"Red data book" - What do you know about it?

Explanation

Red Data book or Red list is a catalogue of taxa facing risk of exti Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, which is ren Conservation Union (Morges Switzerland) maintains the list was mooted in 1963. The purpose of preparation of Red List are:
• To create awareness on the degree of threat to biodiversity
• Identification and documentation of species at high risk of ex
• Provide global index on declining biodiversity
• Preparing conservation priorities and heln in conservation of action ation on international agreements on conservation of biological diversity Red list has eight categories of species. (i) Extinct (ii) Extinct in wild (iii) Critically Endangered (iv) Endangered (v) Vulnerable (vi) Lower risk (vii) Data deficiency (vill) Not evaluated