The iucn red list categories and criteria are intended to be an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction. Iucn red list india pdf download endangered species in. The united states, officially known as the united states of america or simply the us, is a country located in. Pdf slides of all the environment videos, 700 slides for free video lectures and study materials on upsc ias preparation, please visit, website. This category has the following 200 subcategories, out of 462 total. Red data book, lists of threatened plants and animals of the carpathian national parks and reserves. As of 2014, there are 2,464 animal and 2,104 plant species with this assessment. The iucn red list categories define the extinction risk of species assessed. Nine categories extend from ne not evaluated to ex extinct.
Overexploitation rare species red data book of the russian federation threatened species world wide fund for nature wwf. Endangered and threatened animals of texas texas parks and. Iucn red list india pdf download endangered, extinct species india. Endangered and threatened inland fish and wildlife species in maine are listed. As per the red data book of botanical survey of india bsi, 17 plants have been recorded as extinct. An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future.
Critically endangered cr, endangered en and vulnerable vu species are considered to be threatened with extinction. Management guidelines for endangered and threatened species of the edwards aquifer. Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct. Species list endangered, vulnerable, and threatened. Established in 1964, the iucn red list of threatened species has evolved to become the worlds most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. The history of listing is displayed on screen for each taxon and can be printed off in. A critically endangered cr species is one that has been categorized by the international union for conservation of nature iucn as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Critically imperiled plants can be found throughout the continental u. Extinct plants are enlisted in red data book of botanical survey of india. It is also possible to tailor the pdf outputs of the index of cites species to. The list contains critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable species. Geoffroy sainthilaire in west java article pdf available october 2014 with 956 reads.
The role of state governments in protecting not just endangered species but all spe. News about endangered and extinct species, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. India has added 15 more species to the red list of threatened species 973 in 2014. Iucn red list or red data list or red book the iucn red list of threatened species, founded in 1964, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. American pipit pdf anthus rubescens breeding population only species. Pages in category critically endangered species the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Not evaluated, data deficient, least concern, near threatened, vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, extinct in. Its six commissions consist of more than 3000 experts on threatened species, protected areas. Carpathian list of endangered species national red lists. They are confined mostly to the arid regions of rajasthan, gujarat and the ahmednagar district of maharashtra.
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