Union minister of state for forests Jayanthi Natarajan on Wednesday announced a recovery programme for saving critically endangered species and their habitats.
Under the initiative, 16 species have been identified for support. This includes snow leopard, bustards (including floricans), dolphin, hangul, Nilgiri tahr, marine turtles, dugongs and coral reefs, edible nest swiftlet, Asian wild buffalo, Nicobar megapode, Manipur brow-antlered deer, vultures, Malabar civet, Indian rhinoceros, asiatic lion, swamp deer and jerdon’s courser.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/central-plan-save-endangered-species
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/leopard
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bustard
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dolphin
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turtles
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vulture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/project-tiger
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-parks
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
