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IUCN: 37% of sharks and rays threatened with extinction
According to a new red list by IUCN, world’s sharks and rays have been witnessing declines in their populations since 2014 and are now threatened with extinction. Key Points New red list was released by IUCN at global conference with the aim of protecting dwindling species. It notes that, there are signs of hope as ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Endangered species • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) • IUCN • IUCN Red List • Shark Species
Crocidura narcondamica: New Shrew species found at A&N
A team from the Zoological Survey of India has discovered a new insect eating mammal species. The animal has been named Crocidura Norcondamica. About Crocidura Norcondamica It is almost the size of the house mouse. It lives in the forest floor and feed on insects. They help to control the insect population in the dense ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Andaman and Nicobar • Andaman Sea • Endangered species • Geological Survey of India • Hornbill • new speices • Norcondam Island • Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)
Endangered Irrawaddy dolphins count increase in Chilika Lake
The Chilika Development Authority and the State Wildlife Wing recently carried out an annual dolphin census in the Chilika lake. According to the report of the census, the overall Irrawaddy dolphin population in the lake has increased from 146 to 162 in 2021. What are the reasons behind the increase in Irrawaddy Dolphins population? The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Census • Chilika Development Authority • Chilika Lake • dophin • Endangered species • Irrawaddy dolphins • IUCN Red List
Koalas about to be listed ‘Endangered’ in Australia
One of the worst bushfires in the history which began in September 2019 in Australia has burned more than 10 million hectares of land to date and as per Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports, over 1.25 billion animals are believed to be dead, hundreds of billions of insects might have been wiped out. Every year a ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Australia • Australia bush fire 2019-20 • Australian Broadcasting Corporation • Endangered species • Koala
NTCA confirms presence of tigers in high-altitude regions of Sikkim
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has recently confirmed the presence of tigers in high-altitude regions of Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh in a study submitted to the Union Ministry of Environment. The Ministry will use a study on the status of tiger habitats in high altitude ecosystems to have a high altitude ..
Topics: Apex predators • Bhutan • Conservation-reliant species • Endangered species • Felids • National symbols of India • National Tiger Conservation Authority • Panthera • Tiger • Tigers in India