UPSC Civil Services 2013 Prelims General Studies Paper I

Gharial is critically endangered according to IUCN. Overhunting for skin and trophies, habitat loss due to construction of dams and barrages has been the reason for their decline. Leather back turtles are endangereddue to human carelessness. Swamp deer occupies a place in the list of the endangered species of the world.
Deforestation, draining of swamps and marshes for farming has led to the destruction of their natural habitat.