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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: Why are âExtinct in the Wildâ species becoming a conservation priority in India
Description: Earlier this month, the vast forest-grassland mosaic of the Western Ghats, Assamâs Manas National Park, and West Bengalâs Sundarbans, a mangrove where tigers swim from island to island, were all listed as being of âsignificant concernâ. This was the assessment of the natural World Heritage sites in Asia and was released by The International Union for Conservation of Nature or IUCN. IUCN is the worldâs oldest and largest global environmental organisation, that tracks the health of ecosystems and species worldwide.
And today, climate change has overtaken hunting as the greatest threat to wildlife, says IUCNâs World Her...