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28/06/22 22:33 PM IST

Kerala to have its own regional red list of birds

In News 
  • Kerala will soon have its own red list of birds.
  • The Kerala Bird Monitoring Collective led by Kerala Agricultural University and the Bird Count India will conduct the regional red list assessment.
Concerns 
  •  There are limitations to the global assessment as it is a process prepared in a global context. A species seen common at the global level may be a threatened species at the regional level.
  • According to the global IUCN red list, Kerala has 64 threatened species of birds. In that, the Red-headed vulture and White-rumped vulture are critically endangered. Steppe Eagle, Banasura Chilappan and Nilgiri Chilappan are endangered and 11 species are vulnerable.
  • The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species, founded in 1964, is the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.
Guidelines by IUCN 
  • The population size reduction measured over 10 years or three generations
  • Geographic range on the basis of the extent of occurrence or area of occupancy
  • Small population size and decline
  • Very small or restricted population
  • Probability of extinction in the wild
IUCN 
  • The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, is the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species (Animal, fungus and plant species).
Objectives 
  • To provide scientific data on the status of species and subspecies at a global level.
  • To address the factors of concern and spread awareness regarding the species and biodiversity extinction.
  • To plan a layout for the conservation of biodiversity.
Source- The hindu 

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