Lok Sabha Question No. 2671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Threatened Species
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2671 TO BE ANSWERED ON  10.05.2016

## Threatened Species

## 2671. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of threatened species in the Indian seas, species-wise;
- (b) whether such threatened species were found dead on the sea shore and if so, the details thereof, species-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  Indo-Pacific  humpback  dolphin  and  whale  found  dead  in  Mumbai  and other parts of the country; and
- (d) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  rescue  the  whales  washed  ashore  on  the Indian coasts?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) The  details  of  marine  species  that  are  considered  to  be  threatened  and thereby listed in the Schedules of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 are given in Annexure .
- (b)  and (c) As per the information available in the Ministry, the following deaths of marine animals were noted since January 2016:
- (a) 1711 number of carcasses of Olive Ridley Turtles have been detected near  Gahirmatha  Sanctuary,  Odisha  from  1.11.2015  to  31.3.2016. Besides,  six  dolphins  had  died  along  the  coast  of  Tamil  Nadu    since January 2016.
- (b) 74 short finned pilot whales were found dead near the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere reserve, Tamil Nadu  in January 2016.
- (c) One  Bryde's  Whale  was  washed  ashore  dead  on  Mumbai  coast  in January 2016.
- (d) The respective State Forest Departments initiate rapid action in coordination with other Departments like Fisheries, Maritime Board, Coast Guard,  Animal  Husbandry,  Non  Governmental  Organizations,  scientific institutions, local people etc for rescue of the stranded live whales/dolphins.  Further, fishermen along the coast have been sensitized for immediate reporting of whales/dolphins moving close to the shoreline, so that immediate action is taken in case of any emergency

1. Catecean species
2. Dugong ( Dugong dugon )
3. Gangetic dolphin ( Platanista gangetica )
4. Little Indian Porpoise ( Neomeris phocenoides )
5. Clawless Otter ( Aonyx cinerea )
6. Snubfin Dolphin ( Oreaella brevezastris )

## PART II

## AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES

1. Audithia Turtle ( Pelochelys bibroni )
2. Crocodiles (including the Estuarine or salt water crocodile) ( Crocodilus porosus and Crocodilus palustris )
3. Terrapin ( Batagur basika )
4. Eastern Hill Terrapin ( Melanochelys tricarinata )
5. Gharial ( Gavialis gangeticus )
6. Ganges Soft-shelled Turtle ( Trionyx gangeticus )
7. Green Sea Turtle ( Chelonia mydas )
8. Hawksbill Turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata inlscata )
9. Indian Soft-shelled Turtle ( Lissemys punctata punctata )
10. Kerala Forest Terrapin ( Hoesemys sylratica )
11. Large Bengal Monitor Lizard ( Varanus bengalensis )
12. Leathery Turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea )
13. Logger Head Turtle ( Caretta caretta )

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2671  REGARDING 'THREATENED SPECIES' BY DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI DUE FOR REPLY ON 10.05.2016

## Details of  endangered species in Indian sea/waters listed in the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

## SCHEDULE I

## PART I MAMMALS

14. Olive Back Logger Head Turtle ( Lepidochelys olivacea )
15. Peacock-marked Soft-shelled Turtle ( Trionyx hurum )
16. Sail terrapin ( Kachuga kachuga )
17. Spotted black Terrapin ( Geoclemys hamiltoni )

## PART IIA

## FISHES

1.    Whale Shark ( Rhincodon typus )
2.   Shark and Ray
3. (i) Anoxypristis cuspidata            (ii) Carcharhinus hemiodon
4. (iii) Glyphis gangeticus              (iv) Glyphis glyphis
5. (v) Himantura fluviatilis            (vi) Pristis microdon
6. (vii) Pristis zijsron                    (viii) Rhynchobatus djiddensis
7. (ix) Urogymus asperrimus .
3. Sea Horse ( All Sygnathidians)
4. Giant Grouper ( Ephinephelus lanceolatus )

## PART IV

## CRUSTACEA AND INSECTS

1. Coconut or Robber Crab ( Bigrus latro )

## PART IVA

## COELENTERATES

- 1     Reef Building Coral (All Scleractinians )
2. Black Coral (All Antipatharians )
3. Organ Pipe Coral ( Tubipora musica )
4. Fire Coral (All Millipora Species)
5. Sea Fan (All Gorgonians )
1. Cassis cornuta
2. Charonia tritonis
3. Conus milneedwardsi
4. Cypraecassis rufa
5. Hippopus hippopus
6. Nautilus pompilius
7. Tridacna maxima
8. Tridacna squamosa
9. Tudicla spirallus .

Sea Cucumber (All Holothurians )

1. Sponges (all Calcareans )

## PART IVB

## MOLLUSCA

## PART IV-C ECHINODERMATA

## SCHEDULE II

## PART I

1. Cetatean spp. (other than those listed in Sch. I and Sch. II, Part II)

## PART II

1. Otters ( Luthra, L. perspicillata )
2. Sperm whale ( Physeter macrocephalus )
3. Dog-faced water snake ( Carbrus rhynchops )

## SCHEDULE-III

## SCHEDULE IV

1. Hydrophidae (Fresh water and sea snakes)

1. Fresh Water Frogs (Rana spp.)

2. Three-keeled Turtle (Geoemydastricarinata)

3. Tortoise (Testudinidae, Tryonychidae)

1. Horseshoe Crabs ( Tachypleaus gigas and Carcinoscopius rotundicaudata )

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