Endemic Marsh Mongoose <i>Herpestes palustris</i> (Carnivora: Herpestidae) of East Kolkata Wetlands, India: a status report
Marsh Mongoose Herpestes palustris is the only extant endemic mammal of the East Kolkata wetlands, which has been declared a RAMSAR site in 2002. Since its first description by the scientists of the Zoological Survey of India, the population of this species has dwindled to an alarming state due to r...
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| description | Marsh Mongoose Herpestes palustris is the only extant endemic mammal of the East Kolkata wetlands, which has been declared a RAMSAR site in 2002. Since its first description by the scientists of the Zoological Survey of India, the population of this species has dwindled to an alarming state due to reclamation of the Salt Lake City and Rajarhat expansion, as well as from other anthropogenic causes. Recently, during a field survey only a small population of this endangered mongoose was found in a single location. Immediate conservation measures are required to be taken by the concerned authorities to stop its probable extinction in the near future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1fa4a0e7768e4ea1b2a7839c7c27d9042022-12-21T21:10:00ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072009-04-011421522010.11609/JoTT.o1936.215-20349Endemic Marsh Mongoose <i>Herpestes palustris</i> (Carnivora: Herpestidae) of East Kolkata Wetlands, India: a status reportJ.K. MallickMarsh Mongoose Herpestes palustris is the only extant endemic mammal of the East Kolkata wetlands, which has been declared a RAMSAR site in 2002. Since its first description by the scientists of the Zoological Survey of India, the population of this species has dwindled to an alarming state due to reclamation of the Salt Lake City and Rajarhat expansion, as well as from other anthropogenic causes. Recently, during a field survey only a small population of this endangered mongoose was found in a single location. Immediate conservation measures are required to be taken by the concerned authorities to stop its probable extinction in the near future.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/363 |
| spellingShingle | J.K. Mallick Endemic Marsh Mongoose <i>Herpestes palustris</i> (Carnivora: Herpestidae) of East Kolkata Wetlands, India: a status report Journal of Threatened Taxa |
| title | Endemic Marsh Mongoose <i>Herpestes palustris</i> (Carnivora: Herpestidae) of East Kolkata Wetlands, India: a status report |
| title_full | Endemic Marsh Mongoose <i>Herpestes palustris</i> (Carnivora: Herpestidae) of East Kolkata Wetlands, India: a status report |
| title_fullStr | Endemic Marsh Mongoose <i>Herpestes palustris</i> (Carnivora: Herpestidae) of East Kolkata Wetlands, India: a status report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endemic Marsh Mongoose <i>Herpestes palustris</i> (Carnivora: Herpestidae) of East Kolkata Wetlands, India: a status report |
| title_short | Endemic Marsh Mongoose <i>Herpestes palustris</i> (Carnivora: Herpestidae) of East Kolkata Wetlands, India: a status report |
| title_sort | endemic marsh mongoose i herpestes palustris i carnivora herpestidae of east kolkata wetlands india a status report |
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