Mammals Current Affairs, GK & News

Asian Elephant Specialist Group meeting in Malaysia

The Asian Elephant Specialist Group’s (AsESG) 10th meeting commenced in Malaysia in December. The AsESG is a group of specialists, elephant conservationists, experts and partner organizations concerned with the conservation of the Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus). It is under the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). The 10th meeting is being held at Kota ..

Topics: Animals • Asian elephant • Borneo elephant • Elephants • Elephas • Mammals • Pygmy elephant • Sri Lankan elephant • Sumatran elephant

Uttarakhand government to carry out bio-fencing to reduce human-animal conflict

To reduce human-animal conflict, the Uttarakhand government has decided to carry out bio-fencing by growing various species of plants in those areas viz. lemongrass, agave, rambans, and chilly. The move is to prevent wild animals from entering residential areas and to protect agricultural crops and livestock in areas adjoining to forests. This biotic method is ..

Topics: Agave • Agavoideae • Livestock • Mammals • Our Lady of Guadalupe • Plants • Uttarakhand • Vertebrates • Wild boar

State-wise wild elephant population

According to the revised state-wise wild elephant population estimate based on the 2017 census, jumbo population across the country stood at 29,964 against 29,576 recorded as the mean figure in 2012. The South Region accounted for 14,612 followed by North East with 10,139 elephants. Among the South Indian states, Karnataka leads the table with 6,049 ..

Topics: Elephants • Kerala • Mammals

Union environment ministry declares Rhesus Macaque monkeys as vermin in Himachal Pradesh

The Union environment ministry has recently declared Rhesus Macaque monkeys as vermin in Himachal Pradesh for a period of one year & allow the state forest department to cull them for preventing crop depredation, conflict with humans and loss of property. Though Rhesus Macaque monkeys are protected species under Schedule II of the Wildilfe Protection ..

Topics: Animals • Macaque • Mammals • Mammals of Nepal • Monkeys • Monkeys in Chinese culture • Rhesus • Rhesus macaque • Vermin • Vertebrates

Researchers at University of St Andrews in Scotland find that gray seals can copy sounds of human words and songs including “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”

The researchers at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have found that gray seals can copy the sounds of human words and songs including “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. The study showed that 3 trained seals were able to imitate parts of popular tunes. The study gave the researchers a better understanding of the evolution ..

Topics: Bearded seal • Earless seal • Fauna of Europe • Grey seal • Mammals • Pinnipeds • Vocal learning