International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

International Efforts

1.       International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – Red List of Threatened Species: IUCN publishes the list of species of plants and animals which hare threatened for their survival and are facing extinction from time to time. It contains following categories:

(a)    Extinct species

(b)   Extinct in Wild species

(c)    Critically Endangered species

(d)   Endangered species

(e)   Vulnerable species

(f)     Near Threatened species

(g)    Least concern species

Few important Categories:

(1)    Endangered species- those in immediate danger of extermination i.e. extinction.

(2)    Critically endangered species- will not survive without direct human intervention and protection.

(3)    Threatened species- so called because of decline in numbers.

(4)    Rare species- not presently in danger but are subject to risk.