Q.List three named Indian animal species currently classified as endangered or critically endangered, along with the main threat each one faces.

Step 1. The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is Endangered, threatened chiefly by habitat loss/fragmentation of forest landscapes and continuing poaching. Step 2. The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is Endangered, threatened chiefly by fragmentation of its large forest home ranges and the resulting human-elephant conflict. Step 3. The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) is Critically Endangered, threatened chiefly by loss of open grassland habitat and collisions with overhead power transmission lines. (The Gharial and Snow Leopard, also named in this chapter, are equally acceptable alternative answers.)

• Naming a species without stating its specific main threat.
• Naming a species that is not actually of Indian origin/range.