Conservation scientists have proposed the creation of amphibian reserves in various parts of the country especially the Western Ghats that is known to have a right rate of endemism.
The suggestion has been put forth in the wake of a global study that estimated nearly half of the amphibian population to be threatened.
A recent study based on the second global amphibian assessment undertaken by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Amphibian Red List Authority found roughly 41% of amphibian species worldwide to be facing the threat of gradual extinction.
