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Quite a few species of plants and animals are endangered in India. Why?
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Species that are highly vulnerable to extinction are referred to as endangered species .
- Endangered flora include - Ebony trees, umbrella trees, Indian mallows
- Endangered fauna include - Asiatic lion, blackbuck, and one-horned rhinoceros.
These species are endangered in India due to excessive use of plant and animal resources, commercial hunting motivated by greed, deforestation, pollution, etc., plants and animals are at high risk.
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