Recovery Programme For Critically Endangered Species
- The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) recently added four species to a Recovery Programme for Critically Endangered Species on the recommendation of a Standing Committee.
- Northern River Terrapin (Sunderbans)
- Clouded Leopard (Eastern and North Eastern India, Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh)
- Arabian Sea Humpback Whale
- Red Panda (Sub-Himalayan areas of east and north east)
- The progamme is one of the three components of the centrally funded scheme, Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats (IDWH).
Northern River Terrapin
- It is a species of riverine turtle found in the rivers that flow in Eastern India and is hunted for its meat and carapace.
- It is a native of ....
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