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ABSTRACT
In the distant past, several species of animals became tigers, deer, wolves, pythons, Indian lions, bears,
extinct through natural causes. There might have been snakes, monkeys,
eys, many types type of bison, Asian
a change in the climate of a particular region, and the elephants and antelope species. India is one of the
plants or animals on which the species liv lived could mega diverse countries out of a total of seventeen
have died out because of the change in the weather. mega diverse countries in the world. These seventeen
Or one animal might have been destroyed by another mega diverse countries, including India, are the
that was stronger or faster. But ever since human habitats of around 60 – 70% of the world’s
beings have been on Earth, and especially in the last biodiversity. The Western Ghats, The Eastern
hundred years, animal species have becombecome extinct Himalayas and Indo–Burma
Burma are the three biodiversity
because of hunting, pollution, or the destruction of the hotspots out of total 34 in the whole world.
places where they live. Explosive, unsustainable
human population growth is also essential cause of the Loss of habitat is one of the primary reasons for the
extinction crisis. This paper lists out the animals extinction of species. Today, human intervention
which recently got extinct due to human intervention plays a major role in the destruction of the natural
particularly in India. landscape. Human activities like removal of trees that
provide both food and shelter for innumerable number
Keywords: animals; extinction; India; deforestation; of species, mining and agriculture.
human intervention, hunting
Over hunting and poaching has a very destructive and
INTRODUCTION catastrophic
trophic effect on the number of animals and
There
ere w ere enormous number of species, which fishes all over the world. Pollution like air pollution,
became extinct long before the human life existed on water pollution and waste pollution, especially in the
the planet earth. Extinction of a particular occurs form of plastic plays a very dominant role in the
when there are no more individuals of that species endangerment of animal species. Pollution not only
alive anywhere in the world - the species has died out. causes health hazards for humans, but it affects the
This is a natural part of evolution. animals also.
Today human intervention is causing rapid extinction. Deforestation, especially depletion of dense forest
Hunting, habitat destruction and the over exploitation made much damage to natural habitat. Again
of wildlife means that many different types of plants deforestation and expansion of human habitat also
and animals are being pushed to the edge of destroy habitat for other smaller creatures . Lack of
extinction. prey and habitat,throat perceptions, unwanted
poaching kills many of the species and the rate of
India is home to different types of animals, birds and mortality was quite higher than rate of fertility which
fishes which include some important farm animals led to extinction of animals.
like goats, poultry, cows, buffaloes, pigs etc. The
country is also a habitat for wild animals like Bengal
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Psittaculawardi(Seychelles parakeet) PHYLUM: Chordata
CLASS: Aves
ORDER: Anseriforms
FAMILY: Anatidae
GENUS:Rhodonessa
Became extinct:Approximately 80 years ago
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is longer, nearly as long as the wing, than in most FAMILY: viverridae
quails. The feathers of the forehead and bristly and GENUS: Viverra
stiff. Became extinct:Approximately in 1987
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Chordata
CLASS: Mammalia
ORDER: Carnivora
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Acinonyxjubatus(Asiatic Cheetah) Became extinct: Approximately 60 years ago in India.
References:
http://ask.learncbse.in/t/discuss-the-reasons-for-
extinction-of-asiatic-cheetah-in-india/18152
KINGDOM:Animalia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_India
PHYLUM:Chordata
www.walkthroughindia.com/wildlife/the-5-
CLASS: Mammalia
extinction-wild-animals-in-india/
ORDER: Carnivora
https://www.worldstory.net/en/extinct.html
FAMILY: Felidae
GENUS:Acinonyx
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