{"id":45579,"date":"2016-07-26T15:55:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T19:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=45579"},"modified":"2016-07-26T15:55:45","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T19:55:45","slug":"12-fish-species-india-near-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/12-fish-species-india-near-extinction\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Fish Species In India Near Extinction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pollution and climate change have put 12 indigenous fish species on the\u00a0brink of extinction in India.\u00a0Research is being conducted in the area <\/span>between Bengaluru and Melekote in 10 lakes\u00a0by <\/span>Dr. M. Ramachandra Mohan, HoD, Department of Zoology and some students.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf the 12 species, five are under the vulnerable category and the rest are endangered. Two foreign species are also in danger,\u201d explained<\/a> Dr. Mohan. The Karnataka Labeo (Labeo Calbasu) and Indian Glassy fish (Pseudambassis Ranga)\u00a0are two of the at-risk species.<\/p>\n

Climate change is impacting water temperatures, water chemistry, water levels and rainfall patterns. Habitat destruction is occurring too due to human activities like\u00a0dam construction, and exploitative fishing practices.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDespite this higher level of tolerance, neither the indigenous nor foreign varieties are able to sustain themselves in the 10 lakes which were part of the study. Agricultural pollution and destruction of lakes due to agricultural and layout encroachments are other major problems,\u201d stated<\/a> Dr.\u00a0Mohan.<\/p>\n

The presence of exotic species like carps, african catfishes and tilapia in the lakes doesn’t help matters either, because they can compete with the indigenous fishes\u00a0for food and habitat.<\/p>\n

The indigenous fish are not just isolated elements within the lakes, they are part of an ecological balance that was evolved over many years. if they all die, the lake ecology will also be altered permanently. Birds that live in the area, which eat fish they hunt for, and\/or fish remains would have less to eat, and then their existence might also be threatened. Sometimes, when a native species, or more than one dies out, there can be a chain reaction within the interconnections between species.<\/p>\n

If humans use the fish for food, their absence would obviously negatively affect them too.<\/p>\n

Karnataka has about 201 freshwater fish species, and approximately 40 of them are in some state of vulnerability, so conservation measures are needed.<\/p>\n

Image Credit: HappyHorizons<\/a>, Creative Commons 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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