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Title: Environment Day bouquet: 539 species discovered in India in 2017
Source:The Hindu
Date:6 June 2018
As many as 539 new species of plants and animals were discovered by scientists and taxonomists in the country in 2017, say publications from two major survey organisations: the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the Botanical Survey of India (BSI). Released on 5 June 2018, World Environment Day, Animal Discoveries, 2017 from the ZSI lists 300 newly discovered species of fauna. Plant Discoveries, 2017 lists as many as 239 newly found flora species. Besides these discoveries, the biodiversity in the country recorded another 263 species with 174 new records of animals and 89 of plants found.
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