A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. The spotted deer are found in large numbers in dense deciduous/semi-evergreen jungles and open grasslands. It maintains a red data book or red list which is a catalogue of taxa facing risk of extinction. The highest numbers of Chital are found in the jungles of India. Report: One in four mammals face extinction. The Northwestern and Central parts 13. Somalia has a long coastline, bordered by the Indian Ocean in the east and Red Sea in the north. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008 | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate. Wildlife in a Changing World presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The wildlife of Somalia includes the flora and fauna of Somalia, which is extremely diverse due to the country's location between the temperate and the tropical zones. The Kashmir stag (Cervus elaphus hanglu), also called hangul, is a subspecies of Red Deer native to northern Pakistan and India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir where it is the state animal.This deer lives in groups of two to 18 individuals in dense riverine forests, high valleys, and mountains of the Kashmir valley and northern Chamba in Himachal Pradesh. The male stands about 5 ft (160 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about … The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems determine which species and natural areas merit protection. University of Sri Jayewardenepura ... a species listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Many people are unaware that an entire class of animals - Amphibia is facing serious extinction crisis globally, and the causes to this decline are diverse. Hiran Amarasekera. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is pr oduced and managed by the IUCN Global Species Programme , the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) and The IUCN Red Lis t Partnership . It stands up to 74 to 84 cm (29 to 33 in) high at the shoulder. (d) : banteng, gaur and wild water buf falo). The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is an ungulate species of antelope native to the Indian subcontinent that has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List since 2003, as its range has decreased sharply during the 20th century. IUCN is International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources which is now called World Conservation Union (WCU). The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is an antelope found in India, Nepal, and Pakistan.The blackbuck is the sole extant member of the genus Antilope.The species was described and given its binomial name by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The IUCN, in updating its trademark Red List of Threatened Species, emphasized that conservation efforts could help turn the tide. Red data book or red list was initiated in 1963. While "least concern" is not considered a red listed category by the IUCN, the 2006 IUCN Red List still assigns the category to 15636 taxa. Two subspecies are recognized. This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 191 mammal species occurring today in Iran.Two of them are critically endangered, six are endangered, 17 are vulnerable, and five are near threatened.Another 11 species are likely present. Delhi: The greater one-horned rhinoceros is no longer ‘endangered’, according to the 2008 IUCN Red List update. hippopotamus, herbivorous, river-living mammal of tropical Africa. The current IUCN European Red List provides an assessment for 693 species of saproxylic beetles. In 2008, following a two-year project, a total of 436 species were assessed.