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CHINA RED DATA BOOK OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS
Introduction: This is a joint publication of China National
Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Scientific
Commission, P.R.C(ESSC). The first four volumes of this series cover China's
vertebrates, which together comprise a small proportion of the total biodiverisity
of animal species in China. These four volumes should not be considered
to be the final word, but they represent a beginning of an important endeavor
that should continue. It is our hope that these volumes will not only
provide a warning, but will also provide a tool to help efforts to set
these species on the road to recovery, and to ensure their continued existence
in the wild in China. The criteria of categories of species included in
these volumes deserves some mention. Six categories are included; extinct,
extirpated, endangered, vulnerable, indeterminate and rare. The categories
are basically based on the criteria set out by the IUCN Species Survival
Commission for its global Red List. However, there are some important
differences. The category "Extirpated" includes those species
which experts believe have been lost from China, although they may be
secure in the other countries. The use of the category "Rare"
has been discontinued by the IUCN-SSC, however, it is used here for those
species that have always been rare in China are not necessary to be vulnerable
or endangered. 183 species described, including their English name, Order,
Family, Threaten category, Current distribution, habitat and habit, population
status, Threats, Captive breeding, conserve action etc. For each species its English Name, Classification, Status,
Diagnosis, Distribution, Habitat and Habits, Estimated, Population, Factors
of Endangerment and present status, State of raising and breeding, Protective
measures taken, Protective measures proposed are dealt with.
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