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Salamander on the brink of extinction
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 27 2013:
Salamanders, also known as Himalayan crocodile, found in Himalayan foothills, Yunan province of China, Thailand and Manipur have become very rare in Manipur.
In Manipur, Salamanders are found in Sirui hills of Ukhrul district, Zeliad lake of Tamenglong and Zaimeng of Senapati district but their population has drastically depleted, said environmentalist Dr Kh Shamungou.
Salamanders are usually found in cold places and they have been facing a crisis of changing habitat like polar bears on account of the global warming.
Moreover, Salamanders are naturally climate sensitive.
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Dr Shamungou said that the situation demands a thorough study on Salamanders and their existential conditions in Manipur.
Whereas the Wildlife Protection Act has identified Salamanders as a vulnerable species, IUCN remarked that there is no sufficient scientific data about Salamanders found in Manipur.
One scientist working in the Directorate of Environment which is also a nodal department of climate change said that salamanders found in Manipur are climate sensitive and they find it very hard to adapt to warmer climate.
It is reported that a team of the Wildlife Institute of India came to the State and studied about salamanders found in the State.
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