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India’s Fourth National Report to the <strong>Convention</strong> on Biological Diversity Figure 1.2: Representation of globally threatened Indian fauna LC - Least concern Ex - Extinct CR - Critically endangered EN - Endangered VU - Vulnerable NT - Near threatened DD - Data deficient Figure 1.3: Representation of evaluated Indian fauna (n=2530) under IUCN threat categories The number of threatened faunal species in different categories which are listed in the WPA and the Appendices of CITES, and <strong>Convention</strong> on Migratory Species (CMS) are given in Table 1.6. Table 1.6: Threatened Indian species listed in WPA and appendices of CITES and CMS Group Schedules of IWPA Appendices of CITES Appendices of CMS I II III IV V I II III I I/II II Mammals 16 6 1 - - 56 31 5 4 4 10 Birds 10 - - 23 - 87 55 5 4 18 - Reptiles 10 - - 1 - 10 8 - 1 4 - Amphibia 18 11 - 28 - - - - - - - Pisces - 2 - - - - 3 - - - - Crustacea - - - - - - - - - - - Mollusca 3 - - - - - - - - - - Hymenoptera - - - - - - - - - - - Lepidoptera - - - - - - - - - - - Odonata 1 - - - - - - - - - - Anoplura - - - - - - - - - - - Total 58 19 1 52 - 153 97 10 9 26 10 Source: www.wii.gov.in/indianfauna/globally%20threatened%20indian%20fauna.pdf 20
Overview of Biodiversity: Status, Trends and Threats The global estimates as per IUCN Red List, 2008 suggest that 10% (5,966 species) of vertebrate and 0.20% (2,496 species) of invertebrate described fauna is threatened. The number of globally threatened species has shown an increasing trend in recent years. For example, species of vertebrate threatened fauna has increased from 3314 in 1996-98 to 3507 in 2000, 3521 in 2002, 3524 in 2003, and to 5622 in 2006. In the Indian context, the number of species under different categories of threat has also shown an increase in recent years (Figure 1.4). Figure 1.4: India - change in threatened species in 2004 and 2008 In 2004, one species, Megaptera novaeangliae, showed an upward trend of population while eleven species showed stable populations. Further, of the total 447 threatened species, for which trends are available, 218 are showing decreasing trend of population as per the 2004 status (Table 1.7). The 2008 report, however, indicates upward population trend of one-horned rhinoceros in the country, as a result, the threat category has improved from endangered to vulnerable. Table 1.7: Population trends in threatened Indian species (IUCN Red list 2004) Group Threatened No change Upwards or Downwards or Indeterminate Trends not or stable improving decreasing available Mammals 213 4 1 47 87 74 Birds 149 2 - 80 10 57 Reptiles 033 - - 2 2 29 Amphibia 148 5 - 68 73 2 Pisces 75 - - 21 42 12 Crustacea 12 - - - - 12 Mollusca 5 - - - 1 4 Hymenoptera 5 - - - - 5 Lepidoptera 4 - - - 1 4 Odonata 3 - - - 1 3 Anoplura 1 - - - - 1 Total 648 11 1 218 217 201 21
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