Conservation of Animals: Smaller Species are Neglected Lot

In India, conservation of large animals, which include tigers, lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards and snow leopards get preference over smaller ones.

Smaller Species on the Verge of Extinction

  • Several smaller species die, or are near extinction, or are threatened in India. These include the Great Indian Bustard, the house sparrow, the shy Indian pangolin, the caracal, the slender loris and the star tortoise.
  • The National Board for Wildlife in 2012 identified more than 15 species, including the magnificent Hangul of Kashmir and the Barasingha of Madhya Pradesh, as critically ....
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