ENDANGERED SPECIES

IN INDIA
ENDANGERED SPECIES :

A specie that is in immediate danger

of becoming extinct and need
protection to survive
CONSERVATION STATUS
BY IUCN
National endangered species day
it is celebrated on the third Friday of May

The national endangered species day is an opportunities for

people of all ages to learn about the importance of protecting
endangered species and everyday actions they can take to help
protect them
Reasons For specie endangerement

 Habitat loss and fragmentation

 Hunting and poaching
 Pollution
 Invasive species
 Global warming and Climate change
 Natural disasters
 No protection
 Effects
• Disruption of food
chains and food webs
• Biodiversity loss
• Loss of medicinal
sources
• Ecological imbalance
• Acclerated extinction
IUCN RED DATA LIST

The red data list is given by International Union for

conservation of nature that is iucn
The list contains critically endangered and
vulnerable species
The list is updated by zoological Survey of India
(ZSI) from time to time as per IUCN
Some examples of endangered animals in India
According to iUCN
Himalayan Brown bear  
Sumatran Rhinoceros Kashmir stag
Pygmy Hog

Namdapha
Red Panda Flying Squirrel Nilgiri tahr
Golden langur
Dhole/Asiatic Eld’s deer/thamin or brow-
wild dog or antlered deer
Indian wild dog Lion-tailed macaque

Hog deer
Hispid hare/
Assam rabbit
Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Other examples
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee)
Hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus)
Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
Kolar leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus)
Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
White-bellied musk deer (Moschus leucogaster)
Servant mouse (Mus famulus)
Mandelli’s mouse-eared bat
Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)
Gee’s golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica)
 Sangai (Rucervus eldii eldii)
According to IUCN there are over
30,000 endangered species in India

As per their estimates more than 1

million species will be lost by 2050

99% of current threatened species are

at risk from human activity
Endangered Means we still have time
Endangered species are like file alarms
that tell us about problems in our home
we called Earth

If we listen to the alarm calls they could

help us improve our life and health of
our planet

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So, what can
you do ...
 Protect permanent habitat of animals
 Don't use harmful chemical
 Learn
as much as you can about the
endangered species in your area
 Don't
buy products made by killing of
species
 Choose sustainable products and learn to
recycle
 Keepthe river forest and other
surroundings clean
Thank you

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