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yellowzebrasfly t1_je6dx1z wrote

Great, now protect them. Does India have good wildlife conservation?

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thethpunjabi OP t1_je6fgjs wrote

I would say so. India is doing a pretty good job in-regards to conserving megafauna species. Rhino, tiger, and lion numbers are on the rise. However, I worry about habitat destruction, fragmentation, and degradation.

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wazbang t1_je73spm wrote

They still got asiatic lions in India? That’s great news! I thought they where virtually extinct

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Snizl t1_je9cdxh wrote

Baghjan has been quite the disaster though, unfortunately...

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TheMountainRidesElia t1_je88p0t wrote

A lot of the bad air quality is mainly in the North Indian Gangetic plain, which is surrounded by mountains thus the heavier smoke tends to settle there.

Additionally the farmers nearby also engage in burning crop stubble, which causes heavy smog in Delhi especially. The government tried to stop it with laws, but that led to... Problems.

The capital of India, Delhi, is most affected so there's a bit more bad pr there.

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zethuz t1_je8e572 wrote

India is quite massive . Quality of air is bad in cities not forests

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fiddler013 t1_je9brq8 wrote

The country with regards to cheetahs is trying to fix what the Brits fucked up big time. If that’s any important to you.

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SmokedEarth t1_je9p5is wrote

These fucks will never admit to that. European colonialism has been the primary cause of many extinctions.

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fiddler013 t1_jecoct0 wrote

Coz admitting it would mean reparations like France demanded from Haiti for its independence. Or US for Afghanistan for bombing it for 20 years.

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Outrageous_Humor_313 t1_je6m1tt wrote

Yea it does, fun fact there are only 5000 tigers living in the wild in entire world and 3000 happens to be in India. Back in 2000 the tiger population of India was around 782, today there are 3000 tigers. Which is almost 4 times the population growth in 2 decades. And also in case if someone tries to poach there is shoot on sight orders on poachers. So yes i think they are doing pretty good job.

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sash71 t1_je8qacq wrote

>if someone tries to poach there is shoot on sight orders on poachers

If this is the only effective way to enforce the law then I'm all for it.

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