On Verge of Extinction

My kids won't see them, I haven't seen one yet! What I am talking about are no mystic rarities, they are just a few species of animal which were quite a common sight but are rapidly getting vanished. No, our eye sight is not getting weak. They are dying.

You knew them a few days back, but now look around. Can you see them? A sparrow, a mynah....they were everywhere...in our houses, on parapet...now not to be found, they haven't fled...they are just dead. And, we are responsible, we are doing it and we don’t even know what we are losing.

Today here I am talking about two very rare species which we are not sure will be seen after next couple of years. They are Tibetan Gazelle and Great Indian Bustard. What will change if they will not be around?  There are so many hue and cries when one human dies; if they are gone we are talking about a whole species vanishing off the face of earth. None of their kind will ever be seen again, they cannot be made again. Science has not reached there yet and Jurassic Park was only a movie.

Tibetan Gazelle

I don't know how much 1962 war affected Indian or Chinese people but they did face the brunt of it. Expert say the heavy movement of men on land in this area caused their peril. This antelope species found in Ladakh, Sikkim and endemic of Tibetan plateau has once ruled over an area of 20000 sq km large now they are residing in  a 100 sq km patch, numbered somewhere around 200. They are so endangered that even a severe winter can cause them to extinct. 

Great Indian Bustard

"What is so great about the Great Indian Bustard?" I read it somewhere. Once found in India in large number they are not to be seen today. The reason is destruction of habitat. How much land we need that we can't let these few live in peace?? Being the ground dwelling bird, it’s hard for them o survive under the human encroachment. Ghatigaon Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh which once enjoyed a large number of them has none today.  The total number of these birds left today is counted somewhere 400 to 500

I don't know how much importance you give to this but a very simple calculation on their combined population shows that one life amongst them is equivalent to 1 million human lives. 
Try to give your child this gift, let them see one of these.