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vii. Public Participation in Conservation
Without people’s participation, conservation of biodiversity is not possible. They should
be made responsible to conserve the animals, birds and other living beings at the local
level.

Protected Animals and Birds
There are twenty seven species of mammals, nine species of birds and three species of
reptiles under protection. They are as follows:
Protected Living Beings

Mammals Birds Reptiles
Pigmy hog, Red panda, Black buck, Great horned Gharial,
Gaur, Wild yak, Wild water buffalo, hornnbill, Cheer Ascatic Rock
Grey wolf, Hispid hare, Swamp Pleasant, White Python, Golden
dear, Asiatic Elephant, Lynx, stork, Black stork, Monitor Lizard
common crane,
Stripped Hyina, Asamese Monkey, Bengal Florican,
Indian Pangolin, Chinese Pangolin, Impeyan pheasant,
Himalayan Musk deer, Clouded Lessor Florian,
leopard, Great Tibitan Sheep, Crimson Pheasant
Bengal Taiger, Snow Leopard,
Tibetan Antelope, Gangetic
Dolphin, Spotted Lingsang, Four
Horned Antelope, Brown Bear

Extinct and Endangered Plants and Animals

Different types of human activities done to fulfill the needs of people are responsible for
the degradation of biodiversity. There are some natural factors too which have adversely
affected biodiversity. It is our responsibility to preserve them since they are the major
sources to fulfill our needs.
According to the records of IUCN published in 2007 A.D., out of 867 species of birds, 31
species are endangered species of the world. Similarly, among the vertebrates of Nepal,
78 species are in the list of extinct species of the world.
According to the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation (2014 A.D.), 9 species of
vegetation, 55 species of mammals, 149 species of birds, 64 species of reptiles and 21
species of fishes are recorded under the list of endangered species by IUCN. Similarly, 15
species of vegetation, 52 species of mammals, 108 species of birds, 19 species of reptiles
and 3 species of insects are listed under CITES (Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna). The government of Nepal has also
decleared 27 species of mammals, 9 species of birds, 14 species of angiosperms and 4
species of gymnosperms as protected species.
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