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Kolar Leaf-Nosed Bat
The Kolar Leaf-Nosed Bat is found only in two caves in the villages of Kolar district. The bat recently became extinct in one of the caves. The Karnataka Government is currently trying to save the remaining bats. What are the habitats of Kolar Leaf-Nosed Bat? The bats are found only in the caves of Kolar ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: IUCN • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • kolar • Leaf Nosed bat
Portulaca laljii: New Species of Wild Sun Rose
The scientists have discovered a new species called Portulaca laljii. It is a wild Sun Rose found in the Eastern Ghats. About Portulaca laljii The Portulaca lajii was discovered in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. The unique features of Portulaca lajii are as follows: Tuberous Roots. A tuberous root is a storage root. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Botanical Survey of India • Eastern Ghats • IUCN • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • New Species • portualca lajii • sun rose
IUCN: 11% of Indian sharks, rays and chimaeras face high risk of extinction
The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently found that Sharks, Rays and Chimeras are facing high risk of extinction. The Shark Specialist Group held an assessment in the Exclusive Economic Zone and found that out of 170 species of Sharks found across the oceans of the country, 19 are facing extinction. Around 11% of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Brahmaputra • Ganges River • Indian ocean region • IUCN • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • IUCN Red List Status • Mahanadi • Sharks • Wildlife Protection Act 1972
Feminisation of Red Sea Turtles
The turtle population in Red Sea is turning female due to rise in sea temperature. A Team of researchers from the Saudi Arabia King Abdullah University of Science and Technology conducted a study. They selected five sites in the region that are favoured by Green Turtles and Hawksbill. The researchers collected data for every fifteen minutes ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Critically endangered • Endangered • IUCN • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • Olive ridley • Olive Ridley turtles • Ridley sea turtle • Sea turtles • Turtle • Turtles • Vulnerable • World Turtle Day
Can Alligators regrow their tails?
Recently, a study has found that similar to small reptiles like geckos, the alligators can also sacrifice and regrow their tails. Young American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) can regrow up to 18 percent of their total body length back, about 23 cm in length. However, unlike lizards which form new tails with muscles, these species form ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: IUCN • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • IUCN Red List Status • Regenerative biomedicine • Regenerative medicine
IUCN adds 1840 new species to the Red List of Threatened Species
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added about 1,840 new species to its updated “Red List of Threatened Species”, a catalogue of plants and animals that risk extinction. The list now contains over 30,000 species under threat of disappearing. The group released its Red List update in the middle of COP25 climate ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: COP25 • IUCN • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • Spain • Species Extinction