Animals near extinction

Sunday, 26 August 2012

Wildlife overcross

Wildlife crossing in Netherland This wildlife bridge (ecoduct) provides a safe crossing path for wildlife amidst the danger of highways. The first wildlife bridges were constructed in France during the 1950s. European countries like Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, and France have been using various crossing structures to reduce the conflict...

Friday, 13 July 2012

Mandarin Duck

The mandarin duck is the medium sized perching duck. These ducks has a glossy greenish-black forehead that turns to purple as it slopes to a crest at the back of the head. The sides of the head are white with chestnut in front of the eyes. The sides ...

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Indian giant squirrel

The Indian giant squirrel Commonly known as 'Shekhru'. It inhabits the deciduous or mixed forests, and is abundant in the forests of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. The size of their body comes to almost 3ft. with only the tail measuring up...

Saturday, 9 June 2012

Sturgeon fish

Sturgeon is the common name used for some species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. The family is also known as the true sturgeons. This fish has been around for 250 million years – yes, that means that they were around when dinosaurs roamed the earth! These types of fish are bottom dwellers. They are saltwater fish, but go to freshwater to...

Friday, 8 June 2012

Red panda

Red panda, also known sometimes as cat bear and lesser panda, is largely herbivore. Slightly larger than a domestic cat, an adult red panda in the forest weighs around 4 kg. They lives in eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It feeds mainly on bamboo, but is omnivorous and may also eat eggs, birds, insects, and small mammals. These animals...

Saturday, 2 June 2012

Olive Ridley

OLIVE RIDLEYS       A well known critically endangered species of the world. A really beautiful creation of mother earth. It is a species of sea turtle which are very small, about 60cm* in length and weighing 40kg* (*average). They've been a vulnerable species for years yet people tend to protect them in vain.     ...

Friday, 18 May 2012

House sparrow

 Many in India have grown up with the chirruping of the house sparrows. These tiny little grey birds have been constant companions, sometimes noisy neighbors, morning alarm bells, and fluttering representatives of the aerial species that live amidst humans.   Unfortunately, while once you opened your windows to be automatically...

Thursday, 10 May 2012

sit for tigris

Tigers to be saved As few as 3,200 tigers are at all-time now, Asian big cats may be on top of the food chain and one of the most culturally important and best-loved animals, but they are also vulnerable to extinction. Tigers are forced to compete for space with dense human populations, face unrelenting pressure from poaching, retaliatory...

corals

Coral organisms, called polyps, can live on their own, but are primarily associated with the spectacularly diverse limestone communities, or reefs, they construct. Coral polyps are tiny, soft-bodied organisms related to sea anemones and jellyfish. At their base is a hard, protective limestone skeleton called a calicle, which forms the structure...

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