Which of the following species of India are included in the WWF priority species?

Bengal Tiger

One-horned Rhino

Black necked Crane

Ganges River Dolphin

Snow leopard

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Priority species is a WWF term which is solely for the purpose of planning and simple communication. For WWF, a priority specie may be either a flagship specie or a keystone specie and is chosen to represent an ecoregion or region.
WWF Priority species of India
Asian Elephant (EN)
Bengal Tiger (EN)
One-horned Rhino (VU)
Black necked Crane (VU)
Ganges River Dolphin (EN)
Snow leopard (VU)

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Priority species is a WWF term which is solely for the purpose of planning and simple communication. For WWF, a priority specie may be either a flagship specie or a keystone specie and is chosen to represent an ecoregion or region.
WWF Priority species of India
Asian Elephant (EN)
Bengal Tiger (EN)
One-horned Rhino (VU)
Black necked Crane (VU)
Ganges River Dolphin (EN)
Snow leopard (VU)

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