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Red list has 132 species of plants, animals from India

• 21/06/2012
• Hindu (New Delhi)

The Red list of threatened species, prepared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has listed 132 species of plants and animals as Critically Endangered, the most threatened category, from India. Plants seemed to be the most threatened life form with 60 species being listed as Critically Endangered and 141 as Endangered. The Critically Endangered list included 18 species of amphibians, 14 fishes and 10 mammals.

• Tags:
  • India
  • Amphibians
  • Fish
  • Birds
  • Extinct Species
  • Bustard
  • Endangered Species
  • Kerala
  • Plant Biodiversity
  • Wetlands
  • Mammals
  • Fish Biodiversity
  • Biodiversity

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