Species were recommended by Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL), which has been constituted by NBWL under the Wildlife (Protection) Act (WPA) 1972 to make recommendations for conservation and protection of wildlife and forests.
About Gharial
- Habitat: Freshwater rivers with major population occurring in tributaries of Ganga River – Chambal and Girwa Rivers in India and Rapti-Naryani River in Nepal.
- Conservation status:
- IUCN: Critically Endangered.
- WPA, 1972: Schedule I.
- CITES: Appendix I.
- Characteristics:
- Their snout is uniquely the thinnest and most elongated among all the crocodilians.
- Adult males sport a large bulb at the tip of their snout, called the 'ghara'.
- Most aquatic of all crocodilians.
About Sloth Bear
- Habitat: Native to India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
- Five Biogeographic zones in India viz. Peninsular India, Western Ghats, Deccan Plateau, Gangetic Plain and North East.
- Conservation status:
- IUCN: Vulnerable.
- WPA, 1972: Schedule I.
- CITES: Appendix I.
- Characteristics:
- Sloth bear is small bear with a shaggy coat.
- Sloth bears feed predominantly on termites and ants.
- Solitary creatures and generally nocturnal.
About CSS-IDWH
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