From being a much sought-after delicacy found in abundance in the Godavari and Krishna rivers, to figuring in the global IUCN Red List of threatened species, the fringed-lipped carp (Labeo fimbriatus) has been hunted almost to extinction, thanks to unscientific overharvesting.
A serious effort is hence being made by the Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board to revive the once-popular fish species by introducing fingerlings this monsoon, to start with, in the Godavari river system in Adilabad district.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/rescuing-threatened-fish-species-extinction
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/taxonomy/term/29914
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/adilabad-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/godavari
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/krishna
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fish
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extinct-species
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fish-biodiversity
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
