Page-4 of IUCN Red List Current Affairs, GK & News
First recorded human sighting of Himalayan serow
For the first time, a Himalayan Serow has been sighted in the Himalayan cold desert. The Himalayan Serow was earlier thought to be extinct in the Himalayas. Because, the forest officials could not spot them for the last ten to twelve years in spite of several special efforts to site the herbivore. It was recently ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: CITES • Himalayan Serow • IUCN • IUCN Red List • Serow • Species Extinction • Threatened species • Vulnerable • 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
Gujarat’s PPP project in Leopard rescue and rehabilitation
The Gujarat forest department has transferred 12 leopards to a private rescue and Rehabilitation centre in Jamnagar. These leopards were captured from the wild after they encountered conflicts with humans. The project is first of its kind in the state. Project is implemented under public private partnership between the Reliance Industries Limited and the state ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: CITES • Gujarat • Human-Animal Conflict • IUCN • IUCN Red List • Leopard • Wildlife conservation • Wildlife Institute of India • Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) 1972
Last White Giraffe of the world fitted with GPS tracking device
In order to keep poachers at bay, the world’s only known White Giraffe was fitted with GPS tracking device in north east Kenya. The Giraffe is white in colour due to a rare genetic condition called Leucism. Leucism is loss of pigmentation. The tracking device will provide hourly update about the whereabouts of the Giraffe. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: IUCN • IUCN Red List • Leucism • Vulnerable • White Giraffe • Wildlife conservation