Endangered Animals of India : Endangered Animals of India Nataraj M.B. Department of Zoology. What is an endangered animal? : What is an endangered animal? A species is called endangered when there are so few of its kind left that it could disappear from the planet altogether and become ’extinct.’ Extinct means an animal hasn’t been seen in the wild for 50 years. In total 762 plant and animal species are now recorded as extinct. IUCN RED LIST : IUCN RED LIST The IUCN Red List of Threatened
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Wildlife conservation Introduction Developing India is metamorphosing the environments; especially it is giving an antagonistic emanation for Indian Wildlife. Developing cities‚ villages‚ leads to massacres of trees. This demonstration of trees is leading to the end of wildlife in India. We are slaughtering the impeccable seraphic ventures just for our sake. Species have been relinquishing‚ since this development began. We have reached to a height when much percent of the species have been dematerialized
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Ornithology and Natural History‚ Coimbatore‚ India‚ 43pp Balasubramanian‚ P. & E. Santhoshkumar (2009). Final Report of the Ecology of Indian Grey Hornbill‚ Ocyceros birostris with special reference to its role in seed dispersal in southern Eastern Ghats‚ Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History‚ Coimbatore‚ India‚ 74pp. Champion‚ H.G. & R. Seth (1968). A revised survey of the forest types of India‚ Managers Publications‚ New Delhi. Corlett‚ R.T. (1998). Frugivory and seed dispersal by
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TODUR VILLAGE TO THE BOUNDARIES OF HARWADA VILLAGE IN ANKOLA TALUKA ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY 17 (WHICH WILL BE NH 66). IT IS CENTRALLY LOCATED BETWEEN KARWAR AND ANKOLA. THE VILLAGE IS TUCKED IN THE WESTERN GHATS FROM THREE SIDES AND THE ARABIAN SEA ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE‚ A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO BE EXPLORED. WESTERN GHATS OR SAHYADRI RANGE‚ WHICH RUNS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THE DISTRICT PASSES THROUGH THE VILLAGE. BEHIND THE COASTAL PLAIN ARE FLAT-TOPPED HILLS FROM 60 TO 100 METERS IN HEIGHT‚ AND BEHIND
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Kerala is famous for its backwaters‚ which are a network of canal‚ rivers and deltas that drain into the Arabian Sea. The major portion of this backwater is navigable and it connects the villages lying along and it is also used for transportation of goods and people. The largest stretch of Backwater is the Vembanad Lake and the major towns around which backwater activities occur are Alleppey (often called theVenice of the East)‚ Kumarakom and Kollam. An overnight cruise in the traditional ‘House-Boat’
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religious beliefs and a great repository of many endemic‚ endangered and economically important plant species. The study reports revealed that floristic diversity indices of the sacred groves of Kerala are equal or nearly equal to the forests of the Western Ghats. It is also revealed that these isolated patches are self-sustainable ecosystems function as a bio-resource centre and closed system for the nutrient and water cycles for the nearby areas. Sarpa Kavu (meaning Abode of the Snake God) is a small
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Indian territory. Summer. The summer is also known as the pre-monsoon season. The summer months are the months of April to June. However‚ the summer refers to the months of April to July in the northwestern parts of the country. In the southern and western parts of the country‚ the month with the maximum recorded temperature is April. In case of the northern parts of the country‚ the month with the maximum recorded temperature is May. The average temperature registered during these months is close to
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ENDANGERED ANIMALS IN INDIA BY DIVISION OF EDUCATION SERVICES (VISITOR SERVICES) NMNH (MoEF)‚ NEW DELHI ENDANGERED ANIMALS IN INDIA • Critically Endangered species in India According to the Red Data Book of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)‚ there are 47 critically endangered species in India (As of 5 September 2011 (2011-0905) • The Red list of 2012 is out on 18 february 2012 at Rio +20 Earth Summit. Red List has listed 132 species of plants and animals as Critically Endangered
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Western Ghats From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Sahyadri" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Sahyadri (disambiguation). Western Ghats Sahyadri Mountains The Western Ghats lie roughly parallel to the west coast of India Highest point Peak Anamudi (Eravikulam) Elevation 2‚695 m (8‚842 ft) Coordinates 10°10′N 77°04′ECoordinates: 10°10′N 77°04′E Dimensions Width 100 km (62 mi) E–W Area 160‚000 km2 (62‚000 sq mi) Geography Country India States List[show] Settlements Ooty
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Downloaded Downloaded from http://examguesspapers.com Education forum for ICSE Students GEOGRAPHY H.C.G. – Paper – 2 (Two hours) Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. Attempt seven questions in all. Part I is compulsory. All questions from Part I are to
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