The UNC and the IUNC Red List

 Hi readers! Sorry for not posting last week, but today we are writing about the UNC and the IUNC Red List!

What is the UNC?:

The full form of UNC is The International Union for Conservation of Nature is an international organization working to conserve nature and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, UNC has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.

What is the IUNC Red List?:

Established in 1964, The International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status os animals, fungi, and plant species.

The animals that are critically endangered on the IUNC Red List. We have to save them before they go into category extinct, or extinct on the wild!:

Critically Endangered Mammals

1. Pygmy Hog 
2. Andaman White-toothed Shrew 
3. Jenkin’s Andaman Spiny Shrew 
4. Nicobar White-tailed Shrew 
5. Kondana Rat 
6. Large Rock Rat or Elvira Rat 
7. Namdapha Flying Squirrel 
8. Malabar Civet 
9. Sumatran Rhinoceros 
10. Javan Rhinoceros 

Critically Endangered Birds

1. Aythya Baeri
2. Forest Owlet
3. Great Indian Bustard
4. Bengal Florican
5. Siberian Crane
6. Spoon-billed Sandpiper
7. Sociable Lapwing
8. Jerdon’s Courser
9. White-backed Vulture
10. Red-headed Vulture
11. White-bellied Heron
12. Slender-billed Vulture
13. Indian Vulture
14. Pink-headed Duck
15. Himalayan Quail

Critically Endangered Reptiles

1. Gharial 
2. Hawksbill Turtle
3. River Terrapin
4.  Bengal Roof Turtle
5. Sispara day gecko 

Critically Endangered Fishes

1. Pondicherry Shark 
2. Ganges Shark 
3. Knife-tooth Sawfish 
4. Large-tooth Sawfish 
5. Narrow-snout Sawfish 

Here is an image of the IUNC Red List logo: