Use of threatened species in research – be it for taxonomy, biology or population studies, has always invoked much debate. As a result, the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) developed a set of guidelines entitled ‘IUCN Policy Statement on Research Involving Species at Risk of Extinction’ with special reference to scientific collecting of threatened species. A recent IUCN assessment of the conservation status of freshwater taxa of the Western Ghats, involving more than 40 freshwater biodiversity experts, including 15 ichthyologists, listed a number of threats affecting the freshwater taxa of
the region and their habitats.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/western-ghats%E2%80%99-fish-fauna-peril-are-pseudo-conservationist-attitudes-be-blamed
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rajeev-raghavan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/neelesh-dahanukar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-krishnakumar-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fish
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/freshwater-ecosystems
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
