Indian leopard Current Affairs, GK & News
Status of Leopard in India 2018 Report
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently released the “Status of Leopard in India, 2018” report. Key Findings of the Report India has 12,852 leopards as compared to 7,910 leopards in 2014. The leopard population has increased by 60% in the country The states that recorded highest leopard estimates were Madhya Pradesh, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Census • CITES • Guinness World Record • Indian leopard • IUCN • IUCN Red List • Leopard • Status of Leopard in India • Wildlife conservation
2019 summit of Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP) held in Delhi
On the occasion of 2019 International Snow Leopard Day (ISLD), the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launched the first national protocol to enumerate the snow leopard population in India. It was launched at the inaugural session of the 4th steering committee meeting of the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP) in Delhi. Poaching ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Big cats • Felids • Indian leopard • Leopard • Mammals of Nepal • Panthera • Predators • Project Snow Leopard • Snow leopard • Snow Leopard Trust
New Programmes Launched under Asiatic Lion Conservation Project
The Gir National Park in Gujarat will be provided dedicated ambulances and veterinary hospitals for injured and sick lions as part of the Asiatic Lion Conservation Project. This decision comes after 39 lions tested positive for the viral disease called canine distemper, out of which 24 died last year. What is the Asiatic Lion Conservation ..
Topics: Asiatic lion • Bengal tiger • Felids • Gir National Park • Gujarat • India • Indian leopard • Kuno National Park • Lions • Mammals of Nepal • Project Snow Leopard • Species reintroduction • States and union territories of India