Wikipedia contributor of 18‚000 edits We now accept ₹ (INR) Wildlife of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Part of a series on | Wildlife of India | | Biodiversity[show]Flora and Fauna Molluscs · Ants · Odonates Butterflies · Moths · Spiders Fish · Amphibians · Reptiles · Birds Mammals · Endangered species | Protected areas[show]Protected areas (List) National parks Biosphere reserves Wildlife sanctuaries Ramsar wetland sites Conservation
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Fishes South America Mammals Birds Amphibians Fishes North America Mammals Birds Reptiles Amphibians Fishes All others Mammals Birds Reptiles Amphibians Fishes Citations AFRICA MAMMAL. Scientific name: Panthera Leo. [pic] Common name: The African Lion Status: vulnerable Threats: encounters with nomadic pastoralists has caused the death of this animal. Trophy hunting e.g. by the masaai in Kenya has caused its decline. It is also hunted for its tide to
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The Valley of Flowers : has many different colourful flowers‚ taking on various shades of colours as time progressed. The valley was declared a national park in 1982 and now it is a World Heritage Site. Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park‚ located in West Himalaya‚ in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals‚ including the Asiatic black bear
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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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Table of Contents Introduction The Royal Botanical Park‚ also known as the Rhododendron Garden at Lamperi is about half an hour drive towards Punakha/Wangdue from Thimphu. The Royal Botanical Park is the first recreational park in Bhutan situated at an altitude range of 2100 metres to 3750 metres. Her Majesty the Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck inaugurated the Royal Botanical Park at Lamperi on the 22nd October 2008. The park is dedicated to the 100 years of glorious monarchy
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This paper will look at the Christians in the second and third century and how the Graeco-Roman intellectuals attacked Christianity. Furthermore‚ it will look at the Christian response to these attacks. The problem with the Christians in the Roman Empire was not so much a Roman problem initially as the Romans allowed the Christians to carry out their religious practices in relative peace. However‚ it would seem that a number of factors had occurred‚ namely the squabbling between Pagans‚ Jews‚ and
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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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La Brea Tar Pits Introduction The La Brea tar pits have been well-known for over a century. Before the rise of European settlers‚ local Indian tribes used the tar to caulk canoes and waterproof tents. As the Industrial Revolution took off the early 1900s‚ the tar pits attracted oil men‚ as asphaltum is often associated with petroleum. Then‚ [w]hen W. W. Orcutt‚ the original organizer of the geological department of Union Oil of California‚ reexamined the area in 1901‚ he discovered "a vast
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Desert Saguaro Cactus Scientific Name: Carnegiea gigantean Habitat: desert slopes and flats Range: Sonoran Desert Observations: The shape and appearance of the Saguaro Cactus is easily recognizable in countless movies set in the desert. The cactus is a producer‚ using photosynthesis to create its energy needs. Since it doesn’t have leaves‚ its photosynthesis takes place in the top layer of its green stem. The cactus uses a number of adaptations to survive in the dry desert conditions. They
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References: Choudary‚ D.K. 1980. An interim report on status and distribution of elephants in north east India. (Eds) J.C.Daniel‚ The status of Asian elephants in Indian subcontinent‚ IUCN report‚ BNHS. 43-58pp. Hendrichs‚ H.‚ 1975. Status of tiger Panthera tigris in the sundarban mangrove forest. Saugetieri kundliche mitteilunger. 23:161-199. Prased‚ S.N.‚ Gadgil‚ M. 1981. Conservation of Bamboo resources of Karnataka. Karnataka state council for science and technology. 40-60pp. Sukumar‚ R. 1990. Ecology
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