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Snow leopard no longer endangered: IUCN

September 16, 2017

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has downgraded conservation status of snow leopard from “endangered” to “vulnerable”. It was changed after three-year assessment process by international experts. The change in status comes 45 years after snow leopard was ..

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IUNC to declare Kashmir's Red Stag as Critically Endangered

October 20, 2016

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is going to declare the Kashmiri Red Stag (also known as Hangul) as a Critically Endangered species. The critically endangered status to the Kashmiri Red Stag will help it to get more ..

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Ecologist Bibhuti Lahkar wins IUCN's Heritage Heroes Award 2016

September 6, 2016

Assam-based ecologist and conservation activist Bibhuti Lahkar has won prestigious ‘Heritage Heroes Award’ of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). With this, he became the first Asian to win this prestigious environmental award. He was presented this award ..

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More than 50 animal species critically endangered in India: Government

March 15, 2016

Union Government has announced that out of 96,000 animal species found in India more than 50 animals have been assessed as critically endangered (CR) and 310 as endangered (EN). It was announced by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in a ..

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Humans driving Earth to sixth mass extinction: Study

June 20, 2015

As per recently published study in the journal Science Advances, humans are driving Earth to sixth mass extinction. The study was led by team of experts from Stanford University, Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley of United states. ..

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Critically endangered Sangai deer found in Manipur to be translocated

June 18, 2015

Manipur State Forest Department has decided to translocate a section of critically endangered species of Brow Antlered (Sangai) deer with an aim to save it from extinction. The deer is endemic to Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP) will be translocated ..

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