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New Assessment by IUCN on African elephants
The Red List by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently showed that, African elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction. Following which, conservationists have called for an urgent end to poaching. Highlights New assessments by IUCN underscore the persistent pressures that two species of elephants in Africa faces due ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: African elephant • Habitat loss • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) • IUCN Red List • Savanna Elephants
Indian Gaurs facing Mutation
India with the help of World wide Fund had recently held an estimation exercise of Indian Gaur in the Nilgris forest division of Tamil Nadu. This is the first estimation exercise being held in region. According to the exercise, there are around 2,000 Gaurs across the division. Highlights The report generated by the exercise says ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Habitat loss • IUCN • IUCN Red List • man-animal conflict • Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve • Nilgiri Hills • Wildlife Protection Act 1972 • World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
European Project linking Black sea, North Sea and Baltic Sea criticized by Environmental Organization
The Danube-Oder-Elbe canal intends to connect the three rivers Danube, Oder and Elbe. This is to provide an alternate route of navigation from Black sea to Baltic and North seas. However, several concerns are being raised by the environmental organizations against the construction of the canal. Highlights According to the activists, the project violates European ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Baltic Countries • Environment Protection • European Commission • European Union • Habitat loss • Inland Waterways • Navigation system • River linking project
Nilgiri tahr: Climate change threatening 60% of its habitat
According to recent study published international journal Ecological Engineering, climate change is threatening the Nilgiri tahr,. It is estimated that endangered wild goat could lose approximately 60% of its habitat, starting from 2030s. There are only around 2,500 Nilgiri Tahrs left in the wild and their population is small and isolated. It makes them vulnerable ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Topics: Climate change • Environment • Habitat loss • Nilgiri tahr
Habitat loss may have triggered Nipah outbreak: WHO report
According to report by World Health Organisation (WHO), human-triggered factors like habitat loss due to deforestation and climate change set off infectious outbreaks such as recent Nipah cases in Kerala. Due to habitat destruction by human activity, flying fox (fruit bat), a natural host of Nipah virus get stressed and hungry, which weakens its immune ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
Topics: Diseases • Environment • Fruit Bats • Habitat loss • Kerala • Nipah outbreak • Public health • WHO