The Finn’s weaver, a lesser-known weaver bird
species, currently listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List, is in fact at the
risk of extinction, according to the Bombay Natural History Society.
The bird prefers the Terai grasslands, found
widely in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, but the landscape in these states has
undergone changes due to conversion for agriculture and development.
The Uttar Pradesh forest department has initiated
a Finn’s weaver conservation and breeding programme in the Hastinapur Wildlife
Sanctuary.
The Finn’s weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus)
is listed as vulnerable in the International
Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. However, the bird is at the risk
of extinction, alerts the Bombay Natural History
Society (BNHS)
a wildlife research organisation in India that is looking to update the bird’s
IUCN listing.
According to BNHS director Deepak Apte, the status
of the bird is extremely
precarious with real threat of extinction. “We have released a species recovery plan and are trying our
best to list the species in the IUCN Red List as a Critically Endangered
species. We are also working closely with respective state governments where
the species is found, as well as with the government of India,” Apte told
Mongabay-India via email.
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