As a component of the IAS Prelims Syllabus, IUCN Red List and its divisions and categorisations for different animal species constitute an important topic. Thus, aspirants must accordingly update themselves with the related data. List of critically endangered species in India as per IUCN Red List...
India: Endangered species damned by damsdoi:10.1038/515037bA letter to the editor is presented discussing the topic Hydroelectric projects in India and their threat to biodiversity.BarahNorwegianPankajNorwegianBhuyanNorwegianKaveriNorwegianEBSCO_AspNature...
The European rabbit is a common sight in some parts of the world, but in its native Spain, Portugal and southern France, the species' population has declined significantly in recent years, causing the species to become endangered. The rabbit, one of 77 species of rabbits and hares (source),...
(Asclepiadaceae) is a highly endemic and endangered species in the Western Ghats of India. Fourteen microsatellite markers were developed for C. fantastica. Eight microsatellite primers screened had 2–5 alleles per locus and the observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.48 to 0.83 and 0.48...
Rampant avian flu that has impacted millions of birds in the U.S. has now killed a polar bear for the first time ever recorded. Jan 9, 2024 The Endangered Species Act at 50: "The most dazzling and impactful environmental feat of all time" ...
19.11.4 Genome editing in polyploidy genomes Gene drives could be a valuable tool for the conservation of threatened and endangered plant species. Rescue drives may be used to introduce traits that will improve the adaptive potential of endangered species in the current environment. Driving new adap...
Found in Southeast Asia, this endangered species is extinct in parts of Asia—mainly India, Singapore, Myanmar and perhaps Brunei. Threatened by habitat loss, hunting (poaching or otherwise) and accidental death caused by fishing, this species doesn’t do well in captivity, where only a couple...
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(Bodeker and Burford, 2006;WHO, 2013). In India alone, 316 medicinal plant species are in imminent danger of extinction (UNDP India, 2014). The utilization of body parts fromendangered animal species, such as rhinoceros horn, in T&CM therapies – especially in China – is another issue ...
The vegetation composition, particularly the forest type, differs between the western and eastern regions, with higher annual precipitation in the east. Such broad habitat conditions provide habitats for many endangered species. Transhumant pastoralism supports the subsistence livelihoods of mountain ...