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Pilibhit Tiger Reserve receives first TX2 International Award for doubling its population
The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department bagged the first international award TX2. The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve was awarded for doubling its number of tigers in four years. The target set was to double the numbers in ten years. The target was set by the partners of the award in 2010. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Environment Current Affairs
Topics: National Tiger Conservation Authority • National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) • Pilibhit Tiger Reserve • Tiger Census • Tiger Reserves
India’s Tiger Census sets World Record: Largest Ever Camera Trap Survey in the world
On July 11, 2020, India set the world record of conducting largest ever camera trap survey in the world. Highlights The fourth edition of tiger census that was carried out in 2018-19 was the most comprehensive till date. The survey has hence been included in the Guinness Book of World Record. About the Census The ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Guinness World Records • National Tiger Conservation Authority • Status of Tigers in India • Tiger • Tiger Census • Tiger conservation • Wildlife conservation
NTCA confirms presence of tigers in high-altitude regions of Sikkim
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has recently confirmed the presence of tigers in high-altitude regions of Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh in a study submitted to the Union Ministry of Environment. The Ministry will use a study on the status of tiger habitats in high altitude ecosystems to have a high altitude ..
Topics: Apex predators • Bhutan • Conservation-reliant species • Endangered species • Felids • National symbols of India • National Tiger Conservation Authority • Panthera • Tiger • Tigers in India
Tigers in India face lurking threat from Canine Distemper Virus
According to recent study published in Threatened Taxa, tigers face glooming threat from Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) transmitted from CDV-infected dogs living in and around wildlife sanctuaries. It has found that 86% of tested dogs around Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan carried CDV antibodies in their bloodstream. This finding points out that there is increased ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: African lions • canine distemper virus • Gir Wildlife Sanctuary • hardpad disease • National Tiger Conservation Authority • Ranthambhore National Park • Tigers
International Tiger Day
The International Tiger Day is observed on 29 July as an annual reminder of the agreement to save the fast disappearing tigers and raise awareness about the giant feline. This agreement was signed by several tiger-hosting countries at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit which was organized in Russia in the year 2010. What the agreement ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Jim Corbett • Jungle • National Tiger Conservation Authority • Project Tiger • Tiger