Rusty Spotted Cat

www.indiasendangered.com Rusty-Spotted Cat(Prionailurus rubiginosus) It is the smallest species of cat, along with the black-footed cat of Africa. It is listed as Near Threatened(NT) on the IUCN Red List. The Indian Population is listed on CITES Appendix I. HABITAT Moist and dry deciduous forests as well as scrub and grasslands. It is found in a […]

IUCN Concerned about World Heritage Sites of India

A recent report by the Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has brought forth the question whether the places declared as World Heritage Sites are really well conserved. The assessment made by the IUCN showed that the sites such as the Western Ghats, Kaziranga National Park, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary and Sunderbans in India are under […]

Indian Tree species out of Critically Endangered list

A tree species Syzygium Travancoricum (locally known as kulavetti or vadhamkolli) found only in the state of Kerala has been moved out of the Critically Endangered (CR) category of red list of threatened species. The tree is still rare, but now further away from extinction. In 1998 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) […]

Ailing Sundarbans losing Beauty and Diversity

The mangrove belts of Sundarbans expand from India till Bangladesh. Here, the border between land and water hazes away. It is a place where the ocean and rivers embrace each other and give aquatic life forms a perfect spot to thrive and create young ones. Terrestrial forms like the Royal Bengal Tiger have ample area to lead their solitary life, hunt, hide and stay away from the curious and sometimes irritating two legged humans. But human are rapidly encroaching this ideal habitat. Coasts are receding, mangroves are vanishing. So much so that experts say, the Sundarbans forests may soon become a thing of the past.

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