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Saving Manipur's heritage
The Statesman | Ninglun Hanghal | July 22
THE Sangai, a rare endangered species found only in Manipur’s Loktak Lake, is on the verge of extinction. According to Dr Syed Ainul Hussain of the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, there are now less than 100 (2006-08 census) left.
This species was believed to have been extinct until, in 1975, about 14 Sangais were spotted on the lake’s southern fringe. Since then the area is known as the Keibul Lamjao National Park.
Despite this, the Sangais’ existence is being threatened by the lake’s development projects
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