Endangered Animals of Nepal

This photo essay has been prepared by Prabhat Bhattarai.

The text for this photo essay was taken from
www.wikipedia.org, and edited to suit the audience.

www.olenepal.org www.pustakalaya.org
An endangered animal is a population of organisms which
is facing a high risk of becoming extinct because it is either
few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental
factors.

For conservation purposes animals are classified into:

Extinct, Extinct in wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered,
Vulnerable, Near threatened, Least concern.

This photo essay shows the endangered species of Nepal.

The current population are listed along with the scientific
names, in brackets, of the animals.
 Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus)
Population : 34,000- 54,000 (in world), 109-142 (in Nepal)
 Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
Population : 3500 (in world), 124–229 (in Nepal)
Swamp Deer (Cervus duvaucelii)
 Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia)
Population : 400-6500 (in world), 500 (in Nepal)
Hispid Hare (Caprolagus hispidus)
Population : 110 (in world)
Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
Population : 2540 (in world)
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
Population : 184 ( in Nepal)
Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Population : 1200-1800 (in world)
Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee)
Population : 3,400 (in world)
Asian One-Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
Population : 3000 (in world)
SOURCES

www.earthsendangered.com
www.en.wikipedia.org
DNWPC 2008
www.moolf.com
www.animalphotos.biz
http://wwfnepal.org/
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