its pectoral fins, second dorsal fin,
and caudal fin lower lobe.
 SAVING NATIONS PRIDE
CONSERVATIVE MEASURES:

 State Wildlife Action Plans

 One of the best ways to protect endangered species is to prevent their

decline and deterioration in the first place. Toward that end, National
Wildlife Federation works to maintain healthy populations of fish, wildlife,
and plant species through promoting broad-based conservation efforts such
as State Wildlife Action Plans.
 THE PROTECTED AREA NETWORK IN INDIA INCLUDES 99 NATIONAL PARKS ,513
WILD LIFE SANTUARIES, 41 CONSERVATION RESERVES AND 4 COMMUNITY
RESERVES
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS RELATED TO WILD
LIFE
CITES------CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADING ENDANGERED SPECIES
-FOR EXPORT AND IMPORT OF ANIMALS
CAWT------THE COALITION AGAINST WILD LIFE TRAFFICKING
-FOR WORKING TOGETHER TO END ILLEGAL TRADE
IWC--------INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION
CMS--------CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES (BONN CONVENTION)
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
ACT,1960(PCA)
RULES FRAMED UNDER THIS ACT:
1.PERFORMING ANIMALS RULES,2002
2.TRANSPORT OF ANIMAL RULES,2001
3.PREVENTION OF CRUELTY RULES,2001
4.ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL RULES,2001
5.BREEDING AND EXPERIMENTATION ON ANIMALS RULES ,1998
ORGANISATION UNDER THIS ACT:
ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA (AWBI)
Our Approach to Endangered Species Protection
Includes:
 Defending and strengthening the Endangered Species Act, which
provides an essential legal safety net to prevent the loss of plant and animal
species to extinction.
 Holding federal agencies and others accountable for complying with
laws protecting rare endangered species using cooperation, persuasion, and--
where necessary--litigation.
 Advocating for increased funding for private landowner incentives and
other programs that benefit endangered species.
 Protecting and restoring the habitats on which endangered species and other
wildlife for their survival, and encouraging wildlife-friendly land management
practices.
 Reducing threats to wildlife that can lead to their endangerment and
extinction, such as loss habitat, contamination of water and spread of
invasive species.
TOP 10 WILD LIFE SANTUARIES

1.CORBETT NATONAL PARK, UTTARAKHAND

2.KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK, ASSAM
3.BANDIPUR NATIONAL PARK, KARNATAKA
4.BANDHAV GHAR NATIONAL PARK, MADHYA PRADESH
5.KANHA NATIONAL PARK, MADHYA PRADESH
6.SASAN GHIR SANCTUARY, GUJARAT
7.KEOLADEO GHANA NATIONAL PARK ,BHARATPUR, RAJESTAN
8.PERIYAR NATIONAL PARK,KERALA
9.PENCH NATIONAL PARK, MADHYA PRADESH
10.RANTHAMBORE NATIONAL PARK, RAJASTHAN
 Tiger Reserves in Tiger Range States:
Sl. Year of No. Creation Name of the Reserve State Total Area in Sq km

1. 1973-74 Bandipur Karnataka 866

1999-2000 Nagarhole (extension)

643

2. 1973-74 Corbett Now in Uttarakhand 1316

(earlier in Uttar Pradesh)

3. 1973-74 Kan ha Madhya Pradesh 1945

4. 1973-74 Manas Assam 2840

5. 1973-74 Melghat Maharashtra 1677

6. 1973-74 Palamau Now in Jharkhand (earlier in Bihar) 1026

7. 1973-74 Ranthambhore Rajasthan 1334

8. 1973-74 Similipal Orissa 2750

9. 1973-74 Sunderbans West Bengal 2585

10. 1978-79 Periyar Kerala 777

11. 1978-79 Sariska Rajasthan 866

12. 1982-83 Buxa West Bengal 759

13. 1982-83 Indravati Chhattisgarh 2799

(earlier in Madhya Pradesh)

14. 1982-83 Nagarjunsagar Andhra Pradesh 3568

15. 1982-83 Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh 1985

16. 1987-88 Dudhwa Uttar Pradesh 811

1999-2000 Katerniaghat (extension) 551

17. 1988-89 Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tamil Nadu 800

18. 1989-90 Valmiki Bihar 840

19. 1992-93 Pench Madhya Pradesh 758

20. 1993-94 Tadoba-Andheri Maharashtra 620

21. 1993-94 Bandhavgarh Madhya Pradesh 1162

22. 1994-95 Panna Madhya Pradesh 542

23. 1994-95 Dampha Mizoram 500

24. 1998-99 Bhadra Karnataka 492

25. 1998-99 Pench Maharashtra 257

26. 1999-2000 Pakhui-Nameri Arunachal Pradesh-Assam 1206

27. 1999-2000 Bori, Satpura, Panchmari Madhya Pradesh

   

1486

Total
37,329
BY INDIVIDUAL:

1.Learn about endangered species in your area.

2. Visit a national wildlife refuge, park or other open space
3. Make your home wildlife friendly. 
4. Native plants provide food and shelter for native wildlife.
5. Herbicides and pesticides may keep yards looking nice but they are
in fact hazardous pollutants that affect wildlife at many levels.
6. Slow down when driving. 
7. Recycle and buy sustainable products.
8. Never purchase products made from threatened or endangered species.
9. Harassing wildlife is cruel and illegal.