Eight more bird species listed as threatened

This is clear from the fact that the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List (2014) says 173 species in India are now threatened.The latest IUCN list reveals that while earlier, the newly discovered, Bugun Liocichla, a small and colorful bird from the northeast, was vulnerable, now it is critically endangered.That's not all, studies conducted by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)-India, BirdLife International (UK) and other partner organizations indicate … Read more at candidshare.com

1,147 fish species threatened with extinction: IUCN

Geneva: More than 1,000 freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, reflecting the strain on global water resources, an updated global "Red List" of endangered species showed today.



The list by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the most respected inventory of biodiversity covering more than 47,000 of the world's species.

Scientists looked at 3,120 freshwater fish this year, 510 more than a year ago. They found that 1,147, or a third, are now threatened with extinction.

"Creatures living in freshwater have long been neglected," said Jean-Christophe Vie, deputy head of species programme at the IUCN.

"This year we have again added a large number of them to the IUCN Red List and are confirming the high levels of threat to many freshwater animals and plants.

"This reflects the state of our previous water resources.