Asiatic lion Current Affairs, GK & News
Asiatic lions test COVID positive
Around eight Asiatic lions have tested positive for COVID-19 at Hyderabad Nehru Zoological Park. This is the first time that transmission of virus to animal has been detected in India. Asiatic Lions Asiatic Lions are one of the five Pantherine cats that are native to India. The other four are Indian Snow Leopard, Bengal Tiger, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Asiatic lion • Bengal tiger • canine distemper virus • CITES • Gir National Park • IUCN • plague • Snow leopard • Wildlife Protection Act 1972
Management report of National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries
The Union environment Minister shri Prakash Javadekar recently released Management Effectiveness Evaluation report of 146 National Parks and wildlife sanctuaries. The report is first of its kind in the country What are the Key findings of the report? Around 60% of leopard population, 70% of Asiatic lions and 70% of global tiger population are the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Asiatic lion • Asiatic lions • IUCN • Leopard • national park • Tiger • wildlife sanctuary
Facts Box: Cheetah Reintroduction Project
Cheetah has become extinct in India for more than 70 years now due to over hunting. Hence, several steps are being taken for the reintroduction of the cat in the country. It was brought up at CMS-COP 13 as well. Highlights On January 28, 2020, the Supreme Court of India cleared way for the reintroduction ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Asiatic lion • Cheetah Reintroduction Project • CMS COP 13 • Conservation Project • Convention on Biological Diversity • Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals • Iran
Country’s first ‘walk-through’ aviary at Mumbai
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, 26th January 2020 inaugurated the Indias first ‘walk- through’ aviary and also the biggest and tallest as part of the 71st Republic Day celebrations at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo located in the capital city of Maharashtra, Mumbai. The aviary is a home for ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Asiatic lion • Chief Minister of Maharashtra • Humboldt Penguins • Maharashtra • Mumbai • republic day • Tigers • Uddhav Thackeray • Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo
10,000 cameras to be used in Gujarat Lion Census, 2020
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is to conduct Asiatic Lion Census in May 2020. The Institute will use 10,000 cameras to conduct the census. Highlights In 2015, the WII counted 523 lions in Gujarat. It is expected that the numbers have risen phenomenally and the population must have crossed 1,000. The census is to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Asiatic lion • Bengal tiger • Census Data • Gir National Park • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red List Status • lion census • NTCA • Snow leopard