Red Panda Species are two separate species

On February 29, 2020, the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered that the red panda species are actually two separate species. Earlier, both the Himalayan red pandas and the Chinese red Pandas were together considered as red panda species. However, the DNA analysis says that they are two separate species. Habitats Chinese Red Panda are ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Brahmaputra River • China • Himalayas • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red List Status • Red Panda • Tibet

Asian Elephant, Great Indian Bustard and Bengal Florican classified as “Endangered Migratory Species” at CMS COP13

On February 20, 2020, Asian Elephant, Indian Bustard and Bengal Florican were declared as “Endangered Migratory Species” at the CMS COP 13. The proposal was accepted by 130 countries. Asian Elephant India declared Indian Elephant as “National Heritage Animal”. This provides highest degree of legal protection to the animal under Schedule I of Wildlife (Protection) ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: CMS COP 13 • Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species • Convention on Migratory Species • Endangered • Great Indian bustard • IUCN Red List • migratory birds • Wildlife Institute of India • Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) 1972

Australian Koalas become endangered in bush fires

The Australian Koalas population suffered an extraordinary hit in the bush fires of Australia. It took 3 months for the firemen to control the fires. Highlights Australia recorded 2019 as its hottest year on record. Around 1.25 billion animals are believed to be dead in bush fires. It has also destroyed more than 10 million ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Animal welfare • Australia • Forest Fires • Indian Ocean • IUCN Red List • Natural Disasters • wildfires • Wildlife

10,000 cameras to be used in Gujarat Lion Census, 2020

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is to conduct Asiatic Lion Census in May 2020. The Institute will use 10,000 cameras to conduct the census. Highlights In 2015, the WII counted 523 lions in Gujarat. It is expected that the numbers have risen phenomenally and the population must have crossed 1,000. The census is to ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Asiatic lion • Bengal tiger • Census Data • Gir National Park • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red List Status • lion census • NTCA • Snow leopard

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