Fauna numbers show steady decline across state forests of the Himalayan region and northeastern India

According to revelation made by the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), the list of endangered fauna species which stood at 648 in 2013, has climbed to 665 in 2015, leaving many conservationists worried. Similarly, the number of endangered plant species too has gone up considerably. Union forest minister Prakash Javadekar had recently submitted a paper to the parliament quoting International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) report card stating that the list of endangered species is on the rise compared to previous years though the government has been working to contain their extinction from state forests. As per the detailed report, as many as 8 bird species have slipped into endangered category, followed by 3 species of mammals and fishes each. The other species include one each from the reptilian, amphibian and molluscan categories.

Source: Bangalore Mirror, 23 May 2016
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As per the IUCN report, majority of the fauna that slipped into endangered category belong to the Himalayan region and northeastern India. However, some species like the striated bush frog endemic to Western Ghats and the Indian pangolin found across forests of southern India, have also made it to the list of endangered species.