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Lesser known endangered species of India

Discover the fragile beauty of nature’s diversity, as we delve into the lives of four endangered species whose existence hangs in the balance.

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Spare a thought for the sparrows

One man's mission is to save the sparrows on his land after being devastated by the death of three little birds trapped in his house.

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Birds worth – One for sparrow

Once a familiar sight at our houses, sparrows are now rarely seen in our neighbourhoods. This World Sparrow Day, we present a silver living – photographs of these tiny birds clicked at various locations in India.

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Photos that reveal Kashmir’s hidden wildlife treasures

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Ghulam Ahmad Bhat, a forest guard who joined the wildlife department reluctantly, is now a passionate photographer who wants to make people interested in the rich natural fauna of the region.

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Guardians of the hoolock gibbons of Hollongapar

In Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, Assam, tourist guides stand as sentinels, ensuring that the echoes of “hook hook hook-ooo” continue to resound through the ancient hollong trees, signalling a harmony between humans and nature.

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Horseshoe crab: The granddaddy of sea creatures needs help

The horseshoe crab, found in waters off Odisha and West Bengal, is one of the oldest living animals on the planet. It is disappearing now and we are responsible for it.

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Horseshoe crab – the living fossil on brink of extinction

It has been living for 450 million years and has survived five mass extinctions, but the horseshoe crab is now in danger because of overexploitation of marine resources by humans.

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The critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB)

Earlier present in the whole of western India, the GIB is now a critically endangered species with only about 100 birds remaining. They face threat to their habitat due to green energy, poaching, industrialisation and mining.

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‘All large animals are facing increasing human pressure’

Species become endangered due to several reasons and a multi-pronged approach is needed to boost their numbers, says wildlife-biologist Sumit Dookia, faculty member at GGS Indraprastha University, who also works on conservation projects in Rajasthan.

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Elephants to buffaloes – species you didn’t think are endangered

Forests, rivers, oceans and our neighbourhood – creatures all around us are in danger of extinction. Here are a few names on the endangered list that may just about surprise you.